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New wave emerged in the late 1970s as a more accessible offshoot of punk rock, blending guitar-driven energy with synthesizers and experimental pop sensibilities. The genre embraced artistic fashion, quirky aesthetics, and introspective lyrics that reflected post-punk disillusionment and modern anxieties. Its polished yet edgy sound dominated alternative radio through the 1980s, bridging underground credibility with mainstream appeal.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album | Tags | Other places |
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| 73 |
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1971-12 | David Bowie | Let's Dance (2018 remaster) |
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| 55 |
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1977-07-22 | Elvis Costello | My Aim Is True |
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| 75 | 1978-06-06 | The Cars | The Cars |
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| 21 |
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1978-07 | Devo | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! |
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| 53 | 1978-09-23 | Blondie | Parallel Lines |
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| 25 |
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1978-11-02 | The Police | Outlandos D'Amour |
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| 10 |
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1979-04 | The Knack | Get The Knack |
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| 82 |
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1979-05-08 | The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys |
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| 4 |
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1979-07-12 | The B-52's | The B-52's |
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| 7 |
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1979-08-03 | Talking Heads | Fear of Music |
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| 15 |
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1979-08-17 | XTC | Drums And Wires |
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| 52 |
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1979-09-07 | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle |
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| 77 | 1980-02-04 | Buggles | The Age of Plastic |
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| 88 | 1980-02 | Blondie | Call Me |
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| 14 |
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1980-07-01 | Devo | Freedom of Choice |
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| 90 |
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1980-10-08 | Talking Heads | Remain in Light |
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| 62 |
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1981 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Too Rye Ay |
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| 79 |
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1981-06-15 | Duran Duran | Duran Duran |
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| 40 |
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1981-10-16 | The Human League | Dare! |
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| 38 |
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1981-10-31 | Blondie | The Best of Blondie |
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| 19 | 1981-11-09 | The Stranglers | La Folie |
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| 83 |
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1981-11-09 | Men at Work | Business As Usual |
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| 92 |
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1981-11-23 | Soft Cell | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
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| 33 | 1982 | A Flock of Seagulls | A Flock Of Seagulls |
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| 67 | 1982 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance | |||
| 80 |
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1982 | The Clash | Combat Rock (Remastered) |
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| 89 |
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1982 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) |
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| 57 | 1982-01-04 | Visage | The Damned Don't Cry |
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| 12 |
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1982-01-25 | Modern English | After the Snow |
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| 27 |
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1982-07-16 | Billy Idol | Billy Idol |
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| 16 |
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1982-09-25 | The Psychedelic Furs | Forever Now |
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| 63 |
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1983 | Talking Heads | Speaking In Tongues (Deluxe Version) |
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| 36 | 1983 | The The | Soul Mining |
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| 65 | 1983-03-07 | Tears for Fears | The Hurting |
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| 71 |
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1983-05 | New Order | Power, Corruption & Lies |
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| 13 |
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1983-06-01 | Talking Heads | Speaking in Tongues |
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| 59 |
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1983-06-01 | The Police | Synchronicity |
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| 22 | 1983-10-10 | Culture Club | Colour By Numbers |
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| 76 |
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1983-10-14 | Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual |
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| 70 |
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1983-12-06 | The Cure | Japanese Whispers |
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| 29 |
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1984 | Dead or Alive | "Youthquake" |
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| 56 | 1984 | Bronski Beat | The Age of Consent |
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| 54 |
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1984-01-03 | Talk Talk | It's My Life |
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| 30 |
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1984-02-20 | The Smiths | The Smiths |
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| 26 |
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1984-03-13 | The Cars | Heartbeat City |
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| 1 |
![Cover for Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster]](https://i.discogs.com/Wj4-YWOMyPxKgrAtfpi3rh4u9ZhP41AcA3cVwB2Oznk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:150/w:150/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExNjM4/NzAzLTE1MjY4MTc0/NjItMTE3Ni5qcGVn.jpeg)
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1984-09-16 | David Bowie | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) [2017 Remaster] |
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| 60 |
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1984-09-17 | Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense |
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| 84 | 1984-10-22 | Wham! | Make It Big |
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| 81 |
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1984-11-12 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow |
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| 3 | 1985 | Strawberry Switchblade | Strawberry Switchblade |
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| 39 | 1985 | Oingo Boingo | Dead Man's Party |
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| 99 |
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1985-02-11 | The Smiths | Meat Is Murder |
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| 95 | 1985-02-17 | Tears for Fears | Songs from the Big Chair |
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| 44 |
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1985-05-01 | New Order | Low-Life |
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| 98 | 1985-06-01 | a-ha | Hunting High and Low | |||
| 58 |
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1985-06-10 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures |
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| 5 | 1985-06-21 | Dead or Alive | Youthquake |
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| 93 |
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1985-08-13 | The Cure | The Head on the Door |
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| 100 |
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1986-06-16 | The Smiths | The Queen Is Dead |
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| 47 |
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1987 | Modern Talking | Let's Talk About Love |
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| 11 |
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1988 | Depeche Mode | Music For The Masses (Deluxe) | ||
| 49 |
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1989-05-01 | The Cure | Disintegration |
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| 37 | 1989-06-06 | The B-52's | Cosmic Thing |
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| 78 |
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1990 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hallow |
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| 91 |
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1991-04 | Billy Idol | Rebel Yell |
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| 42 |
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1992-03-02 | Tears for Fears | Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) |
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| 85 |
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1995 | The Cure | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me |
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| 23 |
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1996-06-10 | The Cure | Boys Don't Cry |
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| 17 | 1998-09-23 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 86>98 |
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| 41 | 1998-11-03 | Duran Duran | Greatest |
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| 31 |
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2001-06-18 | New Order | Get Ready |
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| 94 |
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2001-11-12 | The Cure | Greatest Hits |
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| 8 | 2003-06-24 | Dead or Alive | Evolution: The Hits |
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| 35 |
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2006-08-08 | The Cure | The Head On The Door - Deluxe Edition |
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| 50 |
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2008-05-21 | The Cure | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - Deluxe Edition |
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| 6 |
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2008-10-21 | The Virgins | The Virgins |
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| 46 |
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2008-11-24 | The Killers | Day & Age (Bonus Tracks) |
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| 43 |
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2009 | Santigold | Santigold |
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| 20 |
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2011-04-22 | The Wombats | The Wombats Proudly Present... This Modern Glitch |
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| 2 | 2011-10-11 | Future Islands | On the Water |
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| 9 | 2012-04-21 | Santigold | Master of My Make-Believe |
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| 74 | 2014-03-24 | Future Islands | Singles |
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| 18 |
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2014-03-25 | Depeche Mode | Violator (Deluxe) |
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| 68 | 2014-07-11 | Bleachers | Strange Desire |
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| 32 | 2014-09-23 | The Growlers | Chinese Fountain |
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| 34 |
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2015-10-23 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood (Deluxe) | ||
| 64 |
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2016-02-29 | Lemon Demon | Spirit Phone |
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| 97 |
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2017-05-12 | Paramore | After Laughter |
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| 45 |
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2017-09-01 | LCD Soundsystem | American Dream |
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| 66 |
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2018-02-09 | MGMT | Little Dark Age |
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| 28 |
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2018-08-17 | Mitski | Be the Cowboy |
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| 24 |
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2018-08-24 | I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME | Do It All The Time |
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| 61 |
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2018-11-09 | I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME | 1981 Extended Play |
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| 48 |
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2020-03-20 | The Weeknd | After Hours |
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| 86 |
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2020-03-27 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
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| 87 |
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2020-04-10 | The Strokes | The New Abnormal |
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| 72 |
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2020-08-07 | Eyedress | Let's Skip to the Wedding | ||
| 51 |
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2020-09-16 | I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME | RAZZMATAZZ |
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| 69 |
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2022-02-04 | Mitski | Laurel Hell |
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| 96 |
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2024-03-19 | Artemas | I like the way you kiss me |
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