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{{Infobox radio station
  
{{Infobox radio station
 
|name = Master Sounds 98.3
  
|name = Master Sounds 98.3
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|image = Mastersounds.jpg
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|image = MasterSounds983-GTASA-Logo.png
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|location = [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
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|location = [[San Fierro (3D Universe)|San Fierro]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
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|genre = Rare Groove, Classic Funk, Soul, R&B
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|genre = Rare Groove<br>Classic Funk<br>Classic Soul<br>R&B
 
|frequency = 98.3 FM
  
|frequency = 98.3 FM
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
  
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
 
|host = [[Johnny Parkinson]]
  
|host = [[Johnny Parkinson]]
 
}}
  
}}
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{{q|— Master Sounds FM.<br>— The only place you can hear the original before it got sampled and some jive turkey started chanting over it, and not paying any royalties. Hey, where's my bread, man?<br>— When you're done stealing bits, gangsters?<br>— It's all about Master Sounds!|Master Sounds 98.3}}
 
{{Quote|The world's smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number.|GTA San Andreas Website}}
  
{{Quote|The world's smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number.|GTA San Andreas Website}}
   
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'''Master Sounds 98.3''' is a [[Radio Stations|radio station]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', hosted by [[Johnny Parkinson|Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson]] (voiced by [[Ricky Harris]]), it plays rare groove, classic funk and soul.
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'''Master Sounds 98.3''' is a [[Radio Stations|radio station]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', hosted by [[Johnny Parkinson|Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson]] (voiced by late [[Ricky Harris]]), it plays rare groove, classic funk and classic soul.
   
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==Tracklist==
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== Description ==
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Master Sounds has a noticeable older sound than the other radios in the game, it has a more rustic, raw funk than what it is heard in [[Bounce FM]] or [[CSR 103.9]]. Master Sounds could be meant to be an "oldies" or "classics" station, its name being a reference to the {{WP|Audio mastering|master recordings}} which hold the original tracks from whom the copies meant to be sold are created, and the {{WP|rare groove}}s it mentions refer to obscure and hard-to-track songs like those in its playlist. Many of the acts featured in its playlist are a big part of the history of funk.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> - This song is missing from the re-released versions of the game.
  
   
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The station seems to be the choice for casino ambience, as all the songs that play in the casinos are played in Master Sounds.
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*{{WP|Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band}} - "{{WP|Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)|Express Yourself}}" (1970) *
  
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*{{WP|Maceo Parker|Maceo}} & The Macks - "{{WP|Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)}}" (1974)
  
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*{{WP|George Benson|Harlem Underground Band}} - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" (1976)
  
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*{{WP|The Chakachas}} - "{{WP|Jungle Fever (song)|Jungle Fever}}" (1970)
  
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*{{WP|Bob James (musician)|Bob James}} - "{{WP|Nautilus (song)|Nautilus}}" (1974)
  
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*{{WP|Booker T. & the MG's}} - "{{WP|Green Onions}}" (1962)
  
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*{{WP|The Blackbyrds}} - "Rock Creek Park" (1975) *
  
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*{{WP|Bobby Byrd}} - "{{WP|Hot Pants (James Brown song)|Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming}}" (1971)
  
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*{{WP|James Brown}} - "{{WP|Funky President}}" (1974) *
  
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*{{WP|Lyn Collins}} - "Rock Me Again And Again" (1974)
  
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*Maceo & The Macks - "{{WP|Soul Power' 74}}" (1973)
  
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*Bobby Byrd - "{{WP|I Know You Got Soul (Bobby Byrd song)|I Know You Got Soul}}" (1971)
  
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*James Brown - "{{WP|The Payback (song)|The Payback}}" (1973) *
  
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*Lyn Collins - "{{WP|Think (About It)}}" (1972)
  
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*{{WP|The JB's}} - "{{WP|The Grunt}}" (1970) *
  
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*{{WP|War (band)|War}} - "{{WP|Low Rider}}" (1975)
  
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*{{WP|Gloria Jones}} - "{{WP|Tainted Love}}" (1965)
  
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*{{WP|Sir Joe Quarterman}} & Free Soul - "So Much Trouble In My Mind" (1972)
  
   
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The station laments that ''"the '80s not only costed our integrity, we also lost the groove"'' but it assures ''"they're bringing it back"''. It also criticizes rappers, as quoted above, because they sample these classic funk tracks without paying royalties to their authors. In fact, all the tracks in its playlist have been sampled by hip hop acts or have covers that are more widely known (there are even songs on the other radio stations in the game which sample these), and as such the playlist can become a sort of ''"history lesson"''. As its host says, ''"they are on a mission to spread this groove"''.
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==Video==
  
   
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Its host, Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson is a short guy with a {{WP|Napoleon complex}}, and a [[pimp]]. He thinks high of himself and gives himself such nicknames as ''Mr. Love'', ''Mr. Dong-Dong'' and ''Big Daddy''. He treats women in a womanizing way and makes many sexual comments boasting of his supposed sexual abilities. However, he is bossed around by his mom, even when he's working on the studio.
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==Tracklist==
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[[File:Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3|thumb|center|450 px]]
  
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{{Tracklist|color=SA|
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==Videos==
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===Tracklist===
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<gallery widths="300" position="center" hideaddbutton="true" spacing="small" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 War - "Low Rider"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. - "Express Yourself"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Maceo & The Macks - "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The Chakachas - "Jungle Fever"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bob James - "Nautilus"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Booker T. & the MG's - "Green Onions"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 James Brown - "Funky President"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Lyn Collins - "Rock Me Again And Again"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Maceo & The Macks - "Soul Power' 74"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 James Brown - "The Payback"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 The JB's - "The Grunt"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love"
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - "So Much Trouble In My Mind"
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</gallery>
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===Full radio===
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<gallery widths="300" position="center" hideaddbutton="true" spacing="small" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
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File:GTA San Andreas - Master Sounds 98.3 Full radio
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*{{WP|The Chakachas}}' "{{WP|Jungle Fever (song)|Jungle Fever}}" was featured in the first trailer of ''GTA San Andreas''.
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*Many of the songs that are played on this station were sampled by other artists and bands, primarily rap and hip hop artists. Some of these tracks can be heard on [[Playback FM]], [[Radio Los Santos]] and [[CSR 103.9]].
  
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*Master Sounds plays inside the [[Ganton Gym]].
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*It also plays in the [[Reece's Hair & Facial Studio]] barbershop.
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*4 songs from Master Sounds play inside the [[Casino]]s, they are: {{WP|Maceo Parker|Maceo}} & The Macks' "{{WP|Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)}}", {{WP|Bobby Byrd}}'s "{{WP|Hot Pants (James Brown song)|Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming}}" and "{{WP|I Know You Got Soul (Bobby Byrd song)|I Know You Got Soul}}", and {{WP|James Brown}}'s "{{WP|Funky President}}" .
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*"Funky President" is one of the 3 songs that play during the dancing minigame at [[Nightclub]]s, and the hardest.
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*Many of the songs that are played on this station were sampled or covered by other artists and bands, primarily rap, R&B and hip hop artists. Some of those tracks can be heard on [[Playback FM]], [[Radio Los Santos]] and [[CSR 103.9]].
 
*This is the favourite radio station of [[Wu Zi Mu]], [[Andre]], [[Jizzy B.]] and [[Ryder]], and one of the favourite stations of the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]].
  
*This is the favourite radio station of [[Wu Zi Mu]], [[Andre]], [[Jizzy B.]] and [[Ryder]], and one of the favourite stations of the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]].
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*When [[Police Officers]] steal other vehicle from pedestrian (if the police car/bikes destroyed) they play Master Sounds.
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*In the mobile version of the game, "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown can be heard inside casinos even though it was removed from this station.
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*In the mobile version, "Funky President" can be heard inside casinos even though it was removed from the radio.
   
 
== See Also==
  
== See Also==
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* [[Radio '76 FM]] - a funk radio in ''[[GTA 1]]''.
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* [[Radio '76 FM]] - a funk radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto (1997 game)|GTA]]''.
 
* [[Lo-Fi FM]] - a funk and soul radio in ''[[GTA 2]]''
  
* [[Lo-Fi FM]] - a funk and soul radio in ''[[GTA 2]]''
 
* [[Futuro FM]] - a funk and dance radio in ''GTA 2''.
  
* [[Futuro FM]] - a funk and dance radio in ''GTA 2''.
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* [[Vice City For Lovers]] - a soul and R&B radio in ''GTA Vice City Stories''.
  
* [[Vice City For Lovers]] - a soul and R&B radio in ''GTA Vice City Stories''.
 
* [[The Vibe 98.8]] - an R&B and funk radio in ''[[GTA IV]]''.
  
* [[The Vibe 98.8]] - an R&B and funk radio in ''[[GTA IV]]''.
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* [[K109]] - a disco and funk radio in ''GTA IV'' and ''[[GTA: Episodes From Liberty City]]''.
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* [[K109]] - a disco and funk radio in ''GTA IV'' and ''[[GTA Episodes From Liberty City]]''.
 
* [[IF99]] - a funk radio in ''GTA IV'' that plays a song by {{WP|War (band)|War}}.
  
* [[IF99]] - a funk radio in ''GTA IV'' that plays a song by {{WP|War (band)|War}}.
 
* [[Truth & Soul]] - a funk and soul instrumentals radio in ''[[GTA Chinatown Wars]]''.
  
* [[Truth & Soul]] - a funk and soul instrumentals radio in ''[[GTA Chinatown Wars]]''.
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* [[blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM]] - a contemporary R&B and mixed genre radio in enhaced versions of ''GTA V''.
  
* [[blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM]] - a contemporary R&B and mixed genre radio in enhaced versions of ''GTA V''.
   
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Revision as of 00:19, 20 April 2020

“
— Master Sounds FM.
— The only place you can hear the original before it got sampled and some jive turkey started chanting over it, and not paying any royalties. Hey, where's my bread, man?
— When you're done stealing bits, gangsters?
— It's all about Master Sounds!
”
— Master Sounds 98.3
“
The world's smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number.
”
— GTA San Andreas Website

Master Sounds 98.3 is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hosted by Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (voiced by late Ricky Harris), it plays rare groove, classic funk and classic soul.

Description

Master Sounds has a noticeable older sound than the other radios in the game, it has a more rustic, raw funk than what it is heard in Bounce FM or CSR 103.9. Master Sounds could be meant to be an "oldies" or "classics" station, its name being a reference to the master recordings which hold the original tracks from whom the copies meant to be sold are created, and the rare grooves it mentions refer to obscure and hard-to-track songs like those in its playlist. Many of the acts featured in its playlist are a big part of the history of funk.

The station seems to be the choice for casino ambience, as all the songs that play in the casinos are played in Master Sounds.

The station laments that "the '80s not only costed our integrity, we also lost the groove" but it assures "they're bringing it back". It also criticizes rappers, as quoted above, because they sample these classic funk tracks without paying royalties to their authors. In fact, all the tracks in its playlist have been sampled by hip hop acts or have covers that are more widely known (there are even songs on the other radio stations in the game which sample these), and as such the playlist can become a sort of "history lesson". As its host says, "they are on a mission to spread this groove".

Its host, Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson is a short guy with a Napoleon complex, and a pimp. He thinks high of himself and gives himself such nicknames as Mr. Love, Mr. Dong-Dong and Big Daddy. He treats women in a womanizing way and makes many sexual comments boasting of his supposed sexual abilities. However, he is bossed around by his mom, even when he's working on the studio.

Tracklist

Tracklist
Song: Preview: Notes:
"Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1970) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)" by Maceo & The Macks (1974)
"Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band (1976)
"Jungle Fever" by The Chakachas (1970)
"Nautilus" by Bob James (1974)
"Green Onions" by Booker T. & the MG's (1962)
"Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds (1975) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd (1971)
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Rock Me Again And Again" by Lyn Collins (1974)
"Soul Power '74" by Maceo & The Macks (1973) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.[citation/verification needed]
"I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd (1971)
"The Payback" by James Brown (1973) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (1972)
"The Grunt" by The JB's (1970) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Low Rider" by War (1975)
"Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones (1965)
"(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind" by Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul (1972)


Videos

Tracklist

Full radio

Trivia

See Also

Navigation

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