Various Artists

Label: Dallas RecordsRelease date: June 2021Compilation length: approx. 240 min (3CD)Genre: Alternative Rock (Punk Rock / New-Wave / Post Punk / Art Rock / Synth-Pop)Rating: 9.5/10 It was 1976. Nobody questioned anything, nobody…

Released by: Društvo kočevskih glasbenikov (Kočevje Musicians' Association)Release date: December 28, 2020Production: various producersAudio finalization: Robi BulešićGenre: Compilation / Various artistsRating: 9.5 / 10Official Bandcamp…

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