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  • Alpine 3
  • Treeline 55
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Alpine × 1980s × Country Music ×
The Ballad of Sally Rose

The Ballad of Sally Rose

Emmylou Harris

1985 · Alpine

I Am What I Am

I Am What I Am

George Jones

1980 · Alpine

John Prine Live

John Prine Live

John Prine

1988 · Alpine

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