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Disco icon D.C. LaRue and Fraternity Music Group go back to the original multitracks and rework two classics from the Pyramid Disco catalog. With DJ Spinna, Johnny Juice (Public Enemy) and Mell Starr on remix duties, LaRue’s “Face Of Love” and “Indiscreet” are revitalized and tuned up by and for DJs and dancers. Juice’s intense, ‘80s house flip of “Face Of Love” sets things off before DJ Spinna gives the song a classic white glove treatment, extending and dropping drum breaks at all the right times. Mell Starr rounds things out with straight-to-the-point mix.

The flip side sees Juice get creative with it once again, with a dubby, cut-filled version of the break beat classic “Indiscreet.” As a DJ who’s cut the original up a million times, Spinna knows exactly where to freak the beat on his version of “Indiscreet,” lacing it with monster open drums throughout. Once again, a classy Mell Starr mix closes out the side of this jam-packed 12-inch.

Heavyweight pressing and an immaculate full color jacket utilizing the original Pyramid Disco sleeve design makes this a must-have for any funky DJ.

4 obscure early 80s library tracks (industrial/synth wave/italo)

BLACK BONES are back to outdoor digging it seems, coming over all Balearic for this, their 7th outing !

Not a cm of precious vinyl wasted again as we get another indispensable 4-tracker deftly combining excavations from the Scottish highlands, a buried blue beat classic, and some more of their expertly unearthed idiosyncratic pop from the tiled discoteca's of yore...

Limited, hand-stamped vinyl 12"

Bitter End continue to rip up the rule book with a genre defying output that's STILL far better than the rest

Release No.11 hits the ground running with a whiteboy Disco-Funk bomb on the A, a relentless gallop with soaring synth work and an unwavering commitment to uniting sweaty bodies.

BU BU YAM YAM on the AA is an equally irresistible Jazz-Funk looper which harks back to a time when spats and talc Jazz-dancers vied for space in the dark with saucer-eyed rave explorers.

Dependably incendiary !

As always, limited and LOUD

ALREADY LICENSED TO THE UPCOMING SVEN VAETH'S "SOUND OF THE 10th SEASON AND SUPPORTED BY CHRIS LATTNER; SOMEONE ELSE DARKO; ALLAND BYALLO; RICHIE HAWTIN AGORIA TECHNASIA AND MANY MORE...

A stone-cold classic from the Yellow Productions catalogue, Freeform Five, aka Anu Pillai, revisits his 2003 project with NYC vocalist Carolyn Harding, refreshing their collaborative release ‘Strength’ for 2020. The vinyl package features remixes by two of the Glitterbox camp, with The Shapeshifters opening the A-Side with his signature funk-laden grooves, before Anu’s Freeform Reform mesmerizes with ethereal strings and lush instrumentation. On the flip, Razor N Tape founder and Brooklyn legend JKriv delivers his remix, providing NYC grooves that perfectly compliment Carolyn Harding’s spellbinding vocal. Finally, Anu provides the Freeform Instrumental, an essential club tool that illustrates the glorious melodies that give ‘Strength’ its timeless quality. Freeform Five and this team of musicians, remixers and Carolyn Harding’s indelible vocals, make this a release destined for Glitterbox dancefloors and beyond.

Originally released in 2017, and in anticipation of his new album dropping this summer, we have re-issued islandman’s ‘Rest in Space LP’ This version has the same tracklisting, but comes in lovely yellow coloured vinyl.

Istanbul-based Tolga Büyük started his solo project Islandman in 2010 and has already built quite a name for himself with a slew of self-released EPs & albums. Already prominent in Istanbul's psychedelic scene as part of live-performance band Farfara, as Islandman he builds his unique style off the rich history of Turkey's psychedelic rock movement, taking it further in his own direction.

The Anatolian tradition of fusing the country's folk music with Western influences has produced a unique legacy of sound, as evident by the discographies of Erkin Koray and Baris Manco for instance, with the guitar long the sound weapon of choice. So too for Islandman, but apart from mastering this instrument quite eloquently, he also orchestrates it into a new and different context than merely providing hippie nostalgia. By re-framing the murky and somewhat dusty Anatolian psychedelic sound with a cool Mediterranean vibe and a very Balearic-friendly production, Islandman's music is the next step in the progression of Anatolian music.

Two South African mastercuts by the legendary Senyaka Kekana. The unexpected deep house jam "Bayanyonyoba (1993)" and the illustrious soul song "Don't Judge Me Bad (1987)" are big RH favorites. Original copies are absolutely impossible to find, now released on 12inch for the first time.
Esa Williams - "I had the pleasure of performing alongside Senyaka at the Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg back in 2012 which would have probably been his last most iconic gig before his passing in 2015. These two tracks really showcase the sounds of South Africa around the early to late 80's, the influences from American synth pop and House that would then lead later into many of these records being played at the wrong speed which ultimately became the original Kwaito sound from South Africa." Kwaito is not just a form of house music, it's also about the way South Africans dress, talk and dance. The lifestyle took shape in Soweto and gained popularity throughout the cities and townships of South Africa during the nineties. In the backdrop of a transforming South Africa, this slow, loud and striking form of house music emerged just before Nelson Mandela took office as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Kwaai meaning hot, kicking - kwaito is a style in which the sung, rapped and shouted lyrics played a prominent part to mobilise the youth and push for change.The late Senyaka's 1987 album Fuquza (Dance) was years ahead of its time and gave rise to his reputation as a forerunner of the kwaito sound. The album includes "Don't Judge Me Bad" as well as "African Rap" and "Go Away". Later, in 1993, with South Africa on the cusp of democracy and the kwaito movement about to explode into the mainstream, Senyaka cemented his position with the release of his landmark album Ma-Gents, which included the song 'Bayanyonyoba'.Regarded as one of the first African rappers, this pioneering artist was best known for his eccentric, controversial lyrics - delivered with a bold and at times funny approach that endeared him to many fans. Outside music, Senyaka also grew in popularity thanks to his roles as an actor, including in the popular homegrown film Moruti wa Tsotsi and the television comedy Ashifa Shabba. The emblematic artist successfully reinvented himself during his career, which led to divergent works. Senyaka's versatile character shines through in this release as well. 'Bayanyonyoba' is a soulful, loud but dreamy South African house gem, whilst 'Don't Judge Me Bad' is a more introverted electronic soul song.

A super disco project to celebrate Far Out Recordings 20th year, recorded in Rio de Janeiro & finished in London. Made with love by Far Out's Favourite artists including the late legend 'Maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami', 'Arthur Verocai', 'Alex Malheiros' & many of Rio's finest musicians & includes a full orchestra.
Also featured are dazzling vocals from UK based Marcina Arnold & Mia Mendes. This has been recorded & mastered to give you the full vinyl experience & is the first album of an ongoing series.








(J. R. Bertrami / J. Davis / M. Arnold)



(Bonus track)

Future Disco, pioneers in bringing 21st century disco to the dancefloors, returns with its highly anticipated latest edition, A Disco Fantasy, on 27th April.

Inspired by the unparalleled flamboyant expressionism that the original Disco era captured so perfectly, A Disco Fantasy, takes listeners on a dazzling journey of House and Disco with exclusive cuts from club veter-ans Louie Vega and Greg Wilson, as well as exclusive edits from Future Disco themselves. The album also showcases some of the genre's best new talent with Young Marco, Johannes Albert, Lovers and COEO all featuring across the uniquely crafted seventeen track mix.

A Disco Fantasy delivers the soundtrack that makes clubbers' dreams a reality. Picture scenes of the al-most mythical Studio 54 where club-goers lost themselves in the music, the movement, the lights and the moment. Horses roamed, sexual expression was free and celebrities danced amongst a crowd that was dressed for the catwalk. Disco was always about fantasy and still is today. Future Disco's - A Disco Fantasy captures this uninhibited spirit that was so electrifying and continues to be to this day.

Kraak & Smaak - Keep It Together, kicks off the album with an uplifting, pacey track that delivers a classic disco synth and bassline to match. Amp Fiddler - Steppin' (Future Disco Piano Edit) ramps up the mix with a classic 90's piano, along with the euphoric Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) (Louie Vega Re-touch Edit) and pumping Delphi - Blue Tuesday. Get lost in the moment with Ten Ven - Turn It Up and experience those sun rise spine tingles with Pale Blue - You Stopped Dying.

“Soul is My Salvation is a collection of dance friendly gospel songs. The mission is to simply uplift your spirit through music and word. Dance floor’s around the world mirror the reactions of Churches from the 70’s and 80’s when experiencing these recordings.” - Tone B. Nimble.

Released as a series of eight limited vinyl-only 45, when assembled together the covers reveal a beautiful design courtesy of designer Charlotte McCrae. A true collectors item.

Chapter 3 features The Gospel Truth - He Can Do It, a rare cut that barely has a trace online, on the flip you’ll find the instrumental version of McKinley Sandifer’s I Am The Vine, another tough and under the radar tune.

the mega album with the hits "starlight, family business & diamonds for her" !!!

Midnight City head honcho, Vincenco De Bull comes correct for his second outing and first EP on Whiskey Disco.
4 Kicks ep is to the brim with 4 late-90s vibe, feel good disco treats a la Studio 45 meets Knee Deep. On the A side 'Champ 1' let's loose with those summery feel good guitar riffs and soulful vocals before 'In Love' transports you to Tokyo for a dreamy synth laden, love song boogie.Flip it and you're hit with an uptempo groover, fizzing with an unbridled energy, squelchy synths and feisty licks under the name 'Goodbye Ketan'. Closing the e.p. out 'That Same Old Feeling' is an endlessly building, looped up pot of disco grooves and stirring vocals.
A quadruple shot of Whiskey Disco, ready to set you right for the weekend.

Canoe's 10th release is a limited edition sampler for record store day featuring two of Nyra's most widely supported releases, 'On & On' and 'Love Safari', plus the unreleased 'Take Me To The Water' made especially to celebrate the label's 10th release.

'NO SPLASHING POOLSIDE'

Released 13th April exclusively for Record Store Day

REPRESS !

Boogie Café enlist the expertise of Goshawk & Erik Rico to provide the goodness for the next instalment in their Boogie Café Black series. The Home e.p. houses four versions of the title track with side A serving up a piano vibe mix, alongside a dub mix for good measure. The Vibe mix layers a bassy, bumping piano line & Erik's RnB flavoured vocals behind a shuffling beat before a soulful flute line takes centre stage. On a slightly different tip the dub mix drops the flute in favour of echoed out stabs for a sparser and tougher aesthetic, readymade for the dancefloor.
Flip it over and the percussion vibe mix adds in some choice congas and bongos, combined with sustained organ-style synths and jazzy piano chords, creating a more summertime soul style to the track. The fourth and final dub mix sees Goshawk use Erik's vocals in short but sweet snippets, adding extra atmosphere to the track but allowing the piano and percussion to lead the way.

Nikolajev is a Tallinn, Estonia based producer, DJ, half of Dima-Disk with Ragnar Rahouja and co-founder of the club Kauplus Aasia and the now legendary Lekker before that.

His 'LEL' EP on Incienso is a diverse four tracker containing many moods and styles - All recorded live in single takes. From the Devo-meets-Deep-Disco shuffle of 'Plasticine', to 'Left', a song from an alternate universe where 80's movies were scored by Bunker Records - and the sweeping ambient passages that bookend them, 'Lumipoly' and '12 AM Monday' - This is an EP filled raw emotion, for raw people,
everywhere.

- In the beginning disco was the sound of New York's underground clubs, and only those in the know understood what was happening. One of the key figures was Tom Moulton who virtually invented the extended disco mix. Detroit's Westbound Records saw that using Tom's skills could tailor their records to the dancefloor. Westbound Disco' pays homage to this era.

- This ten-track CD and eight-track double vinyl album collects the strongest disco mixes to appear on the label. Five are by Moulton and others are by Issy Sanchez and Hippie Torales. Generally only originally available as promo 12's or within commercially released albums, they are fine demonstrations of the skills of the mixers as well as the talents of the artists.

- The music stretches from the extended soul groove of the Detroit Emeralds' 'Feel The Need', to the proto electro sounds behind the Clark Sisters' 'You Brought The Sunshine', and includes CJ & Co's 'Devil's Gun' - the first record to be played at the iconic Studio 54 - as well as obscurities by Eramus Hall and the Crowd Pleasers.

- Featuring striking sleeve art based on the range bags in which some of the 12' singles were originally housed and complete with in-depth notes, this is a must-have compilation.

Grant Dell's Giant label continues to turn heads despite being so nascent, and now impresses once more with a new EP from the talented Echo of Glory.
Echo of Glory is in fact a brand new artist but for the way he cooks up such a fine cut here, we are sure to be hearing plenty more from him in the coming months. He was brought up in the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica and moved to the UK in the 80s with
his father who was a notorious radio and sound system repairman. Soon he got deeply involved in sound system culture in South London, was transfixed by great sound clashes and then fell for acid house. Now he distils all this into his own no nonsense house and techno sounds, as evidenced brilliantly here.
His stunning original is 'Those Dark Lies,' a deep down and dirty house track that snakes to and fro with curious little melodies rising like hot air balloons off the slithering drum line. More lush synths and some muttered vocals bleed into the fray and add a subtly uplifting sense of emotion and colour that really stands the track out.
On the remix is Jeff Bennett, who has been turning out the finest dub-infected rhythms for over 15 years on his esteemed KUNG FU DUB label and plenty more.
Here he gets lose with a slick groove that comes laden down with frenzied delay and energetic techno stabs. It is much more pumped than the original but remains smooth round the edges as it makes you pump your fist and stamp your feet.
This is a fantastic debut release from Echo of Glory that suggest he will go on to great things, and is a fine feather in the bow of Grant's A&R skills at the same time.

Italian diamonds polished by Julien Tavernier and Fab Mayday!

STAR CREATURE's first single of 2017 starts with a hot 2 sider. 2 Slamming peak hour floor fillers. These lean more on the Chicago
Boogie Vibes than his previous work which is why STAR CREATURE was quick to grab them. Modern RnB at it's finest. Live drums, bass, keys with excellent vocals.

Latest in line to lend their expertise to El Diablo's Social Club's evergreen edit arm are Italian Stallions DJ Rocca and N2B, who the hot jocks and disco dancers may remember from To Rack & Ruin Vol. 6. The sleeve may have changed but the menu stays the same; nothing but prime cuts and seasoned sides to savour under flashing lights and starry skies. Taking the controls in tandem, Rocca and Nic cast the net wide and dig deep to serve up four courses of dub disco and proto-house delight.

The Long Awaited Follow Up From Mcde01. Some Shit Hot House Tracks With Strong Influences From All The Detroit Heads. But Still Remain Fresh And Original. Great Tracks To Play Out! Check!

West-End Classic Repress! Vocal- and dub Versions of this 1982 Stone-Cold Classic! Re-issued in Conjunction with West-End- and Verse Music.

The next instalment of the Slow Motion Soundtracks Serie, this time from Pordenone's Alessandro Parisi.Interested in esoteric and religious texts, this comes across loud and clear in his stunning, ethereal E.P Andromeda, which at turns send shivers down your spine and expands your mind.Having released on the likes of Giallo Disco and Charlois, this is Alessandro's first release on Slow Motion. These ecclesiastical synth workouts are sure to inspire clubbers and thinkers alike. Solid.

The last shall be first one day, we will rise. We´re kicking off 2019 with our seventh record by HDSN. The rising soul brother could be expected to be on your list after some slaying records for NBAST, achieving sell outs in our entire catalogue last year. Now he´s back with lots of fantastic material to choose from starting off with a four-tracker that's striking for its undeniably catchy dancefloor-driven cuts. NBASTWAX007 is hard to categorize - you may wanna say it's deep, but honestly, this record is more than that, it´s a story telling master piece reflecting memories from captured moments in time. Show Me The Way' is our go-to track, but the others aren't sleepers. Mellow samples, 909-fueled drums and pondering vocals translating the complexity of the soul. It's the sort of EP that perfectly encapsulates all that's great about this endlessly eclectic producer, touching your mind in an emotional deep way - hard, haunting and timeless. A must-have record to properly understand the creator behind #datsoulthang. Grab your copy

House, disco and hip hop smashed together from
cut&paste producer Jun Kamoda, who also raps in
Japanese on a couple of the songs.
Previous releases on Mister Saturday Night and
Mallgrab's Steel City Dance Discs, as well as two
EPs on Black Acre.
For fans of Daphni, Avalanches and Beastie Boys.
Full colour vinyl sleeve by the painter Hisano (Jun's
wife) and cartoon booklet insert by Jun (who is
also a cartoonist).

Leeds-based 6-piece band Paper Tiger is without a doubt one of the most eclectic acts on Wah Wah 45s' roster. This creative collective's audible aesthetics feature a wide-range of sounds: from futuristic hip hop beats to funky and danceable electronic breaks, infused with grime and post- dubstep vibes, and topped up with witty wordplay.

Blast Off is Paper Tiger's second album, following their 2013 debut Laptop Suntan, and it represents a big step-up for the project, the result of refining and defining their process and sound, making it funkier, more live-sounding and experimental than their previous work. The band's distinctive playing is nicely supported by a heavy string of guests, such as Grammy-winning vocalist and producer Shafiq Husayn (Sa- Ra, White Boiz), teenage underground wunderkind Chester Watson, and Stones Throw signee Pyramid Vritra (Odd Future), making Blast Off a genre-defying showcase of flows, rhythms and improvising skills.

The album was mastered by LA's beat scene lynchpin Daddy Kev, founder of Low End Theory and owner of Alpha Pup Records (Flying Lotus, Brainfeeder).

James Baldwin was an unparalleled master of the written and spoken word. He was best known for his brilliant essays, plays and novels that shone light on his insights into race, sexuality, spirituality and humanity. Baldwin was an incredible orator who commanded the power of words. Whether on the pages of his books or in speeches and debates, he was passionate, compelling and powerful. This EP is the second half of a project that is a tribute to Baldwin. It features extracts from the audio portion of a documentary film shot of a discussion led by James Baldwin and Dick Gregory at the West Indian Student Centre in London in 1968.

Peabody & Sherman is a partnership between Phillip C Hertz and Curtis Ruptash - drummer and bass player respectively. They share common interests in dub, afrobeat, funk, jazz, ambient and improvisational music. They have long histories of the employing 'studio as instrument' approach to recording. The foundations for this EP was P&S rhythm tracks recorded at the Wayback Machine Studio in 2011. Supplemental instruments were layered on to create the final product. The same original sessions were also the source for their James Baldwin EP released in 2012. That EP featured remixes by Area and Afrikan Sciences.

The same concept is applied here, with remixes being contributed by Waajeed and BusCrates. Waajeed is a Detroit producer known for inventive and genre-defying music. He is background includes his work with Slum Village through to the Platinum Pied Pipers and to his work with his own Dirt Tech label today. BusCrates is a Pittsburg based producer known for his inventive use of electric and vintage synths to create deep layers of analog goodness.

"This release is 3xLP and it's individually 1000 hand-numbered limited edition. The first 200 copies are pressed on BLUE TRANSPARENT vinyls (AR012).
It's dedicated to the Organic / Meditative / Groovy 1992 Japanese release, with all the ORIGINAL tracks, contained both in the CD and in the now so rare 12"" + 4 SPECIAL REMIXES from Japanese men, none than... Kuniyuki, Chee Shimizu (Organic Music), Max Essa and Tadashi Yabe (U.F.O.).
Archeo Recordings is a reissue record label that regenerates old, lost, obscure (and forgotten) rare gems of Italian music of the 70s and 80s, and not only.
All outputs are licensed by the artists and the vintage labels; audio tracks are remastered in their original form; the sleeves and center labels are graphically recreated for today but all based on the original images. Archeo would like to make the music available to a wider audience of collectors, DJs, music lovers of a forgotten time.

The 6th reference of Clásicos del Ruido is the result of a collaboration with Aitor Arch and Femur Club (club of reference in Madrid), and it is exclusively produced by artists who have performed at this well-known parties. The record opens with 'Utopia', a luminous, evocative and fascinating track by the German artist Hyboid, the undoubted leader of space and cosmic sounds. The British artist Kid Machine replicates on the same album side with the track 'Fighting fears', which includes echoes of disco and Den Haag sounds.On the other side of this 12', we will listen first to 'Monologues', a hypnotic-percussive track signed by the renowned French artist In Aeternam Vale. 'Non auro, sed ferro' by Hesperius Draco closes down the album, fizzing among their usual coordinates: horror disco, retro wave and soundtrack sounds. An album that brings together different artistic sensibilities in which both Clásicos del Ruido and Femur feel comfortable. All tracks compiled by Aitor Arch, Der Kapitan & Gus Van Sound.

All tracks remastered by Dom Scuteri.

More new members in the Toy Tonics family: JOEL HOLMES & CODY CURRIE joined the Berlin crew. They will release a couple of EPs.

You might know Joel Holmes: American jazz pianist and keyboard player who has been member of Roy Hargrove’s legendary Grammy nominated band, but also is part of Carl Craig’s synthesizer ensemble. Joel is living in Berlin now, where he is involved in the new vibrant Neo-Jazz scene. (Yes! Berlin used to be a Techno city, but it’s becoming kind of a Jazz town now!)
In Berlin Joel throws monthly jam sessions (the Urban Base Jam) where the creme de la creme of Berlin ex-pad jazz musicians meet up. Americans, Europeans... Crazy things can happen here. Like when Erykah Badu played Berlin in 2019 and her complete band came to jam at Joel’s session after their gig.

Joel now takes the next step: he teamed up with Cody Currie: 24 year old London born talent, who already made some waves in the house scene. Cody is known as a stylized producer, with a unique recognisable sound. Much of his craft was owned in studying a bachelors in music in London. His most known work by now might be a jazzy reinvention of ‘Devils Shoestring’ with over half a million plays on SC and YT. With his new works Cody is coming away from sampling, working only with live instrumentation.

Joel & Cody both live in Berlin now where they met Toy Tonics head honcho Mathias „Kapote“ Modica. And when they met there was a vibe. All three have their roots in jazz music share similar ideas about how dance-music should evolve and could sound in 2020. (In fact Kapote Modica studied jazz piano, too and has been playing in bands before getting into electronic music)

Joel & Cody are working in a great Berlin basement studio, at Cody’s home. Working on a new way of combining jazz-funk with real musicianship, MPC grooves and live instruments to get a new, fresh approach on dance music. And there will be a lot coming up in the next years

The vinyl-only DJ-oriented A&R Edits makes a return with a new 12” EP ‘Disco Mondo’ / ‘In The City’. Following releases from Henry Greenwood, Derek Kaye, Sophie Lloyd, Fingerman, Peza and Twisted Soul Collective between 2013-15, the label stayed on the backburner for four years as other projects took precedent. Now re-emerging with the tenth vinyl release in the series, combining the GW & Henry reworks of El Coco’s smooth grooving esoteric disco cut ‘Mondo Disco’ and Marshall Hain’s brooding Balearic treasure ‘Dancing In The City’.

Courtesy of the influential Rinder & Lewis production team, ‘Mondo Disco’, originally issued in 1975, became a firm favourite with underground DJs and disco lovers, this playful yet purposeful rework boosts the track’s drive with an eye on the contemporary dancefloor.

Marshall Hain’s hazy/lazy ‘Dancing In The City’, a much-loved memento of the summer of 1978, was a huge UK hit, reaching #3 on the singles chart. Offering a perfect soundtrack to sun-kissed beaches and blissed-out festivals, this rework breaths a new lease of life into this sonic delight.

Repress soon!

First Volume Of Napoli Segreta, A Meticulous Selection Of The Rarest And Most Sought After Compositions Of The 70's And 80's Napolitan Disco And Funk Scene."

Everybody Is Haunting For The Essence Of The City And Its Sound. Such A Haunting Is So Cruel That Originality Risks The Extinction Within The Goat Of Fake Authenticities, Being Them Musical, Cultural Or Artistic Authenticities. Enough Is Enough! It Is Time To React. It Is Time To Give Back To The City What Somebody Wish To Be Steel Forever. Time Before Samplers Colonized The Global Acoustic Imagery, Here, In Naples, For Naples, Throughout Its Metropolitan Spaces And Rhythms, Such Beautiful Tracks Have Been Recorded That Once You Listen To Them They Remain Indelible. And After Years Spent Following The Footprints Of Legendary Characters Beneath A Urban Underground That Crawls With Anecdotes And Passion, Immersed In Bloody Quests Into Oceans Of Vinyl Records, Dusty Tapes, In The Midst Of Emotional Vicissitudes, Parties, Sea, Recording Studios And Seagulls...
Gennaro Ascione

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