Ras Michael New Name CD

New Name Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, Reggae/Ska/Calypso, Reggae, Roots Reggae
Label	Culture Press
Orig Year	1994
CD Universe Part number	1724176
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 04, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo

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