42 (36) Coldplay – Violet Hill

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This week: 2 new entries, 2 re-entering, 2 chart, 12 climbing, 3 not moving & 19 downers. new entry re-entry climber faller non moverCHART TIME !

(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)

A brief analysis on the current chart situation…

2 new and 2 re-entering and 2 chart entries :
• 18 Ida Maria I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
• 19 (42 CH) Adele – Hometown Glory
• 30 The Script The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
• 31 (41 CH) 3 Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles Discolights
• 35 (49 RE) Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain
• 37 (53 RE) Scouting For Girls – Heartbeat

so the following dropped out :

• 39 Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator
• 38 Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theos – Now You’re Gone
• 37 Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna – If I Never See Your Face Again
• 36 Coldplay – Violet Hill
• 34 Sugababes – About You Now
• 31 Freemasons feat. Katherine Ellis – When You Touch Me

12 climbing :

• 2 (3) Kid Rock – All Summer Long
• 3 (5) Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown – No Air
• 4 (6) Ne-Yo – Closer
• 6 (9) The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
• 7 (12) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
• 9 (11) Rihanna – Take A Bow
• 11 (17) Sam Sparro – Black & Gold
• 12 (16) Duffy – Warwick Avenue
• 13 (15) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
• 14 (24) Noah & The Whale – 5 Year’s Time
• 28 (35) Usher – Moving Mountains
• 36 (40) Alphabeat – Ten Thousand Nights

3 not moving :

• 1 Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome – Dance Wiv Me
• 8 Ironik – Stay With Me
• 33 Chris Brown – With You

and 19 going down. Big fallers include:

• 21 (2) McFly – One For The Radio

New entries from No.41-75 :

• 50 Dj Q Feat. MC Bonez – You Wot?
• 68 Natty – July
• 71 Hamfatter – The Girl I Love
• 72 Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
• 74 Slipknot – Psychosocial

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

Coldplay: Violet Hill
[Viva La Vida…]

42 (36) Coldplay – Violet Hill

Well, it was free so I downloaded it. Given how their music’s gone in thelast few years, it’s true that you get what you pay for(!)

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Duffy: Mercy
[Rockferry]

39 (32) Duffy – Mercy

They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.

Mint Royale;
Singin in the Rain
[Pop is…]

35 (49) Mint Royale – Singin in the Rain *2nd Week at No.1*

Excellent track, as it was when it was originally released in 2005. It’s afunky remix of the Gene Kelly version of the song, as used in a car advertalso in 2005.

Back then, it only made No.20, but this time it’s reached No.1 as it wasthe track used for the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

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Madonna: 4 Minutes
[Hard Candy]

29 (22) Madonna & Justin – 4 Minutes *4th Week at No.1*

Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.

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Coldplay: Viva La Vida
[Viva La Vida…]

16 (14) Coldplay – Viva La Vida *1st Week at No.1*

Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!

The Ting Tings:
That’s Not My Name
[We Started Nothing]

13 (15) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Very mediocre.

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Sam Sparro: Black & Gold
[Sam Sparro]

11 (17) Sam Sparro – Black & Gold

Funky as hell, this is a wonderful piece of music and the kind of thing that,when it does get released, normally gets overlooked, but here it’s all payingoff in spades.

I’ve never heard of Sam Sparro before, but here’s hoping we hear a lot morefrom him in the near future.

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Rihanna: Take A Bow
[Good Girl Gone Bad]

9 (11) Rihanna – Take A Bow

YAWN! What a tedious ballad!

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Gabriella Cilmi:
Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]

7 (12) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me

Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.

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Ne-Yo: Closer
[Year of the Gentleman]

4 (6) Ne-Yo – Closer

Predictable and uninteresting.

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Dizzee Rascal: Dance Wiv Me

1 Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome – Dance Wiv Me *4th Week at No.1*

This track made No.1 originally based on downloads alone, but it’s rather mediocre anddoesn’t deserve the top slot.

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Sam Sparro: 21st Century Life
[Sam Sparro]

July 28th:

The Ads – Say That It’s Summer
Boogaloo Stu – Magnetic Heart
Bromheads Jacket – Speaker Box
BWO – Lay Your Love On Me
Cascada – Because The Night
Cool Kids – 88 (12”)
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Letter From God To Man
Eleanor Mcevoy – Old New Borrowed & Blue
Foo Fighters – Let It Die
Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static
Jax – Summer Jam
Jeremy Warmsley – Lose My Cool
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Lucio Starts Fires
John & Jehn – Fear Fear Fear
Johnny Flynn – Brown Trout Blues
Levellers – Before The End (7”)
Lloyd & Ludacris – How We Do It (Around My Way)
Madcon – Beggin’
Natty – July
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Midnight Man (7”) [Limited]
Pendulum – The Other Side
Pigeon Detectives – Everybody Wants Me
Sam Sparro – 21st Century Life
The Saturdays – If This Is Love
The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
Talks – Picture This
Twisted Wheel – You Stole The Sun (EP) (7”
Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles – Disco Lights
Violet Violet – Bring Bring The Dawn & Bike Till Morn (EP) (7”)
You Me At Six – Gossip

Aug 4th:

Alan Braxe feat Killa Kela & Fallon – Nightwatcher (Show Me)
Ashlee Simpson – Little Miss Obsessive
Bob Sinclar presents Fireball – What I Want
Bombay Bicycle Club – Evening/Morning (7”) [Limited]
Brigade – Sink Sink Swim / Stunning
Das Pop – Underground
David Jordan – Set The Mood
Futureheads – Walking Backwards (7”)[Limited]
Grammatics – New Franchise
Kelly Rowland – Broken
Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat Flicker Line
Little Boots – Meddle
Magistrates – Make This Work
Napoleon – Send Me A Woman (7”
Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time
Peggy Sue & The Pictures– Body Parts (EP)
Poppy & The Jezebels – UFO (7”)
Roots Manuva – Again & Again
Scouting For Girls – It’s Not About You
Shortwave Set – Now Til ’69 (7”)
Shout Out Louds – Impossible
The Verve – Love Is Noise
Wave Pictures – Just Like A Drummer (EP)
Will I Am – One More Chance

Aug 11th:

Beth Rowley – Sweet Hours
Bloc Party – Mercury
Broken Records – Slow Parade
The Cure – tba [Wed 13th Aug]
Delays – Keep It Simple
Feeder – Tracing Lines
Gabriella Cilmi – Save The Lies
Go: Audio – She Left Me
Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin’
Gutter Twins – God’s Children
Hamfatter – The Girl I Love
Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love
Kids In Glass Houses – Saturday
Mark Morriss – Lay Low
The Music – The Spike
Nelly feat Akon and Ashanti – Body On Ya
Red Light Company – Meccano
Rihanna – Rehab
The Ryes – How Come Loretta
Sandrine – Where Do We Go
Santogold – Lights Out
Skepta – Rolex Sweep
Solange – I Decided
Spoon, Harris & Obernik – Baditude
SugaRush Beat Company – They Said I Said
Velvet – Fix Me
Wiz Khalifa – Say Yeah

Aug 18th:

The Automatic – Steve McQueen
Beck – Gamma Ray
Chicane vs Natasha Bedingfield – Bruised Water
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire
Cut Off Your Hands – Expectations
Fratellis – Look Out Sunshine
Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool
Hot Chip – Hold On
J Majik & Wickaman presents Kathy Brown – Crazy World
Lykke Li – Breaking It Up
Missy Elliott – Best Best
Sandi Thom – Saturday Night
Shapeshifters – Chime
Taio Cruz – She’s Like A Star
Teddy Thompson – In My Arms
Young Knives – Dyed In The Wool
Zutons – What’s Your Problem

Aug 25th:

Alphabeat – Boyfriend
Avenue – Goodbye
Biffy Clyro – Mountains
Black Affair – Japanese Happening
Bryn Christopher – Smilin’
Conor Oberst – Souled Out (7”)
David Holmes – I Heard Wonders
Duffy – Stepping Stone
Fujiya & Miyagi – Knickerbocker (7”)
Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone
Grace Jones – Corporate Cannibal (12”)
Gym Class Heroes feat The Dream – Cookie Jar
Infadels – A Million Pieces
Little Jackie – The World Should Revolve Around Me
Manda Rin – DNA (7”)
Mara Carlyle – Weird Girl
Michelle Williams – We Break The Dawn
Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth
Raghav feat Redman – My Kinda Girl
REM – Man-Sized Wreath
Robin Thicke – Magic
Roots Manuva – Again And Again (7”+12”)
Saint Etienne – This Is Tomorrow
Sam Beeton – What You Look For
Sergeant – Sunshine
Sharam feat Daniel Bedingfield – The One
Subways – I Won’t Let You Down
Ultrasonics – Perfect Girl

Sept 1st:

Cassie – Official Girl
Dirty Pretty Things – Plastic Hearts
Flipron – Book Of Lies/ Mess It Up
Heloise & The Savoir Faire – Illusions (Hot Tonight!)
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
Mariah Carey – I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time
New Kids On The Block – Summertime
Portishead – We Carry On
Presets – Talk Like That
Rolldeep – Do Me Wrong
Royworld – Brakes
Weezer – Troublemaker

Sept 8th:

Cyndi Lauper – Into The Nightlife
Flo Rida feat Will I Am – In The Ayer
Ivyrise – Disguise
Ladyhawke – Dusk Til’ Dawn
Lowline – Sound of Music
Mogwai – Batcat (EP)
OneRepublic – Mercy
Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up

Sept 15th:

Bon Iver – For Emma (7”)
Estelle – Pretty Please
Iglu & Hartly – In This City
Jason Mraz – Make It Mine
Jeremy Warmsley – Dancing With The Enemy
McFly – tba
Rosie & The Goldbug – You’ve Changed
Will Young – Changes

TBA:

Alanis Morissette – Incomplete
Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
Alex C feat Y-Ass – The Sweetest Ass In The World
Amesha – I’ll Be There
Annagrace – You Make Me Feel
Annie – My Love Is Better [22nd Sep]
Azzido Da Bass – Doom’s Night 2008
Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
The Bishops – City Lights [13th Oct]
Bobby Digital – You Can’t Stop Me Now
Boyzone – We Can’t Stop Thinking About You [Sep]
Brian McFadden – Room To Breathe
Champagne Riot – Paris & I (EP)
Christian Silva – Great To Begin
Clocks – She Wants Something Else
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Connected feat Max C – A Feeling
The Coral – Being Somebody Else [Sep]
Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw (12”)
David Guetta feat Tara McDonald – Delirious
David Jordan – Only Living Soul [Nov]
David Rubato – Deep Inside
DC Roc – Buffalo Stance
Deerhunter – Nothing Ever Happened (7”) [Limited]
Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too [Aug]
Eric Prydz – Pjanno
Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
Example – Me & Mandy
Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver – I’ve Never Been To Me
The Feeling – Join With Us [22nd Sep]
Filly – Sweat (The Drip Drop Song)
Foals – Olympic Airways [29th Sep]
Foxboro Hot Tubs – The Pedestrian
Frisco vs Corona – Rhythm Of The Night
The Game feat Keisha Cole – Game’s Pain
Gianluca Motta feat Molly – Not Alone
The Great Northwestern Hoboes – tba
Helicopter Girl – Better Than This
Herve – Cheap Thrills
Inhaler – Something About You
Jack McManus – You Think I Don’t Care
Jamie Scott & The Town – tba [Aug]
Jem – It’s Amazing
Jim Noir – Don’t You Worry
K-Klass – Getting Ready
Keren Ann – Lay Your Head Down
Kerry Leatham – Run Dry [Sep]
The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
Kid Rock – Roll On [13th Oct]
Kim Leoni – Medicine
Kirsty Hawkshaw Vs Kinky Roland – Fine Day 2008
KLM Music feat Coco Star – I Need A Miracle
Kristine W – The Boss
Kush – Wanna Be Your Girl (Bittersweet)
Lady Gaga feat Akon & Colby O’Donis – Just Dance [Aug]
Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It
Malakai – Snowflake
Maria Lawson – Breaking Me Down
Meck feat Dino – So Strong
Micky Modelle vs Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You
Mihai – Tornero
Moby – Ooh Yeah
Mongrel – Silence Is Talking
Montt Mardié – Names Not Forgotten [22nd Sep]
Natty – Bedroom Eyes [22nd Sep]
N*E*R*D – Sooner Or Later [22nd Sep]
Neils Children – What Am I Supposed To Do?
Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
Oasis – The Shock of The Lightning [29th Sep]
The Organ – Thieves (EP) [13th Oct]
Out Of Office – Insatiable
Palladium – White Lady
Panic At The Disco – Northern Downpour
Peyton – A Higher Place ‘08
Poppy & The Jezebels – Rhubarb & Custard
The Postmarks – Goodbye [Jul]
Private – Crucify My Heart
Pulse – tba
Raconteurs – Many Shades Of Black
Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
The Revelations – Its You
Rickrollerz – Never Gonna Give You Up
Rooney – I Should’ve Been After You
Roots Manuva – Let The Spirit [22nd Sep]
Rubies – Stand In A Line
Same Difference – Breaking Free
Sash! feat Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times ’08
Scarlet BLONDE – Bedroom Superstar [Jul]
Scooter – I’m Lonely
Secret Handshake – Summer Of 98
Sergey – Girlfriend
Sergio Mendes feat Fergie – The Look Of Love
Sharleen Spiteri – It Was You [29th Sep]
Sonny J – Can’t Stop Moving (Mirwais Remix)
The Streets – The Escapist
The Thirst – My Everything [Jul]
Van Tramp – Something [29th Sep]
Vines – He’s A Rocker
VV Brown – Crying Blood [Sep]
Yo Majesty – Club Action [22nd Sep]

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Primal Scream:
Beautiful Future

This week there are new entries for :
• 7 Bachelors – I Believe: The Very Best Of
• 9 Primal Scream – Beautiful Future
• 32 CSS – Donkey
• 37 Billy Idol – The Very Best Of: Idolize Yourself

Coldplay: Viva La Vida

The top 10 goes like this :
• 1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
• 2 Abba – Gold: Greatest Hits
• 3 Basshunter – Now You’re Gone
• 4 Duffy – Rockferry
• 5 Sharleen Spiteri – Melody
• 6 The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
• 7 Bachelors – I Believe: The Very Best Of
• 8 Chris Brown – Exclusive
• 9 Primal Scream – Beautiful Future
• 10 Nickelback – All The Right Reasons

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Hawkwind: Knights Of Space

July 28th:

Alice Cooper – Along Came A Spider
Benjamin Wetherill – Laura
Black Affair – Pleasure Pressure Point
Blakes – The Blakes
Bobby Digital – Digi Snax
The Christians – Harvest for the World: Live at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Dinosaur Jr – Hand It Over
Doug Walker – Fear Together
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two
Gavin Degraw – Gavin Degraw
Hawkwind – Knights Of Space
Ida Maria – Fortress Around My Heart
Joe Bonamassa – Live From Nowhere In Particular
Kid Rock – Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus
Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Kitty Daisy & Lewis
The Little Ones – Morning Tide
Melee – Devils & Angels
Miley Cyrus – Breakout
Nine Inch Nails – The Slip
The Postmarks – The Postmarks
Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy Of The Soul
Scars On Broadway – Scars On Broadway
Sea Wolf – Leaves In The River
Simian Mobile Disco – Sample And Hold
Soulfly – Conquer
Stephanie McKay – Tell It Like It Is
Stereo MCs – Double Bubble
XX Teens – Welcome To Goon Island

Aug 4th:

Ali Eskandarian – Nothing To Say
Captain – Distraction
Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
Cool Kids – The Bake Sale
Dave Stewart – Dave Stewart Songbook Volume 1
Jakob Dylan – Seeing Things
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
Lloyd – Lesson In Love
Mary Black – Twenty-Five Years: Twenty-Five Songs
Natty – Man Like I
Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
Oneida – Preteen Weaponry
Port O’Brien – All We Could Do Was Sing
Randy Newman – Harps & Angels
Randy Travis – Around The Bend
Soft Cell – Heat : The Remixes
The Splendour – The Best Way To Make Money

Aug 11th:

Ballboy – I Worked On The Ships
Busta Rhymes – Blessed
Fear Of Music – Actor/Actress
Fightstar – Alternate Endings
Jane MacDonald – Jane
Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel
Levellers – Letters From The Underground
Noah & The Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Pierre De Reeder – The Way That It Was
P.O.D. – When Angels & Serpents Dance
The Script – The Script
Sportsday Megaphone – So Many Colours / So Little Time

Aug 18th:

Andrew Johnson – You Are Not Alone
Black Stone Cherry – Folklore And Superstition
Blow Monkeys – Devil’s Tavern
Broadcast 2000 – Building Blocks
Connie Francis – Very Best Of
Daniel Wylie – Car Guitar Star
Das Pop – Das Pop
Donavon Frankenreiter – Pass It Around
Eva Cassidy – Somewhere
Gotye – Like Drawing Blood
Hamfatter – What Part Of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand?
Hayley Sales – Sunseed
Heaven 17 – Live At Last
Hybrid – 8th Plague
Ice Cube – Raw Footage
Jackie Leven – Lovers At The Gun Club
Jaguar Love – Take Me To The Sea
Julianna Hatfield – How To Walk Away
Loudon Wainwright III – Recovery
Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man
Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers
Natalie Walker – With You
Pivot – O Soundtrack My Heart
Porcupine Tree – Stars Die
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Planet Pimp
Solange – Soul Angel And The Hadley Street Dreams
Stereolab – Chemical Chords
The Stills – Oceans Will Rise
The Streets – Everything Is Borrowed
SugaRush Beat Company – SugaRush Beat Company
Uh Huh Her – Common Reaction
Verve – Forth
The Week That Was – The Week That Was

Aug 25th:

The Automatic – This Is A Fix
Bette Midler – Jackpot: The Best Bette
Cats In Paris – Courtcase 2000
Chicane – Best Of
Dragonforce – Ultra Beatdown
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Fountain
Gallows – Live From The 100 Club
The Game – L.A.X. (Los Angeles Times)
Go:Audio – Made Up Stories
LL Cool J – Exit 13
Missy Elliott – Block Party
Moody Blues – Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
Pete Greenwood – Sirens
Pretty Ricky – 80’s Babies
Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone
Teddy Thompson – A Piece Of What You Need

Sept 1st:

Alison Balsom – Haydn/Hummel Trumpet Concertos
Brett Anderson – Wilderness
Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun
Bryn Christopher – My World
BWO – Pandemonium: The Singles Collection
Chemical Brothers – Brotherhood
Connie Fisher – From Connie With Love
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs
Giant Sand – Provisions
Goldblade – Mutiny
James Yorkston – When The Haar Rolls In
Josh Rouse – Best Of
Little Jackie – The Stoop
Michelle Williams – Unexpected
Motorhead – Motorizer
Nouvelle Vague – NV3
Roots Manuva – Slime & Reason
Rose Kemp – Unholy Majesty

Sept 8th:

Attic Lights – Friday Night Lights
Calexico – Carried To Dust
The Cure – 13 [Sat 13th Sep]
David Holmes – The Holy Pictures
Don Henley – Very Best Of
Emiliana Torrini – Me And Armini
Fiery Furnaces – Remember
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
Gym Class Heroes – The Quilt
Hue And Cry – Open Soul
Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow
Manda Rin – My DNA
Metronomy – Nights Out
Montt Mardié – Introducing: The Best Of
Morrissey – Years Of Refusal
New Kids On The Block – Back To The Block
Robin Thicke – Somethin’ Else
Sam Beeton – No Definite Answer
Sasha – Invol2ver
Staind – The Illusion of Progress
Swing Out Sister – Beautiful Mess
T.I. – Paper Trail
The Virgins – The Virgins
Yo Majesty – Futuristically Speaking Never Be Afraid

Sept 15th:

Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Ben Folds – Way To Normal
Bryn Terfel – First Love: Songs From The British Isles
Cassie – tba
Cliff Richard – They Said It Wouldn’t Last (My 50 Years In Music) (8CD)
The Coral – Singles Collection
Cyndi Lauper – Bring Ya To The Brink
David Gilmour – Live In Gdansk
Drever McCusker Woomble – Before The Ruin
Innerpartysystem – Innerpartysystem
Julian Velard – Julian Velard
Katy Perry – One For The Boys
Little Man Tate – Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy
Malakai – Ugly Side Of Love
Metallica – Death Magnetic
Metros – More Money Less Grief
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
Nelly – Brass Knuckles
Pussycat Dolls – Doll Domination
Queen + Paul Rodgers – The Cosmos Rocks
Raghav – Identity
Rolldeep – Return Of The Big Money Sound

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.

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