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PLAYLIST MARCH 16th 2014

SO LAST SUNDAY A FEW LISTENERS AT THE KOBO STEAKOUSE ASKED ME TO DO AN ALL SOLO BEATLES SHOW…WHICH WE’VE DONE BEFORE…BUT THEN I HAVE TO CONCIDER MANY PEOPLE TUNE INTO HEAR ALL 4 OF TOGETHER AS A GROUP

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TODAY EVERY OTHER A BEATLES SONG OR A SOLO BEATLES SONG… HOW EVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT…OR LISTEN TO IT.

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The Beatles - You Like Me Too Much - Help! (Harrison) Lead vocal: George Recorded in eight takes on February 15, 1965. The introduction features Paul and on a Steinway piano and John playing an electric piano. On U.S. : Beatles VI - Capitol LP

George Harrison – You – Extra Texture Originally written for Ronnie Spector, and recorded during the sessions for her sole Apple single, “Try Some, Buy Some,” in February 1971. According to George, they “recorded four or five tracks before Phil fell over,” (something had a tendency to do often. George dug this tape out during the Extra Texture sessions, but didn’t bother redoing the backing track, which is why you can hear Ronnie Spector singing one of her trademark “Be My Baby” oh-oh-oh’s in the background.

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The Beatles - - Revolver

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George The backing track was recorded in five takes on June 2, 1966. 's third song on “Revolver,” was, he later said, "about the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit." Once again Harrison had no idea what to call his composition. The band briefly kicked around random ideas, and the song was recorded under the working title “Laxton's Superb,” a type of apple. It later became known as “I Don't Know,” which was George’s answer when producer George Martin asked whether Harrison had come up with a title. By the day of the final mix (June 6, 1966), Harrison had settled on the title “I Want To Tell You.” Contains the first bass overdub on a Beatles record. Paul had his bass recorded on a different track really allowed for more options when it came time to mix the song. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

George Harrison – Apple Scruffs - ‘70 This was a salute to the girls (and sometimes boys) who stood vigil at Apple, and anyplace a Fab was to likely to be. Upon recording the tune, George invited the “Apple Scruffs,” into the studio to have a listen.

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TODAY EVERY OTHER SONG A BEATLES SONG OR A SOLO BEATLES SONG… HOW EVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT…

The Beatles - - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in one take on October 4, 1968, at . With the exception of the strings and horns section orchestrated by George Martin that was overdubbed onto take 1, the piano-driven ballad “Martha My Dear” was another Paul McCartney solo performance on the “White Album.” Although it takes its name from Paul’s sheep dog, Martha, the song is a love song about a woman. In addition to his lead vocal, Paul plays piano and drums. Once the outside musicians left, Paul re-recorded his lead vocal part, adding handclaps at the same time. After “Martha My Dear” was finished McCartney turned his attention to “,” adding the line “now she’s hit the big time!”

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John Lennon – Hold On - ‘70 This is an ode to self-help for himself, Yoko and the world in general. It is one of the lighter tracks on the album.

The Beatles – Mean Mr. Mustard - Abbey Road Recorded July 24th. Written in India as we heard on the White LP demos from Esher. When the band is playing it during the sessions Pam was then a Shirley. Lennon 1.00

John Lennon – Ya Ya - Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘75 This re-recording (originally on “Walls and Bridges,” due to his pending lawsuit with Levy) was included as an out of court settlement.

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I Call Your Name - EP (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Composed by John Lennon and originally given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to use as the b-side of another Lennon song (credited to Lennon-McCartney), “Bad to Me.” Both had been recorded at Abbey Road by Kramer and band on June 27, 1963, with Paul McCartney in attendance. The Beatles’ version was recorded in seven takes on March 1, 1964. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

Ringo – Goodnight Vienna - Goodnight Vienna `74

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We just heard John Lennon singin` the song YA YA (made famous by Lee Dorsey) … John sang YA YA on two of his solo ….name those albums right now….

OK…were going every other song a Beatles tune followed by a solo song we left of w/ Ringo…so here are the Beatles…

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The Beatles - - A Collection Of Oldies (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ eighth single release for EMI’s label. Recorded in nine takes on October 18, 1964. Written entirely by John Lennon. He based the guitar riff on Bobby Parker’s obscure R&B record “Watch Your Step.” The recording marked the first occasion in which guitar feedback had been deliberately incorporated into a pop song. The sound was achieved by Paul plucking a single bass string and John getting amplifier feedback from his guitar. Issued in the U.S. on November 23, 1964,

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and in U.K. four days later. Not included on the “” LP, which was released on December 4, 1964 in the UK. On U.S. albums: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

UK: Non-album single (A-side)

On UK album: A Collection of Beatles Oldies - Parlophone LP (1966)

Paul McCartney – Driving Rain – Driving Rain ‘01 Written in Los Angeles, in February 2001 – after LA experienced heavier than normal rain. Paul took a drive in his Corvette up the PCH to Malibu, came back and wrote a song about the day. The line “Something’s open…” was inspired by an alarm system that always read on the LCD screen, “something’s open” which annoyed Paul to know end.

The Beatles - I’ve Got A Feeling - Let It Be (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul and John In compiling the soundtrack to the “Let It Be” film, producer Phil Spector had no time to sift through the hours of music the Beatles had recorded at the end of January 1969. Instead, he relied on two versions mixed by Glyn Johns. He also screened a print of the

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movie. Spector had four different Glyn Johns mixes of “I’ve Got A Feeling” to consider: an incomplete January 22 run-through, a more polished take recorded on January 27, and two performances of the song from the rooftop concert on January 30, 1969. On March 23, 1970, Spector remixed the January 27 take and the first of the rooftop performances, but when banding the final album, he chose the first rooftop performance for inclusion.

QUIZ WINNER HERE______A $50 Kobe Steakhouse and Lounge gift card A pair of tix to see the Fab Four at City National Grove of Anaheim April 5th

Go out to spots w/ Jules & John Lennon’s Ya Ya

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SO LAST SUNDAY A FEW LISTENERS AT THE KOBO STEAKOUSE ASKED ME TO DO AN ALL SOLO BEATLES SHOW…WHICH WE’VE DONE BEFORE…BUT THEN I HAVE TO CONCIDER MANY PEOPLE TUNE INTO HEAR ALL 4 OF THE BEATLES TOGETHER AS A GROUP

SO WITH THAT SAID

TODAY EVERY OTHER SONG A BEATLES SONG OR A SOLO BEATLES SONG… HOW EVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT…OR LISTEN TO IT.

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Left off w/ Ya YA…Beatles are up…

The Beatles – I’ll Follow The Sun – Live @ the BBC

Paul & Linda McCartney – Heart Of The Country – Ram ‘71 The song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than standard pitch. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the song as "an effortless folk-pop tune that ranks among

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[McCartney's] very best songs.

The Beatles - Rain - Non-LP B-side (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

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Recorded on April 14 and 16, 1966. The track is notable for the backwards vocal from John Lennon at the end of the song. The section is John singing part of the first verse but the tape is superimposed backwards in the mix. The song contains slowed down instruments, guitar distortion, and vocals recorded and played back at variable speed. Aside from Paul McCartney’s dominant bass part, the song features a striking drum performance from Ringo, who has called “Rain” his favorite Beatles song. The B-side of “.” Issued in America on May 23, 1966 and the UK on June 10, 1966, several months in advance of the “Revolver” album. On U.S. album: - Capitol LP (1970)

John Lennon – Steel and Glass - Walls And Bridges ‘74 Much like “How Do You Sleep” three years earlier, this is another blistering Lennon track that sets its sights on (who had contributed lyrics to “How Do You Sleep” those few years before).

The Beatles - Revolution - Non-LP Track (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ eighteenth single release for EMI, their first on the label. John Lennon lobbied hard to get his magnificent rocker on the A-side of the band’s summer 1968 single, but by any standard, Paul’s “Hey Jude” was an unbeatable choice for the A-side. There are three versions of John’s “Revolution.” The first one recorded was the slower version which opens the fourth side of “The Beatles” and was released under the title “Revolution 1.” That track was the first song to be recorded for what would be known as the “White Album.” Ultimately, the song ran over 10 minutes. Much of it was cut out and used to create the sound collage entitled “,” which would also appear on side four of the new album. Shortly before his death in 1980, John explained the reason for the song’s remake into a fast rocker: Paul and George refused to allow the original slower recording to be released as the next Beatles single, fearing it was not upbeat enough. So Lennon decided they would record the song fast and loud. Recording began on the fast and loud single version of “Revolution” on July 10, 1968.

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Additional overdubs were added on July 11 and 12, and the final mix was completed on July 15. The single was issued on August 30, 1968, in the UK, and on August 26 in the U.S. The “Hey Jude”/“Revolution” single would go on to sell nearly five million copies in the U.S. and eight million copies worldwide. On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP

George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) This track and lead single would be a massive hit all over the world. This single version runs a little bit faster than the LP version.

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The Beatles - Paperback Writer - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ twelfth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded on April 13 and 14, 1966. The track is notable for Paul McCartney’s furious bass line. The bass is so prominent in the mix that sound engineers at EMI worried it could cause the stylus of a record player tone arm (the needle thing on record players) to jump when fans played the 45 RPM single at home. Thankfully, no such calamity occurred. For this heavy bass sound Paul’s chose to replace his usual Hofner bass with a Rickenbacker 4001S bass. Aside from the dominant bass part, McCartney also provides the lead guitar, with George Harrison working the . The second and third verse backing vocal is the French nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques.” Released in America on May 23 and in the UK on June 10. “Paperback Writer” made the second largest ever jump to No. 1 on Billboard's chart. It debuted at number 28 on June 11, 1966, moved to 15 and then to number 1 on June 25. The only single to make a bigger jump was another Beatles song, “Can't Buy Me Love.” On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

John Lennon – Be-Bop-A-Lula – Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘75 Originally recorded in October of 1974, this was a favorite of John’s – and it was one of the songs Paul McCartney heard John sing when they met in July ’57.

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The Beatles - Oh! Darling - Abbey Road (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Paul’s “Oh! Darling” had been run-through a few times during the “” sessions, but the first proper recording was at on April 20, 1969. The backing track was recorded in 26 takes with Paul on Rickenbacker bass, John on piano, George on Telecaster through a Leslie speaker and Ringo on drums. Paul’s lead vocal was recorded on April 26, but he was not happy with it. The band moved on to other songs. Paul would return to “Oh! Darling” in mid-July. He wanted to record his lead vocal in one single take when his voice was most gravelly. Engineer Alan Parsons: “Perhaps my main memory of the “Abbey Road” sessions is of Paul coming into Studio Three at two o’clock or 2:30 each afternoon, on his own, to do the vocal on ‘Oh! Darling.’ That was a feature of the “Abbey Road” sessions. You rarely saw all four Beatles together. It was either John or Paul or George working on their various things, perhaps only getting together to her something back. But Paul came in several days running to do the lead vocal on ‘Oh! Darling.’ He’d come in, sing it and say, ‘No, that’s not it, I’ll try it again tomorrow.’ He only tried it once per day, I suppose he wanted to capture a certain rawness which could only be done once before his voice changed. I remember him saying ‘five years ago I could have done this in a flash,’ referring, I suppose, to the days of ‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Kansas City.’” McCartney made lead vocal attempts on July 17, 18, 22, and 23, and his July 23 lead vocal appears on the finished master. On August 8, Paul

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George Harrison – Sue Me, Sue You Blues - Living In The Material World ‘73 Inspired the Beatles legal problems, George wouldn’t let a good fight go unrecorded. In characteristic good humor, George put the frustrations of Paul suing his former band mates to song (while Lennon reportedly threw bricks through Paul’s windows – though this is highly, highly disputed!). This song had some lyrical modifications for his 1974 US Tour, brining the story up to date to include the litigation against Allen Klein (Paul told you so, George!).

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50 years ago TODAY March 16th 1964, The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the U.S. with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single…what was that single? 800-955-KLOS

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The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ sixth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. During their 19-day engagement at Paris’s Olympia Theatre The Beatles took time out to record German-language versions for two of their biggest hits. “” and “” were chosen to get new vocals to increase sales in the German market. This was at the insistence of EMI’s German branch, Odeon, which felt they couldn’t sell large quantities of records unless they were sung in German. With less than an hour left on their booked recording time, The Beatles recorded four takes of a new song by Paul, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Issued in the U.S. on March 16, 1964, it sold 940,225 copies in the U.S. the day it was released, earning a gold record award that day and shattering all previous sales records. Within two weeks sales had totaled 2 million copies. The single went on to sell over 3 million by the end of the year. The UK single was released four days later, on March 20, 1964. Recorded Jan. 29, 1964 at Pathe’ Marconi Studio in Paris. It’s inclusion in “A Hard Day’s Night” was a decision by director Richard Lester, who opted for Paul’s fast paced million seller over John’s slower new song “I’ll Cry Instead.” The decision to cut “I’ll Cry Instead” from the film was so last minute that the American soundtrack LP, which had been rush-released on United Artists Records, included “I’ll Cry Instead” in its song line-up. On U.S. album: A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Hey Jude - Apple LP (1970)

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This morning…It’s a Beatles song followed by a solo Beatles song followed by a Beatles song etc….and since we left you w/ Can’t Buy Me Love…a Beatles song…it’s now time for a solo song from RINGO and Joe Walsh!

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Ringo – Slow Down – Ringo 2012

The Beatles - Drive My Car - (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John The lead off track to Rubber Soul on the UK version was recorded on October 13, 1965. This session was the first in Beatles recording history to go past midnight. The music was written by Paul but he needed help with the lyrics. He and John worked through the song and came up with “baby you can drive my car” in place of temporary lyrics Paul was using (“you can give me golden rings”). “Drive my car” is an old blues expression for sex. The basic track was completed in four takes. Thanks to , McCartney plays bass, piano and slide guitar (his ). Paul provides the guitar solo in the song’s introduction, middle and ending. On U.S. album: - Capitol LP

George Harrison – Faster - George Harrison ‘79 George immortalizes his newfound passion of auto racing, again, after “It’s What You Value.” The title matches the name of Scottish racer, Jackie Stewart’s book.

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It incorporated recordings made by George at one of the races he attended in 1977 of Formula One racers Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson. George also made a rare appearance as the bassist on this track.

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On the road w/ the Beatles on this gorgeous Los Angeles Sunday morning …lets switch gears….(get it switch gears after the car set…. Sorry about that….

The Beatles - - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John In 1980 John described “Glass Onion” as one of his “throwaways,” but the word play in the song is fascinating. Aside from many references to other Beatles songs, listeners were probably left guessing what Lennon meant by phrases such as “bent backed tulips,” “cast iron shore,” and “dovetail joint.” Specifically the phrase “looking through the bent backed tulips to see how the other half lives” referred to a floral on display at the posh restaurant Parkes. The Cast Iron Shore is a name for Liverpool’s beach, and a dovetail joint is not a drug reference, but a type of construction wood joint. The title “Glass Onion” is British slang for monocle (or eye piece), and was one of the names suggested by John for the Iveys, an Apple band that changed its name to .

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Wings – Beware My Love – Wings at the Speed of Sound ’76 A superb McCartney tune that became another fantastic part of the Wings live performance. It was also listed as the B-Side of “Let ‘Em In,” which benefitted in radio play by not having a cross-fade which made it easier to play.

The Beatles - Money (That’s What I Want) – (Bradford-Gordy) Lead vocal: John Originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released as a single on Motown’s Tamla and Anna labels in 1959 and 1960 respectively, peaking at #23 in 1960. It was a part of The Beatles’ live repertoire from 1960 to 1964. On July 18, 1963, the group, with George Martin on piano, performed the song live in the studio -- vocals and all -- for six full takes, the final take being deemed the best. Although The Beatles involvement with the recorded track lasted this one day, George Martin continued to add overdubs and tinker with his piano part until the song was completed to his satisfaction on September 30, 1963. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

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TODAY EVERY OTHER SONG A BEATLES SONG OR A SOLO BEATLES SONG… HOW EVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT…OR LISTEN TO IT.

Time for a solo Beatles song as we go back and forth between Beatles and solo Beatles…

Here is solo Beatle John.

John – HELP! – Home `70 / The Beatles - Help! - Help! (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

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The Beatles’ tenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded during a three-hour session on April 13, 1965. Written mostly by John with some help from Paul. In 1965 George Harrison was interviewed about the upcoming single, saying “it’s probably the best single we’ve done.” Harrison said the group was really pleased with the song, and described it as being more “involved” than previous Beatles songs. “It has a counter melody going on as well as a main melody.” In 1980 John Lennon said, “The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. I was eating and drinking like a pig and I was fat as a pig, dissatisfied with myself, and subconsciously I was crying for help. When ‘Help!’ came out, I was actually crying out for help. I didn't realize it at the time. I just wrote the song because I was commissioned to write it for the movie. But later, I knew I really was crying out for help. So it was my fat Elvis period. You see the movie: he - I - is very fat, very insecure, and he's completely lost himself.” Lennon has pointed to 1967’s “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Help!” as his only “honest” songs with the Beatles. The song was number one in the U.S. for three weeks, and in the UK it spent four weeks at number one. On U.S. album: Help! - Capitol LP

John Lennon – Isolation - Plastic Ono Band ‘70 A fabulous closer to side one of the Plastic Ono Band album, it shuts down cold one of the most emotionally draining sides ever created on an album. The track is nearly in mono, but the bass drum is in the left channel. The voice does go to a wide stereo picture in the middle-eight due to the panning of John’s double- tracked vocal. This particular track is considered to be ’s favorite of all his father’s songs.

The Beatles - Don’t Pass Me By - The Beatles

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(Starkey) Lead vocal: Ringo The second song to be recorded for the “White Album” was the first solo songwriting credit for Richard Starkey, aka . Although Ringo had assistance from Paul McCartney on the catchy, very McCartney-ish chorus (“Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry, don’t make me blue, ‘cuz you know darlin’ I love only you”), the verses are all Ringo, who had been dabbling with this song off and on since 1963! The rhythm track was recorded in three takes on June 5, 1968, with only Paul on piano and Ringo on drums. Overdubs included a second piano part, sleigh bells, and bass guitar part. Work continued on June 6 with the recording of Ringo’s lead vocal. On July 12, outside musician Jack Fallon was brought in to play the part. The quirky introduction was a seven-second edit piece of Paul tinkling piano keys, recorded on July 22. A slightly longer introduction to the song was put together by George Martin, but was not used. This 48-second piece, entitled “,” can be found on the “” album.

George Harrison – I Live For You - All Things Must Pass ‘70 (Remaster 2001) A pleasant track in the vein of “,” and bears a striking resemblance to Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay.”

The Beatles - Here, There And Everywhere - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul while sitting by the pool of John’s estate, this classic ballad was inspired by ’ “God Only Knows.” Completed in 14 takes spread over three sessions on June 14, 16 and 17, 1966. Paul’s lead vocal is double tracked. Paul, John, and George provide the lush harmony and Ringo drums using brushes. Both Paul and John called “Here, There And Everywhere” one of their favorite Beatles songs. Never performed by The Beatles in concert and only rarely performed by McCartney since. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

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Paul McCartney & Wings – Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five – Band on the Run ‘73 A fantastic ending to a flawless album, the hook had been floating around Paul’s head for months prior to the composition. There was a mastering error on the song (and CD versions) that remained for many, many years where the beginning was affected by a “quick fade up.”

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Wings – Give Ireland Back To The Irish – Single `72

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John Lennon – The Luck Of The Irish – Some Time In New York City ‘72 Although a pleasant, it included Yoko “bleating” as “The Invisible Strings,” and was less than popular with the public.

Flo & Eddie – Keep It Warm – Moving Targets

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