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"Rum Drinker" — Mike Brooks

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A roots record that observes the drinker rather than joining him — issued on a Duke Reid UK pressing in the 1970s.

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Rum Drinker (2018 Remaster)

ITUNES · rights discovery only · performs

Verified iTunes/Apple Music match (JM storefront): Mike Brooks — Rum Drinker (2018 Remaster).

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Mike Brooks, "Rum Drinker" (2018 remaster)

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From the Mike Brooks Topic channel, generated from the rights holder's distribution delivery. Channel confirmed by oEmbed lookup. This is the 2018 remaster; the original was a 1970s Duke Reid UK pressing.

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