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The front sleeve Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World: Yiddisher Jazz in London’s East End, 1920s-1950s
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MANY of the finest and most memorable records have been defined by their sleeves and that’s strikingly exemplified with Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World: Yiddisher Jazz in London’s East End, 1920s-1950s.
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