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It's the latter that makes this such a delight, as the\nband tears into rugged re- workings of the Ramones' \"Merry Christmas (I Don't\nWant to Fight Tonight),\" the Who's crunchy \"Christmas\" (from Tommy) and even a\nrare Beatles track grabbed from the Liverpool band's '60s fan club only discs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunset Blvd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50407750861131,"sku":"2001228","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/LPSBR7007C_58bcb82c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726600493"},{"product_id":"the-lost-album-2","title":"The Lost Album","description":"\u003cp\u003eLost in 1993, found in 2022 - Limited Edition Metallic Gold Vinyl - Only 1000 units pressed \/ Gatefold - In the Fall of 1993, between contracts with Capitol and RCA, The Smithereens ventured into Crystal Sound Studios NYC to write and record a new album for their own label - The results of those one month marathon recording sessions is this album, unheard by the outside world until now, and appropriately titled \"Lost Album\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunset Blvd","offers":[{"title":"Gold LP","offer_id":50418924945739,"sku":"2173057","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_d5ca0756_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726744477"},{"product_id":"love-me-do-p-s-i-love-you","title":"Love Me Do \/ P.S I Love You","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Smithereens from the early 80s to the mid-90s made the world safe for Power-Pop. 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