TJ Lawrence ‘Illuminations’ (Eagle, 1985)

byJoe Silva
March 18, 2021

Since you can’t peel back the YouTube algorithm, there’s no telling how we wound up staring at western Canada circa the mid-80s.

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TJ Lawrence ‘Illuminations’ (Eagle, 1985)

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Joe Silva

Bill Nelson ‘Chimera’ (Mercury, 1983)

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Leslie Winer/© ‘Witch’ (Transglobal)

Peter Gabriel ‘Birdy’ (Charisma, 1985)

Nick Nicely ‘Psychotropia’ (Tenth Planet, 2003)

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TJ Lawrence ‘Illuminations’ (Eagle, 1985)

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