The fall,gig ticket,Liverpool Guild of Students,Sat 02 Jul 2011,John Cooper Clarke

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2BTY2A6File size:
24.8 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3631 x 2384 px | 30.7 x 20.2 cm | 12.1 x 7.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 July 2011Location:
160, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, , L3 5TRMore information:
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