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The Stamping Ground | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 May 2001 (UK) | |||
Recorded | CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland / Lundgaard Studios, Denmark / Junk!, São Paulo, Brazil | |||
Genre | Celtic rock | |||
Length | 56:39 | |||
Label | Ridge | |||
Producer | Runrig, Kristian Gislason, Paul Mounsey | |||
Runrig chronology | ||||
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