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About the Artist
CRAIG RUBANO made his Broadway debut as young lover Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables, performing the role over 700 times. Craig was an original Broadway cast member of Frank Wildhorn's Tony & Grammy Award-nominated The Scarlet Pimpernel (Atlantic Records) and Pimpernel II (Pimp. Encore, Atlantic Records).

He played Algy Moncrieff in the first New York revival of Ernest in Love; Dorian in Dorian Gray; and Zeppo Marx in the Goodspeed Opera House's hit revival of Animal Crackers. He performed for a hometown, nightly audience of ten thousand at the St. Louis Muny's An Evening of Richard Rodgers; and he played murderer Winston Moseley in the National Music Theater Conference's development of The Screams of Kitty Genovese at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and then at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals. Craig played Dennis (the Monster) in a VT Crossroads production of Stefania de Kenessey's comic opera The Monster Bed.

Craig's concert experience began a cappella. As a member of singing groups Redhot & Blue and, following in Cole Porter's footsteps, The Whiffenpoofs, he performed in 37 US states and 13 foreign countries. Highlights included Carnegie Hall's centennial salute to Cole Porter; a Bangkok debut of lovesongs written by the King of Thailand; a stint at Copenhägen's Tivoli Gardens; and a command performance in Monte Carlo for Prince Albert of Monaco.

Craig's debut solo recording Finishing the Act: Act One Finales from Broadway (AF Records) was the MAC Award-winning Recording of the Year. The NY Post''s Chip Defaa hailed Craig's "resounding legit voice," on an "impeccably produced, gloriously orchestrated CD."

Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote of the subsequent Finishing the Act concert show, "Craig Rubano has an intelligence and wit to match his robust baritone...an exceptionally well-conceived cabaret debut," awarding the show a star. Finishing the Act continues to be booked across the country and abroad.

Craig received a Back Stage Bistro Award and a MAC Award for Outstanding Vocals.

In addition to Finishing the Act, Craig's touring concert shows are: Something Wonderful: Celebrating Richard Rodgers (with Heather Mac Rae, Mark Nadler, and KT Sullivan); The Night They Invented Champagne: Operettas and the Musicals They Inspired (with Mark Nadler and KT Sullivan); and solo shows Stepping into Love: Harold Arlen in the Thirties; Change Partners: Life's a Dance, which debuted at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room; and At Long Last Love: A Cole Porter Evening, which debuted at the Cafe Carlyle.

Craig's second solo album, Change Partners (Prosody Records) was released in February 2005.

A summa cum laude Yale University graduate, Craig earned a M.A. as a Marjorie Hope Nicholson Fellow in the Humanities at Columbia University.

Album Description
Broadway and Cabaret star Craig Rubano takes you on an exploration of partnership, featuring songs from Broadway, Movie Musicals and the Hit Parade. He is accompanied by a Trio and instrumental guest partners.

Change Partners, Music, Craig Rubano, Adult Contemporary, Broadway and Cabaret star Craig Rubano takes you on an exploration of partnership, featuring songs from Broadway, Movie Musicals and the Hit Parade. He is accompanied by a Trio and instrumental guest partners., Easy Listening, Pop, Pop Vocals, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A really Fine Romance
  • A Musical Treat
 Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002SDR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Cheek To Cheek
  2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  3. The Piccolino
  4. Change Partners
  5. Top Hat
  6. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  7. Heat Wave
  8. The Way You Look Tonight
  9. Pick Yourself Up
  10. A Fine Romance
  11. All The Things You Are
  12. Why Do I Love You?
  13. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  14. Night And Day
  15. Looking At You
  16. Just One Of Those Things
  17. My Funny Valentine
  18. Thou Swell
  19. The Lady Is A Tramp
  20. Blue Room

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A really Fine Romance.......2007-07-05

It doesn't get any better than these two playing these guys! Some of it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Use your imagination... It's all just swell.

5 out of 5 stars A Musical Treat.......2006-01-08

"The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments." ~ Charles-Auguste De Bériot ~

Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grapelli together had made some of the most beautiful music ever-recorded. And I believe that this is one of the many successful albums they recorded together. In this recording, both violinists have showed their excellent musicianship and interpretative eloquence as well, making it one of my most cherished CDs from my collection.

These are the main ingredients of a perfectly-made CD for your listening pleasure: mix violins, piano, bass and drums together, combine two terrific violinists, season with the best melodies in the 20s, 30s and 40s from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart. Add the musical talents of Nelson Riddle, Max Harris, Martin Taylor, Eddie Tripp, Alan Clare and the rest of the studio musicians. Now all you have to do is to sit back, relax and savor these stunning melodies coming from your CD player. Listen to it in full-volume and fill your music room with the sheer beauty of these classics.

One of my favorite musical instruments is violin. With its four strings, it gives a whole wide range of musical versatility and I simply love the fascinating sound it produces.

My personal highlights are the best tunes from Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Nelson Riddle arranged this particular track and conducted the Woodwind and Brass section), "A Fine Romance," "Pick Yourself Up," "Why Do I Love You?" and "All The Things You Are."

My choices from Irving Berlin's gems are - "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" featuring the great artistry of Nelson Riddle in arranging and conducting, "Cheek To Cheek" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm."

The Cole Porter repertoire represented his musical sophistication in "Night And Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Just One Of Those Things."

The choice cuts from the talented and creative team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are "My Funny Valentine" and "Thou Swell."

Listening to this CD is so delectable and equivalent to having my favorite dessert - be it Tiramisu, New York Cheesecake, Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Soufflé, Créme Brulee, Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate-Coated Strawberries! ;)

A musical treat.
Menuhin & Grappelli Play...
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Most beautiful music
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Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002Z83LG
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
  2. Soon
  3. Summertime
  4. Embraceable You
  5. Liza
  6. A Foggy Day
  7. 'S Wonderful
  8. The Man I Love
  9. I Got Rhythm
  10. He Loves And She Loves
  11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  12. They All Laughed
  13. Funny Face
  14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
  15. Lady Be Good
  16. These Foolish Things
  17. Laura
  18. April In Paris
  19. Autumn Leaves
  20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

  1. Cheek To Cheek
  2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  3. Change Partners
  4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
  5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  6. Heat Wave
  7. The Way You Look Tonight
  8. Pick Yourself Up
  9. A Fine Romance
  10. All The Things You Are
  11. Why Do I Love You?
  12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
  13. Night And Day
  14. Looking At You
  15. Just One Of Those Things
  16. My Funny Valentine
  17. Thou Swell
  18. The Lady Is A Tramp
  19. Blue Room
  20. Jealousy
  21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.
Sing Irving Berlin
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Doesn't work for me.
 Sing Irving Berlin

Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B00008YGWJ
Release Date: 2003-07-28

Tracks:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
  3. It's a Lovely Day/Isn't It a Lovely Day
  4. Blue Skies
  5. Always
  6. They Say It's Wonderful
  7. No Strings
  8. Song Is Ended
  9. Stepping Out With My Baby
  10. Let Yourself Go
  11. Cheek to Cheek/Let's Face the Music and Dance
  12. Marrying for Love/The Girl That I Marry
  13. What'll I Do
  14. Puttin' on the Ritz
  15. Abraham
  16. Change Partners
  17. Heatwave
  18. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  19. Count Your Blessings
  20. White Christmas

Album Description

Quality music at a great price, this collection features 20 tracks including 'How Deep Is The Ocean', 'No Strings', 'Puttin' On The Ritz' & 'Heatwave'. The Swingles have, unusually, incorporated electric keyboards, horns and drums into their usually acappella approach, resulting in some thoroughly modern interpretations of Berlin's classics. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Doesn't work for me........2006-05-04

I LOVE the Swingle Singers. The first time I heard them sing Bach back in the 60's I was driving a car and I was so blown away that I had to pull off the road. And I LOVE Irving Berlin's music; his message is simple and direct and tuneful. And therein lies the rub. To me, the jazz vocal styles, the contemporary harmonies and the whimsical utterances of the Swingle Singers go together with Irving Berlin's music like oil and water; they just don't mix. The words and melodies are those of Irving Berlin but the end result isn't Irving Berlin. Admittedly this is one man's opinion, and others might take great pleasure in the Swingle Singers' unfailing virtuosity and inventiveness. But if you anticipate the straighforward tunes and emotional directness in Berlin's music, you are apt to be disappointed.
Change Partners
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A superb - if mellow - follow-up to his first album.
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Craig Rubano
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ASIN: B0007CKAKQ
Release Date: 2005-02-03

Tracks:

  1. Come Dance with Me
  2. You and the Night and the Music
  3. Change Partners
  4. Lookin' for another Sweetie/I'm Confessin' (that I Love You)
  5. Unexpected Song
  6. Everything is Possible
  7. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  8. The Thrill is Gone
  9. Just One of those Things/Dream-Dancing
  10. Shall We Dance
  11. Why Shouldn't it Happen to Us?
  12. Love is only Love
  13. I Know Now
  14. Life's a Dance/You're All the World to Me

Album Description

Broadway and Cabaret star Craig Rubano takes you on an exploration of partnership, featuring songs from Broadway, Movie Musicals and the Hit Parade. He is accompanied by a Trio and instrumental guest partners.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A superb - if mellow - follow-up to his first album........2005-03-07

"Change Partners" is one of the most soothing albums I've ever bought and I bought it on the basis of Craig's first impeccable album, "Finishing the Act." While that album featured a lot of "known gems" with a few "unknowns", this album explores exactly the opposite. I doubt you'll have heard more than a few of these songs before. Even so, you'll love the introduction Craig Rubano gives them. His voice thunders when it needs to and soothes when appropriate, but throughout, he treats his material with utmost respect. This is a man who loves to sing and the variety of his song choices are delicious. Now and then some of the arrangements bordered on smaltzy in a "Kit Kat Klub" kind of way, but mostly the piano, bass, percussion trio provided an intimate feeling that was perfect for the material. Guest instrumentalists appear here and there for added flavor - an alto sax, a trombone, a clarinet - but they are never used to excess. On a few of the songs, I literally could not believe my ears at the range of this man. His baritone is absolutely pure but he also has a very high top on his range and he never hides vocal flaws with an overdone vibrato (a.k.a. Mandy Patinkin). If anything, and I'm surprised to hear myself say it, he reminds me of Anthony Warlow's perfectly trained baritone. Not that anyone can really surpass Warlow's voice, but Craig Rubano makes a legitimate claim to aspire there. If you want to hear what a great singer can do, give Craig Rubano a listen - you won't be disappointed.
Salute To Hollywood
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • PITOU
 Salute To Hollywood

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  1. Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

ASIN: B00000410B
Release Date: 1989-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Hooray for Hollywood
  2. Pops Salutes The Oscars: When You Wish Upon A Star - Swingin' On A Star - Moon River - Raindrops Keep Falln' On My Head - Theme From 'The Way We Were - The Shadow Of Your Smile
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars PITOU.......1999-06-08

A great CD with the rarest music by John Williams: "The Wiches of Eastwick". It is the CD to buy immediately. It's not expensive, take advantage !
Change Partners
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • extremely poor re-mastering
  • An excellent CD!
  • Nelson Eddy on CD - always a pleasure
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ASIN: B000001ZRF
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Carousel in the Park - Jeanette MacDonald
  2. It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream - Jeanette MacDonald
  3. Close as Pages in a Book - Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Merrill
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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars extremely poor re-mastering.......2004-12-21

I listen to many (re-mastered) historical recordings. Jeanette MacDonald is certainly one of my most favorite sopranos. For some reason, I haven't been able to find a decent, or even acceptable, re-mastering of her recordings.

While this one certainly contains many valuable tracks, the re-mastering is horrid. The songs sound stripped yet still maintain a great deal of distracting noise. I conjecture that the re-mastering was done simply by increasing the bass and decreasing the treble.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent CD!.......2004-03-29

This is an excellent collection of the Screen Sweethearts of the 30's, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, *not* singing together, in the 40's (except for a few of Jeanette's songs).

For Jeanette, it has numbers from Up In Central Park: Carousel in the Park, It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream, Close as Pages in a Book, Fireman's Bride, The Big Back Yard, When You Walk in the Room. She and Robert Merrill sing these together and on their own, and very charmingly, too. There are also Love Me Tonight, Isn't It Romantic, and Beyond the Blue Horizon.

For Nelson, he sings music from The Student Prince with Rise Stevens: Golden Days, Drinking Song, Deep in my Heart Dear, Serenade (which is BEAUTIFUL!), Just We Two, and Come Boys. He also sings all the songs from Northwest Outpost - thankfully, without Ilona Massey! Also, the Willie the Whale segment from Make Mine Music is on this CD - just as it is in the movie, with the narration and everything - it's great! (The Tristan und Isolde part is not included, however - not sure what the reasoning is behind that.) He also sings a duet with Jane Powell - Why Do I Love You? from Show Boat.

I say this is a must for fans of Nelson and/or Jeanette, not to mention Rise Stevens!

I particularly enjoy "When You Walk in the Room". It's a charming little tune, with ridiculous but adorable lyrics! "Fireman's Bride" is very funny also - Jeanette barely sounds like herself!

I hope this will help others to choose this CD - it's a pity there's not a list of the titles here!

4 out of 5 stars Nelson Eddy on CD - always a pleasure.......1998-08-30

It's always a pleasure to find Nelson Eddy's wonderful voice on CD and this one has some of the harder-to-find pieces in it, including collaborations with Jane Powell and the wonderful mezzo Rise Stevens. The recording of "The Whale Who Sang at the Met" is a must for any collector as are the excellent recordings (better than on the movie) for "Northwest Outpost". The baritone singing opposite Jeanette MacDonald also has an excellent voice (though his name temporarily escapes me)
The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2

    Manufacturer: Collectables
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000AHEU8
    Release Date: 2003-09-02

    Tracks:

    1. It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
    2. Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
    3. You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
    4. Always/Remember
    5. Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
    6. Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
    7. Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
    8. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
    9. This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
    10. Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
    11. Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
    12. Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
    13. How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
    14. Change Partners/Mandy
    15. You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
    16. Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
    17. Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
    18. I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
    19. What'll I Do/All Alone
    20. A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
    21. Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
    22. I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
    23. Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
    24. The Piccoline/No Strings

    Album Description

    Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.
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      JazzJazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B0009JVSU8
      Release Date: 2005-04-05

      Tracks:

      1. Come Dance with Me
      2. You and the Night and the Music
      3. Change Partners
      4. Lookin' for another Sweetie/I'm Confessin' (that I Love You)
      5. Unexpected Song
      6. Everything is Possible
      7. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
      8. The Thrill is Gone
      9. Just One of those Things/Dream-Dancing
      10. Shall We Dance
      11. Why Shouldn't it Happen to Us?
      12. Love is only Love
      13. I Know Now
      14. Life's a Dance//You're All the World to Me

      Product Description

      Broadway and Cabaret artist Craig Rubano takes you on a romantic exploration of partnership, featuring songs from Broadway, Movie Musicals and the Hit Parade. He is accompanied by a Trio and instrumental guest partners.
      Menuhin & Grappelli Play
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • A strange experience...
      • Menuhin&Grappelli
      • always a winning pair
      		 Menuhin & Grappelli Play

      Manufacturer: EMI Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000026BYI
      Release Date: 1999-11-02

      Tracks:

      1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
      2. Soon
      3. Summertime
      4. Embraceable You
      5. Liza
      6. A Foggy Day
      7. 'S Wonderful
      8. The Man I Love
      9. I Got Rhythm
      10. He Loves And She Loves
      11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
      12. They All Laughed
      13. Funny Face
      14. Our Love is Here to Stay
      15. Lady, Be Good
      16. These Foolish Things
      17. Laura
      18. April In Paris
      19. Autumn Leaves
      20. Autumn In New York

      Tracks:

      1. Cheek To Cheek
      2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
      3. Change Partners
      4. Top Hat, White And Tails
      5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
      6. Heat Wave
      7. The Way You Look Tonight
      8. Pick Yourself Up
      9. A Fine Romance
      10. All The Things You Are
      11. Why Do I Love You?
      12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
      13. Night And Day
      14. Looking At You
      15. Just One Of Those Things
      16. My Funny Valentine
      17. Thou Swell
      18. The Lady Is A Tramp
      19. Blue Room
      20. Jealousy
      21. Skylark

      Customer Reviews:

      2 out of 5 stars A strange experience..........2003-11-03

      They're both brilliant violinists but in very different genres, and Menuhin by his own admission never learned to improvise (unlike many of today's classical performers): he was trained in the post-Liszt, pre-jazz window when improvisation had died out in classical music and even cadenzas followed the score strictly (if Beethoven didn't write one, play Kreisler's). And it shows, rather painfully. He achieves a brilliant tone but that's about it: he plays these Broadway tunes completely "straight", and any student could do that equally well.

      The CD is worthwhile for its curiosity value, but you'd get much better musical value buying Grappelli's jazz and Menuhin's classical recordings separately.

      5 out of 5 stars Menuhin&Grappelli.......2002-08-17

      Music just does not get any better than this CD! I am a musician and hearing these two artists is a thrill. This is a CD for all music lovers. You will not be sorry if you purchase this CD

      5 out of 5 stars always a winning pair.......2001-01-29

      You simply can't go wrong with a combination of two of the most talented violinists of our time. This cd is a wonderful showcase for them both and the choice of music is the greatest classics. It's a fun, winner of a cd.
      CP
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		CP
        Change Partners
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000FT5TMK
        Release Date: 2005-12-27

        Tracks:

        1. Change Partners
        2. Teach Your Children
        3. Marrakesh Express
        4. Cathedral
        5. Let's Roll
        6. Milkyway Tonight
        7. Helplessly Hoping
        8. Chicago
        9. Down by the River
        10. Blackbird
        11. On the Way Home
        12. So Begins the Task
        13. Almost Cut My Hair
        14. Right Between the Eyes
        15. Rockin' in the Free World
        16. Taken at All
        17. Do for the Others
        18. Nothing Is Perfect
        19. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
        20. Our House

        Music:

        1. Cocktail Hour: Judy Garland
        2. Colour My World/the Other Man's Grass Is Always... [Import]
        3. Complete Savoy Recordings [Import]
        4. Cybill: Songs from the Cybill Show
        5. Don't You Love Me Anymore/You and Your Lover
        6. Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits [Import]
        7. Essential: 40th Anniversary Tour Edition [Import]
        8. Flashes: Solo 7-String Guitar, Vol. 3
        9. For Real
        10. Fred Hersch Trio + 2

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