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Roots (Curtis Mayfield album)

CTL-W-0149 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-00461 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0149. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Album title: Roots Artist: Curtis Mayfield Release year: 1971

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Album title: Roots Artist: Curtis Mayfield Release year: 1971

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