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Sounds of Darkness

'All cats are the same color in the dark' is just one of the secrets held by Agent Lee Masters, the Blind Detective of The Sounds of Darkness

Sounds of Darkness

71 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 29 hours, 3207 min)
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Springbok Radio

The hard-boiled detectives of pulp and noir fiction are ultimately romantic figures, heroes that every guy wants to be and every dame wants to be with. These gumshoes are usually flawed individuals doing their best to live up to their personal codes of honor in a corrupt world, even after that world has damaged them in some important way.

Detective Lee Masters of Springbok Radio's The Sounds of Darkness had been one of the F.B.I.'s top agents until a few years back when a gun battle cost him his sight. Once an investigator, always an investigator, and despite his apparent handicap, and Masters 'needs to work" just so that he can go on being Lee Masters, as is pointed out by his secretary, Samantha Darlington (call her 'Sam', not 'Darling'). When Masters comes back to work, the Bureau assigns junior agent Johnny Bridges to be his eyes, and Bridges fulfills a similar role to Archie Goodwin in Nero Wolfe.

Masters' blindness is seen by the bad guys as a weakness, but our hero manages to turn it into a strength. For example, he lures murderers into his office where there is a hidden light switch. Plunged into darkness, Masters now has the upper hand because in the dark, "all cats are the same color".

The Sounds of Darkness broadcast from 1967 through 1974 on South Africa's Springbok Radio. The stories could have easily been part of a late-Sixties American TV police procedural. Not only does the protagonist work for the American Federal Bureau of Investigations, but all of the actors also use Yankee accents. Tony Jay, the actor who created Lee Masters, moved to South Africa from London in 1966, following a business opportunity. He had no previous acting experience but would write several episodes of Darkness and would write, act, and direct several other Springbok projects. When George Lucas was in the early stages of developing Star Wars (1977, 20th Century Fox), Jay was offered the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi but the part ultimately went to Sir Alec Guinness.

See also: Blind Tales in OTRFred LoweryHelen Keller Collection, and George Shearing.

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    I really like the show. I like S. African shows and they do a reasonably good job of pretending to be in America. I would buy it again.

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    71 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00. Total playtime 29 hours, 3207 min
    71 recordings on 2 MP3 CDs for just $10.00
    total playtime 29 hours, 3207 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 31 shows – total playtime 13 hours, 16 minutes
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    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670707 001 Traitor Beware 1st Ep Ssn.mp3
    3. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670714 002 Neiman Principle.mp3
    4. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670721 003 Last Round.mp3
    5. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670728 004 Killers.mp3
    6. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670804 005 Learning Hard Way.mp3
    7. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670811 006 Georgia On Her Mind.mp3
    8. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670818 007 For Two Pins.mp3
    9. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670825 008 Pressure Point.mp3
    10. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670901 009 Murder Make Up.mp3
    11. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670908 010 Smell Of Death.mp3
    12. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670915 011 Power Spells Danger.mp3
    13. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670922 012 Perplexed Pilot.mp3
    14. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670929 013 Brush With Death.mp3
    15. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671006 014 Double Cross.mp3
    16. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671013 015 Say It With Music.mp3
    17. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671020 016 Blind Lead Blind.mp3
    18. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671103 018 Cry Fake.mp3
    19. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671117 020 Fire Down Below.mp3
    20. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671201 021 Birds For Sale.mp3
    21. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671208 022 Blind Mans Bluff.mp3
    22. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671224 023 You Never Know With Women.mp3
    23. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671229 024 East Side Story.mp3
    24. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680105 025 Playing With Fire.mp3
    25. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680112 026 Snow White Seven Accidents.mp3
    26. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680119 027 Lights Out For Lee.mp3
    27. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680209 028 Gambit Final Episode Season.mp3
    28. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691125 029 Painted Red 1st Ep2nd Ssn.mp3
    29. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691202 030 Doomsday Man.mp3
    30. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691230 035 Beefsteak Texas Style.mp3
    31. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700106 036 Child High.mp3
    32. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700113 037 Call Crazy.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 40 shows – total playtime 16 hours, 36 minutes
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    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700120 038 Ticktock Death.mp3
    3. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700127 039 Fish That Flew.mp3
    4. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700203 040 Smiler.mp3
    5. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700210 041 Day In Winter.mp3
    6. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700217 042 S.f.for Soviet.mp3
    7. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700303 044 Double Trouble.mp3
    8. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700317 046 Reardon Virus.mp3
    9. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700324 047 Face Of Death.mp3
    10. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700811 067 Showdown For Soldier.mp3
    11. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700818 068 Big Track.mp3
    12. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700825 069 Flameout Fbi.mp3
    13. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700901 070 Postman Knocks Death.mp3
    14. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700908 071 Leap For Latin.mp3
    15. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700915 072 Louisiana Hayride.mp3
    16. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700922 073 Red Checkers.mp3
    17. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700929 074 Go West Young Man.mp3
    18. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701006 075 Travelers West.mp3
    19. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701013 076 Tommys Gun.mp3
    20. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701020 077 Curtains For Kirton.mp3
    21. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701027 078 Train Of Events.mp3
    22. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701110 080 Talk Turkey.mp3
    23. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701117 081 One That Got Away.mp3
    24. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701124 082 Costa Fame.mp3
    25. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701201 083 Red Bait.mp3
    26. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701208 084 Trip To Tangiers.mp3
    27. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701215 085 Curly Talks Straight.mp3
    28. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701222 086 Luiz Draws Blank.mp3
    29. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701229 087 Deadline One.mp3
    30. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710105 088 It’s Gas.mp3
    31. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710113 089 Onetwothree.mp3
    32. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710119 090 Take Your Pick.mp3
    33. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710126 091 Lady Said “no”.mp3
    34. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710202 092 Katie – Going East.mp3
    35. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710209 093 Taint Painter.mp3
    36. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710216 094 Luke For Silver Lining.mp3
    37. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710223 095 Plot And Carry One.mp3
    38. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710309 097 Silent Death.mp3
    39. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710316 098 Friend Of Uncle Sam.mp3
    40. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710406 101 Skeleton Coast.mp3
    41. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 730522 210 Dead March.mp3
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    71 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00. Total playtime 29 hours, 3207 min
    71 recordings on 2 MP3 Collection Downloads for just $10.00
    821 MB – total playtime 29 hours, 53 min
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    1. Volume 1 – 31 shows – 365 MB – total playtime 13 hours, 16 minutes
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    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670707 001 Traitor Beware 1st Ep Ssn.mp3
    3. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670714 002 Neiman Principle.mp3
    4. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670721 003 Last Round.mp3
    5. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670728 004 Killers.mp3
    6. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670804 005 Learning Hard Way.mp3
    7. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670811 006 Georgia On Her Mind.mp3
    8. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670818 007 For Two Pins.mp3
    9. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670825 008 Pressure Point.mp3
    10. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670901 009 Murder Make Up.mp3
    11. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670908 010 Smell Of Death.mp3
    12. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670915 011 Power Spells Danger.mp3
    13. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670922 012 Perplexed Pilot.mp3
    14. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670929 013 Brush With Death.mp3
    15. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671006 014 Double Cross.mp3
    16. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671013 015 Say It With Music.mp3
    17. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671020 016 Blind Lead Blind.mp3
    18. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671103 018 Cry Fake.mp3
    19. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671117 020 Fire Down Below.mp3
    20. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671201 021 Birds For Sale.mp3
    21. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671208 022 Blind Mans Bluff.mp3
    22. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671224 023 You Never Know With Women.mp3
    23. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671229 024 East Side Story.mp3
    24. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680105 025 Playing With Fire.mp3
    25. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680112 026 Snow White Seven Accidents.mp3
    26. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680119 027 Lights Out For Lee.mp3
    27. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680209 028 Gambit Final Episode Season.mp3
    28. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691125 029 Painted Red 1st Ep2nd Ssn.mp3
    29. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691202 030 Doomsday Man.mp3
    30. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691230 035 Beefsteak Texas Style.mp3
    31. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700106 036 Child High.mp3
    32. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700113 037 Call Crazy.mp3

    1. Volume 2 – 40 shows – 456 MB – total playtime 16 hours, 36 minutes
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    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700120 038 Ticktock Death.mp3
    3. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700127 039 Fish That Flew.mp3
    4. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700203 040 Smiler.mp3
    5. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700210 041 Day In Winter.mp3
    6. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700217 042 S.f.for Soviet.mp3
    7. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700303 044 Double Trouble.mp3
    8. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700317 046 Reardon Virus.mp3
    9. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700324 047 Face Of Death.mp3
    10. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700811 067 Showdown For Soldier.mp3
    11. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700818 068 Big Track.mp3
    12. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700825 069 Flameout Fbi.mp3
    13. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700901 070 Postman Knocks Death.mp3
    14. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700908 071 Leap For Latin.mp3
    15. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700915 072 Louisiana Hayride.mp3
    16. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700922 073 Red Checkers.mp3
    17. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700929 074 Go West Young Man.mp3
    18. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701006 075 Travelers West.mp3
    19. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701013 076 Tommys Gun.mp3
    20. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701020 077 Curtains For Kirton.mp3
    21. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701027 078 Train Of Events.mp3
    22. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701110 080 Talk Turkey.mp3
    23. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701117 081 One That Got Away.mp3
    24. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701124 082 Costa Fame.mp3
    25. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701201 083 Red Bait.mp3
    26. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701208 084 Trip To Tangiers.mp3
    27. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701215 085 Curly Talks Straight.mp3
    28. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701222 086 Luiz Draws Blank.mp3
    29. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701229 087 Deadline One.mp3
    30. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710105 088 It’s Gas.mp3
    31. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710113 089 Onetwothree.mp3
    32. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710119 090 Take Your Pick.mp3
    33. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710126 091 Lady Said “no”.mp3
    34. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710202 092 Katie – Going East.mp3
    35. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710209 093 Taint Painter.mp3
    36. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710216 094 Luke For Silver Lining.mp3
    37. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710223 095 Plot And Carry One.mp3
    38. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710309 097 Silent Death.mp3
    39. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710316 098 Friend Of Uncle Sam.mp3
    40. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710406 101 Skeleton Coast.mp3
    41. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 730522 210 Dead March.mp3
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    71 recordings on 35 Audio CDs. Total playtime 29 hours, 53 min
    71 recordings on 35 Audio CDs
    total playtime 29 hours, 53 min

    Sounds of Darkness Disc A001

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670707 001 Traitor Beware 1st Ep Ssn
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670714 002 Neiman Principle

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A002

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670721 003 Last Round
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670728 004 Killers

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A003

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670804 005 Learning Hard Way
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670811 006 Georgia On Her Mind

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A004

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670818 007 For Two Pins
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670825 008 Pressure Point

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A005

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670901 009 Murder Make Up
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670908 010 Smell Of Death

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A006

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670915 011 Power Spells Danger
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670922 012 Perplexed Pilot

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A007

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 670929 013 Brush With Death
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671006 014 Double Cross

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A008

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671013 015 Say It With Music
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671020 016 Blind Lead Blind

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A009

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671103 018 Cry Fake
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671117 020 Fire Down Below

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A010

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671201 021 Birds For Sale
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671208 022 Blind Mans Bluff

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A011

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671224 023 You Never Know With Women
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 671229 024 East Side Story

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A012

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680105 025 Playing With Fire
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680112 026 Snow White Seven Accidents

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A013

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680119 027 Lights Out For Lee
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 680209 028 Gambit Final Episode Season

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A014

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691125 029 Painted Red 1st Ep2nd Ssn
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691202 030 Doomsday Man

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A015

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 691230 035 Beefsteak Texas Style
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700106 036 Child High

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A016

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700113 037 Call Crazy
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700120 038 Ticktock Death

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A017

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700127 039 Fish That Flew
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700203 040 Smiler

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A018

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700210 041 Day In Winter
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700217 042 S.f.for Soviet

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A019

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700303 044 Double Trouble
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700317 046 Reardon Virus

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A020

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700324 047 Face Of Death
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700811 067 Showdown For Soldier

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A021

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700818 068 Big Track
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700825 069 Flameout Fbi

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A022

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700901 070 Postman Knocks Death
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700908 071 Leap For Latin

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A023

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700915 072 Louisiana Hayride
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700922 073 Red Checkers

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A024

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 700929 074 Go West Young Man
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701006 075 Travelers West

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A025

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701013 076 Tommys Gun
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701020 077 Curtains For Kirton

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A026

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701027 078 Train Of Events
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701110 080 Talk Turkey

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A027

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701117 081 One That Got Away
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701124 082 Costa Fame

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A028

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701201 083 Red Bait
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701208 084 Trip To Tangiers

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A029

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701215 085 Curly Talks Straight
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701222 086 Luiz Draws Blank

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A030

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 701229 087 Deadline One
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710105 088 It’s Gas

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A031

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710113 089 Onetwothree
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710119 090 Take Your Pick

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A032

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710126 091 Lady Said “no”
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710202 092 Katie – Going East

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A033

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710209 093 Taint Painter
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710216 094 Luke For Silver Lining
    3. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710223 095 Plot And Carry One

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A034

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710309 097 Silent Death
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710316 098 Friend Of Uncle Sam

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    Sounds of Darkness Disc A035

    1. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 710406 101 Skeleton Coast
    2. Sounds Of Darkness Sa 730522 210 Dead March

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