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<a href="/Boston-id183/Acetate%20Demos%20%2875-76%29-id294973/"><nobr>Acetate Demos (75-76)</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Live%20at%20Great%20Woods-id330803/"><nobr>Live at Great Woods</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Mission%20Aborted%3A%20Acetate%20Demos%20%4038%20Unreleased%203rd%20Album-id330809/"><nobr>Mission Aborted: Acetate Demos &amp; Unreleased 3rd Album</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Live%20-%20Past%20Invitation%20Radio%20Broadcast%20-%20Long%20Beach%20Arena%20-%2003-16-77%20%4043%2003-19-77-id400569/"><nobr>Live - Past Invitation Radio Broadcast - Long Beach Arena - 03-16-77 + 03-19-77</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/1976-09-27%3A%20Agora%20Ballroom%2C%20Cleveland%2C%20OH%2C%20USA-id663474/"><nobr>1976-09-27: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/King%20Biscuit%20Flower%20Hour%201977-id862529/"><nobr>King Biscuit Flower Hour 1977</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Live%20USA-id54071/"><nobr>Live USA</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="/Boston-id183/More%20Than%20a%20Feeling-id148575/"><nobr>More Than a Feeling</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1976
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Boston-id267/"><nobr>Boston</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1978
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Don%4039t%20Look%20Back-id36999/"><nobr>Don't Look Back</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1986
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Third%20Stage-id28742/"><nobr>Third Stage</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1986
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Can%4039tcha%20Say%20%28You%20Believe%20in%20Me%29-id452958/"><nobr>Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1993
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<a href="/Boston-id183/1977-03-19%3A%20Past%20Invitation%3A%20Long%20Beach%20Arena%2C%20Long%20Beach%2C%20CA%2C%20USA-id809498/"><nobr>1977-03-19: Past Invitation: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1994
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<a href="/Boston-id183/I%20Need%20Your%20Love-id452962/"><nobr>I Need Your Love</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1994
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Walk%20On-id19936/"><nobr>Walk On</nobr></a><br>
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<td>1997
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Greatest%20Hits-id35521/"><nobr>Greatest Hits</nobr></a><br>
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<td>2000
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Band-id106350/"><nobr>Rock and Roll Band</nobr></a><br>
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<td>2002
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<a href="/Boston-id183/We%20Found%20It%20in%20the%20Trashcan%2C%20Honest%21-id552264/"><nobr>We Found It in the Trashcan, Honest!</nobr></a><br>
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<td>2002
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<a href="/Boston-id183/More%20Than%20a%20Feeling-id531235/"><nobr>More Than a Feeling</nobr></a><br>
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<td>2002
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<a href="/Boston-id183/Corporate%20America-id89466/"><nobr>Corporate America</nobr></a><br>
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</table></div><p><p>See the <a href="/aid31263.html">freedb index</a> of albums of Boston</a><br></p><p class=subheadermargin>
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<a href="/Anthony%20Cosmo-id330584/"><nobr>Anthony Cosmo</nobr></a><br><a href="/Barry%20Goudreau-id112642/"><nobr>Barry Goudreau</nobr></a><br><a href="/Brad%20Delp-id330579/"><nobr>Brad Delp</nobr></a><br><a href="/Brad%20Delp-id330579/"><nobr>Brad Delp</nobr></a><br><a href="/Fran%20Cosmo-id330581/"><nobr>Fran Cosmo</nobr></a><br><a href="/Fran%20Sheehan-id447683/"><nobr>Fran Sheehan</nobr></a><br><a href="/Gary%20Pihl-id330582/"><nobr>Gary Pihl</nobr></a><br><a href="/Jeff%20Neal-id330585/"><nobr>Jeff Neal</nobr></a><br><a href="/Jim%20Masdea-id447690/"><nobr>Jim Masdea</nobr></a><br><a href="/Jim%20Masdea-id447690/"><nobr>Jim Masdea</nobr></a><br><a href="/Kimberley%20Dahme-id330583/"><nobr>Kimberley Dahme</nobr></a><br><a href="/Michael%20Sweet-id48273/"><nobr>Michael Sweet</nobr></a><br><a href="/Sib%20Hashian-id447681/"><nobr>Sib Hashian</nobr></a><br><a href="/Tom%20Scholz-id330578/"><nobr>Tom Scholz</nobr></a><br><a href="/Tommy%20DeCarlo-id807948/"><nobr>Tommy DeCarlo</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2307562/" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2307562/</nobr></a><br>
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<td>musicmoz
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<a href="http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Boston/" target=_blank><nobr>http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Boston/</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boston" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boston</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.boston.org/" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.boston.org/</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.bandboston.com/" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.bandboston.com/</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(band)" target=_blank><nobr>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(band)</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0d8b0d50-e4cf-4da4-965d-f24c58ec3268" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0d8b0d50-e4cf-4da4-965d-f24c58ec3268</nobr></a><br>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/bandboston" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.facebook.com/bandboston</nobr></a><br>
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<td>lyrics
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<a href="http://www.lyricstatus.com/boston-lyrics" target=_blank><nobr>http://www.lyricstatus.com/boston-lyrics</nobr></a><br>
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