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in June 1993. It was issued by Massive Records. Three tracks, "Shakin' the Cage", "Dedicated to Glam" and "MLK", are also on the double CD remix album, '' Full Circle'', released in December 1994. "Byrralku Dhangudha" is an edited version of " The Great Southern Mix" with guest appearance by aboriginal performers, keyboardist

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's Kelvin Hayes described "Shakin' the Cage" and "MLK", which were taken from '' Full Circle'', as "Semi-decent lead ollowed bya diabolical attempt at trendy house courtesy of General Dynamics, who uses samples over a vapid synth, an experiment best left to self-destruct in the laboratory". While the other two tracks, "are remixes of versions that are included in the "FC" bracket, which doesn't bode much better but does at least offer more than its sibling".

Track listing

# "Shakin' the Cage" (

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Personnel

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– vocals, guitars, keyboards Synclavier II and Fairlight * Robert Kretschmer – guitars * Simon Lloyd – saxophone, keyboards, programming *

– keyboards, piano ;Additional musicians *

– guitar (track 2) *

– keyboards (track 2) ;Production work *

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– mixer, producer (tracks 1 and 4) * Charles Clouser (aka General Dynamics) – mixer, producer, remixer (tracks 1 and 4) * Iva Davies – producer *

– mixer, producer (track 2) *

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– remix (track 3) All recording and mixing at General Dynamics, Trackdown Studios,

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References

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