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The Duke Of Burlington

The Duke Of Burlington has been played on NTS shows including How the Other Half Lives, with Flash '83 (Dub Version) first played on 18 January 2015.

The main man behind the Duke Of Burlington was Italian pianist/accordionist Mario Battaini (1931-2000), who also made jazz accordion records under the alias Batman.

I think the Duke of Burlington name was originally coined as a rip-off of 'The Marquis of Kensington' - the Marquis did the original version of 'Flash', which the Duke covered.

The Duke's recording of Flash also appeared on a German LP credited to one Early Freeman und sein Orchester - Early Freeman appears to be…

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Flash '83 (Dub Version)
The Duke Of Burlington
Proto Records1983
Flash '83 (Dub Version)
The Duke Of BurlingtonProto Records1983
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Flash
The Duke Of Burlington
Decca2013
Flash
The Duke Of BurlingtonDecca2013
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Flash
Duke Of Burlington
Omega International1978
Flash
Duke Of BurlingtonOmega International1978
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