Meco

Meco

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Best known for his disco take on the Stars Wars theme tune, jazz trombonist-cum-producer and arranger Meco Monardo started out as an army bandsman, playing with the West Point Army Band. Prior to the West Point gig Meco, a student from the Eastman School Of Music in Rochester, honed his playing skills alongside fellow alumni and future jazz stars Chuck Mangione and Ron Carter (of Miles Davis Quintet fame) in a three piece jazz combo. In the late 1960s Meco began to build a reputation as session player and arranger. During this period he became involved with arranging and performing music for TV commercials and is credited for the arrangement on Tommy James' 1969 hit Crystal Blue Persuasion. In 1974 Meco had his breakthrough when he co-produced Gloria Gaynor's seminal disco hit Never Can Say Goodbye followed up by the Carol Douglas hit Doctor's Orders. Buoyed with confidence from his disco success Meco approached Cassablanca Records with a view to re-working some of the music from George Lucas' movie Stars Wars and was given the green light by Casablanca boss Neil Bogart to record the album Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk. The hits soon followed and Meco did similar treatments to music from The Wizard Of Oz and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. He retired from music in 1985 and became a commodities broker in Florida.

Top tracks

01
Medley: Star Wars (12" Version)
Meco
Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
15:46
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
03
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
Meco
Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
03:32
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
03
Theme From Star Trek
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:19
Writer: Gene Roddenberry / Composers: Alexander Courage
02
Love Theme From Star Trek
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:32
Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
01
Star Trek Medley
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
09:20
Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
04
Theme From The Black Hole
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:42
Composers: John Barry
05
Clearmotion
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:57
Composers: Meco - Lance Quinn
02
Other Galactic Funk
Meco
Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
12:28
Writer: Harold Wheeler - Solomon Valentine Smith / Composers: Harold Wheeler - Solomon Valentine Smith
15
Over The Rainbow (Reprise)
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:05
Composers: Yip Harburg - Harold Arlen
01
The Empire Strikes Back (Medley)
Meco
Meco Plays Music From The Empire Strikes Back
04:03
Composers: John Williams
14
Lord Of The Jungle
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
05:13
Composers: Meco - Harold Wheeler
11
The Haunted Forest
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:22
Composers: Harold Arlen - Yip Harburg
02
The Destruction Of Krypton
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
01:41
Composers: John Williams
10
The Merry Old Land Of Oz
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:14
Composers: Harold Arlen
02
Cyclone
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
03:43
Composers: George Bassman - Herbert Stothart - George Stoll
09
Turning Back The World
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:36
Composers: John Williams
07
The Flying Sequence (Can You Read My Mind)
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
02:52
Composers: John Williams
03
Munchkinland
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:19
Composers: Meco Monardo
16
The Reprise: Delirious Escape/Over The Rainbow/Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead/Munchkinland
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
03:17
Composers: Harold Arlen
06
Space Sentry
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:09
Composers: Harold Wheeler
06
March Of The Villians
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
01:20
Composers: John Williams
08
Chasing Rockets
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:37
Composers: John Williams
03
The Trip To Earth
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:51
Composers: John Williams
04
Growing Up
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:41
Composers: John Williams
10
End Title Theme
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:33
Composers: John Williams
04
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
02:00
Composers: Harold Arlen - Yip Harburg
04
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (DJ Promo-Only Version)
Meco
Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk
07:35
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
07
Meteorites
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:49
Composers: Harold Wheeler
14
If I Were King Of The Forest
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
00:57
Writer: Yip Harburg / Composers: Harold Arlen
01
Over The Rainbow
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:58
Composers: Yip Harburg - Harold Arlen
12
March Of The Winkies
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:20
Composers: Herbert Stothart
05
Munchkinland (Again)
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
00:51
Composers: Meco Monardo
01
Main Title Theme
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
03:01
Composers: John Williams
08
The Spell
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:42
Composers: Harold Arlen
01
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
Meco
The Best Of Meco
07:35
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
06
We're Off To See The Wizard
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
03:32
Writer: Yip Harburg / Composers: Harold Arlen
09
Optimistic Voices
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:31
Composers: Harold Arlen
05
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. III
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
04:12
Writer: Traditional
01
I Am Your Father
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:11
Composers: Meco Monardo
05
Fortress Of Solitude
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:48
Composers: John Williams
07
Poppies
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:12
Composers: Harold Arlen
02
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. II
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
03:45
Writer: Traditional
13
The Caped Crusader
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
02:53
Composers: Meco - Harold Wheeler
13
Dorothy's Rescue
Meco
Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz
01:11
Composers: Herbert Stothart
12
The Boy Wonder
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
04:09
Composers: Meco - Harold Wheeler
11
Love Theme From Superman (Reprise)
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
03:13
Composers: John Williams
01
Time Machine
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
00:41
Composers: Meco Monardo
01
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. I
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
05:10
Writer: Traditional
09
Spooky
Meco
The Best Of Meco
05:20
Writer: James B. Cobb - Perry Carlton Buie - Harry Middlebrooks - Mike Shapiro / Composers: James B. Cobb - Perry Carlton Buie - Harry Middlebrooks - Mike Shapiro
01
Sanma
Meco
Sanma
02:50
Writer: Mert KaboÄŸlu / Composers: Mert KaboÄŸlu
03
Roman Nights
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
01:25
Composers: Harold Wheeler
02
In The Beginning
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
03:55
Composers: Harold Wheeler
01
eski photograph
Meco
eski photograph
02:30
Writer: Mert KaboÄŸlu / Composers: Mert KaboÄŸlu
07
Crazy Rhythm
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
03:29
Composers: Irving Caesar - Jospeh Meyer - Roger Wolfe Kahn
06
Hot In Saddle
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
04:38
Composers: Harold Wheeler
08
Topsy
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
03:32
Composers: Edgar Battle - Eddie Durham
04
Lady Marion
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
02:51
Composers: Harold Wheeler
05
Icebound
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
01:50
Composers: Harold Wheeler
09
Meco's Theme/3 W. 57
Meco
Encounters Of Every Kind
05:32
Composers: Harold Wheeler

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  • Discography
Albums
Crimson Static
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
21-03-2026
Crimson Static
01
Rust Echo
Meco
Crimson Static
01:27
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Silent Voltage
Meco
Crimson Static
01:25
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Sonic Dusk
Meco
Crimson Static
01:19
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Static Bloom
Meco
Crimson Static
01:15
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Velvet Static
Meco
Crimson Static
01:24
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Wild Static
Meco
Crimson Static
01:27
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Ash Horizon
Meco
Crimson Static
01:26
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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After the Rain in Soho
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
16-03-2026
After the Rain in Soho
01
Alder Lane
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:21
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Blue Kestrel
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:12
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Brass Finch
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:32
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Brixton Blue
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:28
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Camden Silk
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:15
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Echo Briar
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:26
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Grey Harbour
Meco
After the Rain in Soho
01:13
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Midnight over the Thames
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
11-03-2026
Midnight over the Thames
01
After Rain
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Ash & Smoke
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Black Water
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Blue Hour
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:09
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Broken Crown
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:12
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Cold Harbour
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Dark River
Meco
Midnight over the Thames
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Blue Cactus
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
10-03-2026
Blue Cactus
01
Back Porch
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Blue Smoke
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Boot Heel
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Crosswind
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Dry River
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Dust Devil
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Hot Gravel
Meco
Blue Cactus
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Midnight on Basin Street
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
09-03-2026
Midnight on Basin Street
01
Bayou After Dark
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Blue in the Bywater
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Bourbon Smoke
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Brass & Bourbon
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Canal Street Shadows
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Crescent City Cry
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Delta Velvet
Meco
Midnight on Basin Street
01:09
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Southside Static
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
08-03-2026
Southside Static
01
Ashtray Crown (Chicago Style Version)
Meco
Southside Static
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Backdoor Rain
Meco
Southside Static
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Black Ice Blues
Meco
Southside Static
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Blue Halsted
Meco
Southside Static
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Broken Slide
Meco
Southside Static
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Cold L Train
Meco
Southside Static
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Gritline
Meco
Southside Static
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Dust & Timber
â„— 2026 WALKER ENCARNACION
07-03-2026
Dust & Timber
01
Ash Road
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
02
Bare Willow
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
03
Black Lullaby
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
04
Blue Mercy
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:12
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
05
Broken Oak
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:10
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
06
Cold Freight
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
07
Faded Mile
Meco
Dust & Timber
01:11
Writer: Walker Encarnacion / Composers: Walker Encarnacion
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Let's Get Rich
MG4L
12-03-2021
Let's Get Rich
01
Let's get rich
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
02:26
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
02
Ricky Mano
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
02:21
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
03
Chalk it to the game
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
01:54
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
04
Wake up
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
01:41
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
05
FaceMode
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
02:57
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
06
Say less
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
01:45
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
07
Safes get cracked
MG Rae
Let's Get Rich
02:51
Writer: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen / Composers: Renail Stubbs - Meco Bohlen
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Hooked on Instrumentals
â„— 2008 K-tel
17-06-2008
Hooked on Instrumentals
01
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. I
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
05:10
Writer: Traditional
02
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. II
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
03:45
Writer: Traditional
03
Hooked on Leroy Anderson
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
07:57
Writer: Traditional
04
Hooked on Brass
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
02:35
Writer: Traditional
05
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. III
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
04:12
Writer: Traditional
06
Hooked on Instrumentals, Pt. IV
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
02:43
Writer: Traditional
07
Hooked on Funk
Meco
Hooked on Instrumentals
03:24
Writer: Traditional
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Ljubav Nema Granice
01-01-2008
Ljubav Nema Granice
01
Ljubav Nema Granice
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
03:40
Composers: Peconi
02
Deco Moja
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
03:54
Composers: Z.R.Vasic
03
Nevero
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
04:14
Composers: Peconi
04
Doslo Vreme
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
05:11
Composers: Peconi
05
Pijem
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
03:24
Composers: Peconi
06
Samo Jednom Se Zivi
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
04:38
Composers: Z.R.Vasic
07
Konobaru Druze
Meco
Ljubav Nema Granice
02:30
Composers: Peconi
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Star Wars Party
2005 Meco Monardo
01-01-2005
Star Wars Party
01
I Am Your Father
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:11
Composers: Meco Monardo
02
Star Wars Party
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:13
Composers: Meco Monardo
03
Star Wars Love Themes
Meco
Star Wars Party
04:03
Composers: Meco Monardo
04
New Star Wars
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:09
Composers: John Williams
05
The Empire Strikes Back
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:32
Composers: John Williams
06
You Are Reckless
Meco
Star Wars Party
03:20
Composers: Meco Monardo
07
Jedi Knight
Meco
Star Wars Party
04:06
Composers: Meco Monardo
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The Best Of Meco
This Compilation â„— 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1997
The Best Of Meco
01
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
Meco
The Best Of Meco
07:35
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
02
The Empire Strikes Back (Medley)
Meco
The Best Of Meco
04:03
Writer: John Williams / Composers: John Williams
03
Theme From Close Encounters
Meco
The Best Of Meco
04:21
Composers: John Williams
04
Medley: Over The Rainbow / We're Off To See The Wizzard (The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz)
Meco
The Best Of Meco
02:56
Writer: Yip Harburg / Composers: Harold Arlen
05
Star Trek Medley, Part 1
Meco
The Best Of Meco
03:26
Writer: Jerry Goldsmith / Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
06
Topsy
Meco
The Best Of Meco
03:33
Writer: Edgar Battle - Eddie Durham / Composers: Edgar Battle - Eddie Durham
07
Meco's Theme/3 W. 57
Meco
The Best Of Meco
05:32
Writer: Harold Wheeler / Composers: Harold Wheeler
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Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
â„— 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1980
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
01
Star Trek Medley
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
09:20
Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
02
Love Theme From Star Trek
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:32
Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
03
Theme From Star Trek
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:19
Writer: Gene Roddenberry / Composers: Alexander Courage
04
Theme From The Black Hole
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:42
Composers: John Barry
05
Clearmotion
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:57
Composers: Meco - Lance Quinn
06
Space Sentry
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:09
Composers: Harold Wheeler
07
Meteorites
Meco
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole
03:49
Composers: Harold Wheeler
Moondancer
â„— 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
25-06-1979
Moondancer
01
Moondancer
Meco
Moondancer
08:06
Composers: Meco Monardo - Don Oriolo
02
Love Me, Dracula
Meco
Moondancer
06:52
Composers: Gary Knight - Gene Allen
03
Grazing In The Grass
Meco
Moondancer
03:23
Composers: Harry Elston - Philemon Hou
04
Spooky
Meco
Moondancer
05:20
Composers: James B. Cobb - Perry Carlton Buie - Harry Middlebrooks - Mike Shapiro
05
Devil Delight
Meco
Moondancer
07:50
Composers: Jeff Philips
06
Living In The Night
Meco
Moondancer
03:30
Composers: Joe Salucci
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
â„— 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
25-01-1979
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
01
Main Title Theme
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
03:01
Composers: John Williams
02
The Destruction Of Krypton
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
01:41
Composers: John Williams
03
The Trip To Earth
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:51
Composers: John Williams
04
Growing Up
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:41
Composers: John Williams
05
Fortress Of Solitude
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
00:48
Composers: John Williams
06
March Of The Villians
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
01:20
Composers: John Williams
07
The Flying Sequence (Can You Read My Mind)
Meco
Superman And Other Galactic Heroes
02:52
Composers: John Williams
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