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24 alternatives to Between the Liner Notes -- 14: Give 'em the Hook

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Between the Liner Notes -- 14: Give 'em the Hook launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Between the Liner Notes - 11: The District▲54
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk▲67
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Happy Mitten - 34: Board Games, Business, and Jerry Hawthorne▲52
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2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life▲78
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2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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2015 · its alternatives →
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2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Between the Liner Notes - ep 17 - The Colored American Opera Company▲53
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2017 · betweenthelinernotes.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · wnyc.org · its alternatives →
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