{"id":113658,"date":"2015-05-22T14:55:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T19:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kingston12.net\/?p=113658"},"modified":"2015-05-22T14:55:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T19:55:43","slug":"itals-new-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2015\/05\/22\/itals-new-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Itals New Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Keith Porter &amp; the Itals<\/strong> have released their latest album titled<em> Mind over Matter<\/em>. The 20-track set was released on May 5 on Ital Music label. Former lead singer Ronnie Davis is truly missed on this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Porter &amp; the Itals have released their latest album titled Mind over Matter. The 20-track set was released on May 5 on Ital Music label. 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