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- ↑ "DJ Zinc's '138 Trek' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled .
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (16 May 2019). "The best UK garage tracks". The Guardian . Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ↑ Muggs, Joe (7 Oct 2020). Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture. MIT press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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