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- ↑ "Alan Freeman Days out now" news article on RobinGibb.com, May 18, 2008
- ↑ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 2007" . Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Robin Gibb - Alan Freeman Days (Live)
- ↑ Releases - "Songs from the British Academy" digital album
- ↑ "Academy Recordings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ "Win promo CD's" article on RobinGibb.com, May 29, 2008
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