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- ↑ "Boobs: The Junkshop Glam Discotheque - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ Angel, a new band managed and produced by the Sweet's Mick Tucker and Andy Scott, signed to Cube Records. The band's first single, "Good Time Fanny," written by Tucker and Scott will be released late this month. Billboard. 11 May 1974. p. 74.
- ↑ Bob Leaver (2015). The Strange Case of Jaklyn Hyde. ISBN 978-1483436852.
Headphones clamped around his ears, Alec tapped his toes to the glittering strains of Angel's "Good Time Fanny". It was a one that got away for sure. Expertly crafted by Mick Tucker and Andy Scott it had somehow managed to slip through the ...
- ↑ Jörg Amtage; Matthias Müller (2003). Präsentieren Alle Hits aus ... p. 34. ISBN 3937343202.
... Angel Joe Ryan, Brian Johnson, Martin Kemp. Steve Rickard aus England - produziert von Mick Tucker und Andy Scott von der Gruppe 'The Sweet' (siehe diese) 05/08/74, "Good Time Fanny", Cube 2016 072 Simone Angel '25.12.1971"
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (19 September 2008). "Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just cant turn off: Angel Little Boy Blue". The Guardian . London. p. 2. ProQuest 244289076.
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