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- ↑ Moss (1994), pp. 7–9
- ↑ "Neil Richardson biography", Radio Cafe, retrieved 9 October 2010
- ↑ "Diamonds: The Best of the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra", northerndanceorchestra.org.uk, retrieved 20 July 2012
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- Moss, Phil (1994), Manchester's Music Makers, Neil Richardson, ISBN 978-1-85216-086-9
