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References
- ↑ 45Cat - The Peddlers - Discography, UK
- ↑ National Library of Australia - Birth (music) / words and music by Roy Phillips
- ↑ The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Colin Larkin - Page 3213
- ↑ The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10, Colin Larkin - Page 466
- ↑ AllMusic - The Peddlers, Birthday, Track Listing
- ↑ Official Charts - PEDDLERS, Singles, 23.08.1969 Birth
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ Discogs - The Barron Knights – Barron Knights
- ↑ Second Hand Songs - ALBUM, Barron Knights by The Barron Knights