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- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 208. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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