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- ↑ Disgography at Soulful Kinda Music magazine
- ↑ Particulars of Shakat Records; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ Others assert that the rights were licensed, rather than sold. See David Edwards and Mike Callahan, Calla Album Discography; Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ David Edwards and Mike Callahan, Calla Album Discography; Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2017-09-22.