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- ↑ Gooden, Lou (2003) Reggae Heritage: Jamaica's Music History, Culture & Politic, AuthorHouse, ISBN 978-1410780621, p. 235
- ↑ Salewicz, Chris (2007) Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer, Faber & Faber, ISBN 978-0571211784, pp. 250–251
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