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- ↑ "Discogs.com - Wall of Voodoo "Far Side of Crazy" 7"" . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ↑ "Discogs.com - Wall of Voodoo "Far Side of Crazy" 12"" . Retrieved 16 April 2017.