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- ↑ "Bennwatt.com newsitem" Official Website announcement of tracklisting and collaborators.
- ↑ "Interview: Ben Watt on his album and tour with Bernard Butler | Nottingham Post". www.nottinghampost.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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