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- ↑ "RCA Victor 20-prefix series: 4500 - 5000, 78rpm numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
- ↑ "Coral Records 78rpm numerical listing discography: 60500 - 61000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "DECCA (USA) numerical listing discography: 28000 - 28500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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