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- ↑ Devo Live Guide 1979
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography . Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
- ↑ "Cardiacs - TOYWORLD (1980) - YouTube". YouTube .
- ↑ "David J - 2009-12-08 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA, United States".
- ↑ Cohen, Jason (August 2002). "Life to the Pixies". Spin: 36. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ BBC Keeping It Peel - Pixies Peel session recorded 03/05/1988
- ↑ "4AD - Pixies - Releases". 4AD. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ Zola Jesus In Heaven cover at YouTube
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