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- ↑ "A Survey of Record Collectors' Societies," by Tim Brooks, Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal , Vol. 16, No. 3, 1983, pps. 17–37; ISSN 0004-5438
- ↑ Goldmine Jazz: Album Price Guide by Tim Neely, Krause Publications (2004), pg. 10; OCLC 56759163
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, (vol. 1 of 2; A–L), Frank Hoffman (ed.), Routledge (2005), pg. 422; OCLC 53903601
- ↑ "Only in America: The Unique Status of Sound Recordings under U.S. Copyright Law and How It Threatens Our Audio Heritage," by Tim Brooks, American Music, University of Illinois Press, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2009, pg. 134; ISSN 1945-2349
