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- ↑ The Zeros - Don't Push Me Around / Wimp , retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ The Zeros - Wild Weekend / Beat Your Heart Out , retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ The Zeros - Don't Push Me Around (Rare & Unreleased Classics From '77) , retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ True Believers - True Believers , retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ Javier Escovedo - City Lights , retrieved 2022-02-22
- ↑ Javier Escovedo - Kicked Out Of Eden , retrieved 2022-02-22