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- ↑ http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine Email From Duncan McCracken, July 2009 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Discogs Various - The File Series - The 60's File
- ↑ Discogs Doin' The Mod Volume Two - Jump And Dance
- ↑ http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine Email From Duncan McCracken, July 2009 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine