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- ↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 19, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ↑ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ↑ Leeds, Alan M. (1996). Discography. In Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971–1975 (pp. 16-19) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
- ↑ Video of Scallions cover on YouTube
- ↑ "Search Results for "king heroin" | WhoSampled". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ Truth Hurts's Smoke sample of James Brown's King Heroin (with a list of other songs that sampled it)
- ↑ Truth Hurts's Smoke sample of James Brown's King Heroin (with a list of other songs that sampled it)
- ↑ "Home Brew, by Home Brew". Home Brew. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Home Brew's Radio - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ Discogs (Virus were a psychedelic band originating from Bielefeld in Northern Germany, their history is not well documented)
