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- 1 2 ""Kiss Me Sailor" at Discogs". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- 1 2 James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview With Diane Renay". Classic Bands. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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