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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1281. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ↑ Kris Jensen at Rockabilly.nl
- ↑ Album Review, AllMusic
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