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- ↑ "The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On". Go-Betweens.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Coope, Kim (Ed); Smay, David (Ed) (2005). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. ISBN 978-113587-921-1.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Go-Betweens - Love Goes On". Discogs . Retrieved 7 August 2015.