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- ↑ "Play that funky Barbie Doll", The Guardian , 8 March 2007, retrieved 29 April 2014
- ↑ "Modified Toy Orchestra at Birmingham Town Hall", Birmingham Mail , 3 September 2010, retrieved 29 April 2014
- ↑ "Modified Toy Orchestra", Time Out Hong Kong , 3 March 2009, retrieved 29 April 2014
