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References
- ↑ Pablo Gad - Trafalgar Square album - Eastern Bloc Records
- ↑ Pablo Gad Discography - Reggae Discography
- 1 2 3 4 "Don't Call Us Immigrants" Pressure Sounds - Savagejaw.co.uk
- 1 2 Pablo Gad Biography All Music.com
- ↑ Pablo Gad Trafalgar Square sleeve notes (2015 re-issue) - Michael de Koningh
- ↑ Prodigy sampled Pablo Gad Whosampled.com
- ↑ Nu-Matic's Hard Times sampled Pablo Gad Whosampled.com
- ↑ Pablo Gad Discography discogs.com
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