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- ↑ Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, Portrait of Thundermug [usurped] . Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ↑ Particulars of Happy As A King; musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2013-07-11. The album was re-released by EMI Records in 2001; see Particulars of Happy As A King; cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
