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- ↑ Liner notes to Taylor's Shining Bright album
- ↑ Discographie ROD TAYLOR discography
- 1 2 Larkin, Colin: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, 1998, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-247-0
