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References
- ↑ "Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons". Rock on Vinyl. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ Camilleri quoted in Rebecca Batties ‘So Young and oh so different’ Melbourne Age 6 October 1978 p. 42
- ↑ Camilleri quoted in Stuart Coupe, ‘Jo Jo Zep back – with a bonus’ Sun Herald 1 July 1979 p. 86
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ↑ Stuart Coupe ‘Nick’s “not a musician” Sun Herald 23 September 1979 p. 106
- ↑ Rob Patterson ‘Down Under Musicians Take on the States’ Nobleseville Ledger, 31 July 1980 p. 13
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