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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link, Roland (2009). Kicking Up A Racket - The Story Of Stiff Little Fingers 1977-1983. Appletree Press. ISBN 978-1-84758-145-7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bailie, Stuart (2018). Trouble Songs - Music And Conflict In Northern Ireland. Bloomfield Press. ISBN 978-1-5272-2047-8.
- ↑ Ulster TV, Revue, It Makes You Want To Spit (Broadcast 6 March 1978)
- 1 2 3 Sean O'Neill & Guy Trelford (2003) "It Makes You Want To Spit - The Definitive Guide to Punk in Northern Ireland 1977-1982", Reekus Records, ISBN 0-9546057-0-5
- ↑ Whitby, Mark (2015). The Festive Fifty. Unwashed Territories. ISBN 978-1511860376.