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- ↑ Mike Read Major to Minor: The Rise and Fall of the Songwriter 2000- Page 181 "Bill knew most people on the thriving group scene in Scotland, including Glasgow outfit The Beatstalkers (who were usually billed as "the Scottish Beatles") and fellow Glaswegian Tommy Scott (born Tommy Kilpatrick in 1940), who was ..."
- ↑ Simon Berry, Hamish Whyte Glasgow Observed - 0859761894, 1987, p. 250, Beatstalkers
- ↑ Paul H. Scott - Scotland: A Concise Cultural History -1993 Page 192 Scottish beat groups like The Poets, The Beatstalkers, The Athenians and The Pathfinders, specialised in covers of US ..."
- ↑ "The Beatstalkers". Tartanrockers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Geoff Holder The Little Book of Glasgow 2011 0750953950 "In 1965 The Beatstalkers, performing a free show in George Square, were overwhelmed by the crowd numbers and two of ..."
- ↑ Hamilton Harvey Franz Ferdinand: And the Pop Renaissance 2005 Page 60 1905287003 - "The following day, the Beatstalkers were all over the papers and the near disaster turned into a publicity triumph. Signed to Decca, the band now faced the same challenge as so many other Glasgow bands, trying to translate local acclaim into ..."
- ↑ Martin Kielty SAHB Story: The Tale of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 1906476764 Page 21 "Whereas the Beatstalkers, who were arguably more popular in Glasgow, couldn't make it at all down south."
- ↑ Nicholas Rombes A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982 1441105050 2010 Perrett had been in a group called England's Glory (the great song “Peter and the Pets” is from that era), and bassist Alan Mair, from Glasgow, had been in the Beatstalkers. Mike Kellie was in Spooky Tooth, while John Perry played in the Rats.
- ↑ "The Beatstalkers". Rockingscots.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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