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- ↑ Popsike - CAPRIS (w/ Jesse Belvin) Endless Love / Beware 45rpm Tender 1959 WLP
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- ↑ Rockin' Records Buyers-Sellers Reference Book and Price Guide 2010 Edition, By Jerry Osborne - Page 490 HOLLYWOOD SAXONS Singles: 7-Inch
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