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- 1 2 3 4 Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 454, 488
- ↑ The Wire, Volumes 245–250, 2004, p. 106
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nice, James (2010) Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records, Aurum, ISBN 978-1-84513-540-9, p. 102-3, 260–1
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nice, James (2003) "The Royal Family and the Poor Biography". Retrieved 8 August 2011
