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- ↑ "The X-Certs Biography". Bristol Archive Records.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ Ogg, Alex. (2006). No More Heroes - A Complete History of British Punk, Great Britain: Cherry Red Books, p.711 ISBN 978-1901447651;
- ↑ "The X-Certs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.