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- ↑ "Echo And The Bunnymen – The Pictures On My Wall". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ "The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ "The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (Deluxe ed., 2010, Disc 2 'Bates Motel')". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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