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- ↑ "Interview: Bassist Sal Maida Recording with Kim Fowley, the Runaways, Cherie Currie (Interview)". YouTube . November 15, 2018.
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- ↑ Victory Tischler-Blue (video producer), Suzi Quatro (actor, vocals, bass), Mike Chapman (album producer) et al. (November 16, 2011). Suzi Quatro Strict Machine Official Video (Trailer). SUZI QUATRO OFFICIAL YouTube channel. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
From the studios of the brilliant Victory Tischler Blue – here is the official video for Suzi Quatro's Strict Machine. It includes live footage from Suzi's recent Rocks The Spotlight Tour (Sept/Oct 2011) of Australia. Suzi's version of the Goldfrapp song is on her new album In the Spotlight .
