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References
- ↑ Biography Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Rajaton official site
- ↑ Making of the Drum Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - grexmusicus.fi
- ↑ Ultra-Bra: Vapaaherran Elämää - discogs.com
- ↑ Ultra-Bra: Sinä päivänä kun synnyin Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine - meteli.net
