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- ↑ "Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of 'Pulp Fiction'". Rolling Stone magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Mtime.com, 2013-09-18 – Log, black" music, refreshing surfing – "Pulp Fiction" music (日志 “黑色”音乐，爽快冲浪——《低俗小说》的音乐) Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Surfin' Guitars: Instrumental Surf Bands of the Sixties, Robert J. Dalley – Page 50
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- ↑ Surf & Hot Rod Music of the 60's: Collectors Quick Reference, By R. Duane Cozzen – Page 36 THE CENTURIONS
- ↑ Billboard, 26 Mar 1966 – Page 4, Anthony Music Sues Del-Fi
- ↑ Surf Bands of the Sixties (Second Edition), by Robert J. Dalley – ISBN 1560750421, 9781560750420 – Page 53
- ↑ Surf City Foundation Festival (1995)
- ↑ The Centurions Surf Band, Myspace – Photos
- ↑ Perris Alexander – Jul 4, 2016
- ↑ "Tales of Balboa (March 2005 / Vol 7 No 3)". talesofbalboa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- ↑ Worthpoint – BRUCE JOHNSTON'S SURFING BAND: Surfers' Pajama Party LP
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