Acknowledgments

Charts
• New Musical Express singles chart 1952-1960
• Record Retailer/Music Week singles chart 1960-2005
• Melody Maker EP chart 1959-1960
• Record Retailer EP chart 1960-1967
• Record Mirror LP chart 1956-1958
• Melody Maker LP chart 1958-1960
• Record Retailer/Music Week LP charts 1960-2005


Record labels and record numbers
• British Hit Singles (Guinness, 11th edn, 1997)
• British Hit Albums (Guinness, 7th edn, 1996)
• The A-Z Of Record Labels - Brian Southall (MPG Books, 2003)


Songwriters and original versions
• Directory of Popular Music - Leslie Lowe (Music Master, 3rd edn, 1992)
• Rock File 3 - Charlie Gillett & Simon Frith (eds) (Panther, 1975)


Producers
• Rock File 5 - Charlie Gillett & Simon Frith (eds) (Panther, 1978)
• Encyclopedia of Record Producers


Musicians and biographies
• CDNow
• The Great Rock Discography - M. C. Strong (Zwei Tausend Eins, 3rd edn, 1996)
• Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 - Graham Betts (Collins, 2004)
• Complete British Hit Albums - Graham Betts (Collins, 2004)