dˈɪk hˈɛkstɔːlsmˈɪθ, ðə sˈeɪfɪst plˈeɪs ɪnðə wˈɜːld: ɐ pˈɜːsənəl hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈɪðəm ænd blˈuːz, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn kwɔːɹtˈɛt bˈʊks lˈɪmɪɾᵻd,   sˈɛkənd ᵻdˈɪʃən : blˈoʊɪŋ ðə blˈuːz fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz plˈeɪɪŋ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ blˈuːz, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, klˈɪɹ bˈʊks,
Dick Heckstall-Smith, The safest place in the world: A personal history of British Rhythm and blues, 1989 Quartet Books Limited,   - Second Edition : Blowing The Blues - Fifty Years Playing The British Blues, 2004, Clear Books,