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Humph: A discography of Humphrey Lyttelton 1945-1983
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2175:. London: Robson Books, 1975; 168 pp.
2146:. London: Robson Books, 1978; 224 pp.
2099:. London: Robson Books, 1984; 176 pp.
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2055:. London: Robson Books, 1998; 423 pp.
2022:The Little Book of Mornington Crescent
1878:Humphrey Lyttelton (31 October 2012).
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1791:"Jazz legend Lyttelton dies at 86"
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1659:"Knighthood - Humphrey Lyttelton"
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2042:. London: Orion: 1998; 128 pp.
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1764:. 25 April 2008. Archived from
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1443:. 15 March 2010. Archived from
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