For many details given in the biography and discography of David Ackles, I made good use of the following sources, several no longer published: The original version of the website was published in 1997, using the University of Strathclyde website,but it then  migrated onto Demon and is now using Ionos. Initial sources of information were:

Music Central CD Rom (Microsoft, 1996) NME Book of Rock (Star, 1973) Encyclopædia of Rock 2 (Granada, 1977) Nick Hamlyn’s Price Guide for Record Collectors (Music Master, 1992) Q Magazine #93 - June 1994 Since  its inception, I've managed to acquire much more information, sometimes by buying old editions of articles through eBay:
Ptolemaic Terrascope American Troubadours by Mark Brend (Backbeat 2001) The Daily Trojan (USC) The Guardian The Independent Record Collector Uncut Magazine Mojo Hot Wacks editions 17, 18 & 19 Down River: In Search of David Ackles by Mark Brend         (Jawbone 2025)

Fans of rock music are strongly recommended to obtain copies of these resources for any form of research - or even just for general interest. Particularly recommended is Mark Brend's excellent new book.

Many people have written to me and have consequently added to the information on this website. I am grateful to you all. Sharing information is what the Internet is all about, so if you want to add to the various thoughts & facts given in these pages, simply drop me an e-mail. I do try to reply and I occasionally collect relevant e-mails and use them to update the website.

And, of course, there are websites, other than this one, that provide information. I have, from time to time, trawled these for additional snippets.

Kasper Nijsen has an outstanding site that contains the lyrics to all the songs on David's four albums as well as guitar tabs for many of the songs.

For a basic biography and some other details, try the Wikipedia page. 

David's family did start an official website a few years ago, but it has not been developed yet beyond an initial page.

The interview I have included on these pages with the Ptolemaic Terrascope is available in full from their website.

The All Music Guide has a page of information on David's work, if you can get past its advert filtering.

A detailed filmography is available on IMDb, the wonderful Internet Movie Database.

A further limited info site is Music Brainz, which is in Wiki-style.

The Answers.com website lifts information from several other sites and re-presents it on their website.

There's a detailed page on American Gothic on the Super Seventies website offering several reviews.

The review of There Is a River, which was never released, is given on the Uncut Magazine website, along with comments from various contributors.

The respected American music journalist Richie Unterberger has written webpages of liner notes for American Gothic, Subway to the Country, Five and Dime and David Ackles.

While not all its reviews are friendly, the Rate Your Music website allows members of the public to express opinions on their record collection.

The online music magazine Perfect Sound Forever has a long and detailed appraisal of David's work, written by Michael Baker. A Golden Horse is in Hell is in two parts. The first, Singer Songwriter, details his first album while Troubadour, Triumph & Resignation looks at the later albums.

The PopDose website has an appraisal of American Gothic by Ken Shane.

The LastFM webpage has music links and a page about David's life and work.

Another fan of David is Elvis Costello, whose website, in Wiki form, contains some references to him.

The Discogs website lists three albums and has links to artists who have recorded David's compositions.

There's a little piece about the song His Name is Andrew on Jon Boden's Folk Song a Day site.

The non-released album, There is a River, prompts a full article in the Granite Shore blog site.

And, of course, there is a Facebook page dedicated to David, where fans can discuss relevant topics.