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The classic song John Lennon criticised as a “novelty record”

    The classic song John Lennon criticised as a “novelty record”

It takes a lot to change the world. In John Lennon’s case, he achieved this not only through his songwriting as a leader of The Beatles but also through his

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The best singer in the Beatles, according to Alice Cooper

    The best singer in the Beatles, according to Alice Cooper

For a singer like Alice Cooper, some of the best performances come from attitude. It’s impossible to put together a show that consists of boa constrictors, guillotines, and simulated infanticide

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The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at 60 marked with new exhibition – BBC News

    The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at 60 marked with new exhibition – BBC News

An exhibition marking 60 years since the Beatles’ ground-breaking film A Hard Day’s Night has launched in Liverpool.It will showcase memorabilia from the 1964 film, including recreations of the iconic

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Put Sgt Pepper back in its sleeve – after 60 years, A Hard Day’s Night is still the Beatles at their joyful best | Colin Fleming | The Guardian

    Put Sgt Pepper back in its sleeve – after 60 years, A Hard Day’s Night is still the Beatles at their joyful best | Colin Fleming | The Guardian

On 10 July 1964, there was the chord. And while the chord may not have been a new cosmological big bang, it was the sonic equivalent in the pop cultural

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McCartney Afternoon Tea – With Ivor Davis – Museum of Ventura County

    McCartney Afternoon Tea – With Ivor Davis – Museum of Ventura County

Experience an extraordinary afternoon steeped in British charm and rock ‘n’ roll history. Join us for “An Afternoon with the

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Ringo Starr shares video with highlights of his Peace & Love birthday celebration – Deltaplex News

    Ringo Starr shares video with highlights of his Peace & Love birthday celebration – Deltaplex News

Ringo Starr is giving fans a look at his Peace & Love birthday celebration, which took place Sunday.The rocker, who

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“The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site | Guitar World

    “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site | Guitar World

Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the

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The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

    The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

In the late 1980s, George Harrison formed possibly the most star-studded supergroup in history, The Traveling Wilburys. The former Beatle

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The Beatles’ triumphant return to Liverpool – archive, 1964 | The Beatles | The Guardian

    The Beatles’ triumphant return to Liverpool – archive, 1964 | The Beatles | The Guardian

The Beatles returned to Liverpool last night to attend the northern premiere of their film A Hard Day’s Night and,

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The Beatles Song John Lennon “Always Hated” and Called “A Throwaway” – American Songwriter

    The Beatles Song John Lennon “Always Hated” and Called “A Throwaway” – American Songwriter

When you’re as prolific of a band as the Beatles, there will inevitably be a few songs you dislike—like the “throwaway” track from ‘Rubber Soul’ that John Lennon said he

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