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The “best producer in the world,” according to Jeff Lynne

    The “best producer in the world,” according to Jeff Lynne

Birmingham’s finest, Jeff Lynne, began his musical career in 1963, aged just 16. His formative groups, The Andicaps and The Chads, played classic rock ‘n’ roll music heavily inspired by

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The 50-minute version of The Beatles song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’

    The 50-minute version of The Beatles song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’

For years, Revolver was sitting in the shadows of the albums that followed, like the self-titled ‘White Album’, The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road. But,

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What Do the Lyrics to the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” Mean?

    What Do the Lyrics to the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer” Mean?

Pulp. Beach reads. Trashy stories. Romance novels. These are all examples of paperback books. Maybe it’s not the cream of the crop, the stuff they put on hardcover. But it’s

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Why Paul McCartney Almost Quit Music After The Beatles Split

    Why Paul McCartney Almost Quit Music After The Beatles Split

Paul McCartney is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. With over 150 songs that have made it onto the Billboard charts and 32 number-one hits, it is hard

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How The Beatles shaped David Gilmour: “They were fantastic”

    How The Beatles shaped David Gilmour: “They were fantastic”

It exhibits the significance of The Beatles in that they inspired every prominent musician of their generation in one way

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How John Lennon and Paul McCartney ended their feud

    How John Lennon and Paul McCartney ended their feud

From 1960 to 1970, The Beatles released 13 studio albums to wild and unprecedented success. Amid all the monumental highs,

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How George Harrison fixed Tom Petty song ‘I Won’t Back Down’

    How George Harrison fixed Tom Petty song ‘I Won’t Back Down’

For the first time in a while, Tom Petty seemed to be in a happy place in the late 1980s.

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‘Let It Be’ engineer claims The Beatles & The Rolling Stones were not Led Zeppelin fans – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Classic Rock

    ‘Let It Be’ engineer claims The Beatles & The Rolling Stones were not Led Zeppelin fans – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Classic Rock

While lots of artists can appreciate their rock star contemporaries, apparently members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones didn’t

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The Beatles song John Lennon compared to Chuck Berry

    The Beatles song John Lennon compared to Chuck Berry

The Beatles were always a reflection of what came before them. No matter how much they innovated their sound throughout

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The Secret History of the Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ – Listen Now – Rolling Stone

    The Secret History of the Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ – Listen Now – Rolling Stone

Producer/engineer Glyn Johns recorded the whole of the Let It Be sessions for the Beatles in 1969, and mixed a raw version of the album that wouldn’t be released for

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