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Beatles writer’s unseen treasure trove to be opened to the public – Liverpool Echo

    Beatles writer’s unseen treasure trove to be opened to the public – Liverpool Echo

A historic archive made of unseen photos, notes and sketches of The Beatles will be made available for the world to see. The treasure trove was created in 1968 by

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The Fall’s cover of Beatles classic ‘A Day in the Life’

    The Fall’s cover of Beatles classic ‘A Day in the Life’

Whisper the words “cantankerous rock icon” into the wind, and chances are the words that eventually come back to your ears will be “Mark E. Smith“. A purveyor of all

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British Library acquires archives from Beatles biographer | Complete Music Update

    British Library acquires archives from Beatles biographer | Complete Music Update

The British Library has acquired an archive of “notebooks, ephemera and photographs” that were pulled together by writer and journalist Hunter Davies when he wrote the only official biography of

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The myth of Klaatu: The Beatles band that never was

    The myth of Klaatu: The Beatles band that never was

Humans love a mystery. It’s in our DNA. In an evolutionary sense, it is advantageous to figure them out for the sake of survival before we fall victim to them.

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George Harrison was ‘by far the best Beatle’ in Hamburg – Liverpool Echo

    George Harrison was ‘by far the best Beatle’ in Hamburg – Liverpool Echo

The Beatles were born in Liverpool – but John Lennon always said they were made in Hamburg, and their former

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Abbey Road track-by-track – Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick: “For the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level” | MusicRadar

    Abbey Road track-by-track – Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick: “For the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level” | MusicRadar

Abbey Road was released today, 26 September, in 1969. In 2014, we were lucky enough to speak to engineer Geoff

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New footage of Beatles’ 1966 visit to Japan made public | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

    New footage of Beatles’ 1966 visit to Japan made public | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

New footage of the Beatles has been made public in Japan. The footage captured scenes of intense police security when

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Ringo Starr Recalls Paul McCartney And John Lennon Presenting Him ‘Yellow Submarine’

    Ringo Starr Recalls Paul McCartney And John Lennon Presenting Him ‘Yellow Submarine’

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr recently spoke to USA TODAY’s Melissa Ruggieri and reflected on how Paul McCartney and John

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How the Beatles Inspired Billy Joel’s ‘The Nylon Curtain’

    How the Beatles Inspired Billy Joel’s ‘The Nylon Curtain’

Billy Joel was on a roll as he began making his eighth album. The singer-songwriter was riding three consecutive multiplatinum triumphs

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Sixty years ago, James Bond and the Beatles made debuts | The Economist

    Sixty years ago, James Bond and the Beatles made debuts | The Economist

Love and Let Die. By John Higgs. Pegasus Books; 400 pages; $28.95. W&N; £22 “Love me do”, the Beatles’ debut single, was released in Britain on October 5th 1962—on the

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