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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 most valuable amp on the planet – and we’ve had

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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, presumably, to put an end to the rumours that their

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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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The artist George Harrison called “one of the best songwriters”

    The artist George Harrison called “one of the best songwriters”

It’s safe to say that The Beatles did more for rock and roll than almost any other band of their generation. There were incredible artists that had come before them,

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The Beatles’ ‘Love’ Show Closes After 18-Year Run

    The Beatles’ ‘Love’ Show Closes After 18-Year Run

Producers of the Beatles’ Love stage show thanked fans for 18 years of success after the curtain came down for

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Remixing Giles Martin: ‘The Beatles: Love’ producer opens up on life, music and his father

    Remixing Giles Martin: ‘The Beatles: Love’ producer opens up on life, music and his father

On October 9, 1969, seven weeks and a day after The Beatles’ final recording session together at Abbey Road Studios,

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The Beatles song John Lennon called “one of my best”

    The Beatles song John Lennon called “one of my best”

From day one, John Lennon always wanted to make songs that sounded weird. The Beatles may have started life as

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Join the John Lennon Treasure Hunt in Liverpool

    Join the John Lennon Treasure Hunt in Liverpool

John Lennon fans are being invited to take part in a prize-winning treasure hunt around the late Beatle’s Liverpool this

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“John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits | MusicRadar

    “John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits | MusicRadar

George Harrison is sitting in a vast soundstage at Twickenham Film Studios, explaining to Ringo Starr and film director Michael

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The Story Behind “Good Day Sunshine” by The Beatles and How It Was Inspired by a Lovin’ Spoonful Hit – American Songwriter

    The Story Behind “Good Day Sunshine” by The Beatles and How It Was Inspired by a Lovin’ Spoonful Hit – American Songwriter

For a song to last and survive the test of time, it must be relatable and relevant over generations. As technology evolves at an ever-increasing rate, things we are accustomed

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