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On This Day: The Beatles top charts with ‘All You Need Is Love’

    On This Day: The Beatles top charts with ‘All You Need Is Love’

On this day more than half a century ago, the Beatles topped the charts worldwide as their rally cry for peace summed up the 1967 ‘Summer of Love’. The Fab

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Paul McCartney’s review of Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze, 1967

    Paul McCartney’s review of Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze, 1967

Jack Whatley February 18, 2020 During the spring of 1967, The Beatles were putting their final touches on one of the most iconic records of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely

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The Long Summer of Love – The Chronicle of Higher Education

    The Long Summer of Love – The Chronicle of Higher Education

In the summer of 1967, tens of thousands of young people converged on the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, drawn by sex, drugs, rock ’n’ roll, and the promise of

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Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll ’67: The Bad End of the Summer of Love – By bob-calhoun – August 16, 2017 – SF Weekly

    Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll ’67: The Bad End of the Summer of Love – By bob-calhoun – August 16, 2017 – SF Weekly

Paul McCartney visited the Haight in May 1967 to spin a copy of the still-unreleased Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band for the members of Jefferson Airplane. The Summer of

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Why 1967 wasn’t just about the Beatles | Bangkok Post: opinion

    Why 1967 wasn’t just about the Beatles | Bangkok Post: opinion

While writing about the 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper a fortnight ago, it soon became apparent that 1967 was quite a remarkable year for a whole host of reasons aside

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