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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 friend says he was spot on. George Harrison was “by

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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 Emerick about the making of this bonafide classic. It’s one

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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 the Fab Four visited Japan to perform in more than

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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

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The 50 greatest Beatles songs | Yardbarker

    The 50 greatest Beatles songs | Yardbarker

Though the band was only together for a little less than a decade, their catalog is arguably the most influential

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CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE RELEASE OF LOVE ME DO!

    CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE RELEASE OF LOVE ME DO!

The Beatles Story, award-winning exhibition, celebrates Love Me Do’s 60thanniversary with the launch of new memorabilia and the opportunity to

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The two Beatles songs inspired by Ray Charles

    The two Beatles songs inspired by Ray Charles

The list of artists that wouldn’t exist if not for The Beatles is probably one of the longest in the history of music. But there’s a flip side to that

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