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The Beatles have announced the 50th anniversary edition of their 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The landmark album is to be reissued on 26 May 2017 on four formats: single CD; double CD; double vinyl; and a super deluxe edition cont...
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Pete Shotton, who has died aged 75, was one of the original Quarrymen, the group formed by his best friend, John Lennon, which evolved into the Beatles. Pete went on to co-found the Fatty Arbuckle’s restaurant franchise in the UK.Pete’s memoir of his...
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The quote from Schiller’s poem Ode to Joy (Letters, 30 March) should read “der stehle weinend sich aus diesem Bund” and not “der stehe weinend aus diesen Bund”. Apart from being grammatically incorrect, this version messes up the rhythm. The meaning...
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28 March 1978: Nancy Banks-Smith reviews a spoof on the career of the Beatles and the commoner cliches of TV documentariesThose of you who have been hiding from the rain in reference libraries will have noticed that, while Newsweek is overwhelmed by...
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The gibberish in the chorus of Missy’s hit Work It is still surprising people 15 years on. At least she wasn’t praising Satan …In one of those instructive “you’ve been using hairgrips wrong your whole life” moments, the backwards lyrics in Missy Elli...
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Three-week extravaganza across city planned with an event for each of the 13 tracks on the Beatles landmark album It was considerably more than 20 years ago today. Liverpool is preparing to celebrate the golden anniversary of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hear...
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By Allyssia Alleyne, CNN
(CNN)At 19, British photographer David Magnus was invited to shoot a still relatively unknown pop group called The Beatles during a concert at a Buckinghamshire private school.
Needless to say, they didn’t stay unknown...
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BY MATT MILLER
MAR 21, 2017
In early 1958, Chuck Berry released “Sweet Little Sixteen,” a song that would change the course of music history. It ignited the urge to celebrate rock and roll in kids throughout America, but it also t...
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From the Beatles and Beach Boys to Motörhead, the biggest names in music were so influenced by Berry they sometimes had to give him a writing credit. Here are the songs that owe a debt to the father of rock’n’rollRead Berry’s obituaryChuck Berry – a...
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8 years ago
bt Kaja Whitehouse, New York Post
Music publishing giant Sony/ATV just told Paul McCartney that The Beatles have to take a number — behind Duran Duran!
Sony/ATV asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss McCartney’s lawsuit over the rights to a catal...
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THE BEATLES’ REMARKABLE catalog includes just one official live album, and the group’s immense popularity made it unlistenable. The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, recorded in 1964 and 1965 but not released until 1977, was always a frustrating listen....
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from The Beatles World
THE Beatles have been named the best British recording artists in history, according to a new poll.
The Fab Four pipped famed rockers Queen to the number-one spot – with David Bowie taking third place on the list.
Elton John an...
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To hear Olivia Harrison tell it, it wasn’t unusual for George Harrison to stroll through their house spouting words at random — a process that could cause an outsider to wonder whether the ex-Beatle had suddenly started speaking in tongues.
“George w...
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from Rolling Stone
Former Beatles bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited in the studio this weekend to record new music together, the drummer revealed on social media.
“Thanks for coming over and playing Great bass. I love you man pea...
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from the Huffington Post
On February 25, 1967, promotional films for the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” debuted on ABC’s Hollywood Palace. Fans had never seen films like these before, and they hadn’t seen the Beatles look or so...