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“An exceptional collectors opportunity": An unfinished novel about John Lennon written by original Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe is being put up for sale, alongside his artwork, poems and early photos of the band
By Paul Brannigan published
The estate of Stuart Sutcliffe is seeking a buyer for a collection of artwork, photos, poems and essays by the 'fifth Beatle'

"Abbey Road was really unfinished songs all stuck together. None of the songs had anything to do with each other, no thread at all": A track-by-track guide to the final album recorded by The Beatles
By Ian Fortnam published
After the fractious Let It Be sessions, Paul McCartney urged his bandmates back into the studio to make an album “like the old days, like we used to"

"What was really exciting for me was watching Paul's total respect for his band members": Giles Martin tells the inside story of the final Beatles song, Now And Then
By Ken Sharp published
You probably didn’t have a new (and final) song from The Beatles on your 2023 bingo card, but that’s what we got, surprising everybody

The 10 worst Beatles songs
By Henry Yates published
Even The Beatles had their off days, as these 10 stinkers prove

"It's nice to know that England has finally risen to our cultural level": a month before Ed Sullivan, American TV began to take The Beatles seriously
By Fraser Lewry published
In which American TV audiences get an early glimpse of the Beatlemania that's already gripped the UK

"Wouldn’t it be funny if we went down?": the night The Beatles almost reunited on Saturday Night Live
By Niall Doherty published
John Lennon and Paul McCartney nearly took up SNL producer Lorne Michaels on his offer

“All I could do to accommodate requests for new sounds for them was just to abuse the equipment": How The Beatles' Revolver revolutionised music
By Johnny Black published
Revolver is a feat of The Beatles' sonic experimentation and songwriting genius, and this is the story behind how the album was made

The least popular songs by 10 legendary rock bands
By Classic Rock published
We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more

"Gee I’m sorry I ruined your night": John Lennon's killer issued a weird apology straight after shooting him, witness recalls in new true crime documentary
By Liz Scarlett published
The new docuseries John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial will arrive next month and examine the murder of the ex-Beatle with witnesses, Lennon’s friends, psychiatrists and more
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