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Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 sells for more than £1 million

The instrument fetched twice its initial estimate.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

“The most exciting thing was, even though John was no longer on this planet, here he was in the studio with us”: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne on how The Beatles made Free As A Bird

It’s 30 years since McCartney, Starr and George Harrison entered the studio together again to record The Beatles' reunion hit

Louder · Nov 16, 2024

"Be Here Now is beautiful, understated and unabashedly spiritual - a stark contrast to its bloated Oasis counterpart": George Harrison's lovely Living In The Material World, revisited

Gem-studded yet often overlooked album from ex-Beatle George Harrison, now with added extras

Louder · Nov 15, 2024

Midas Man: Brian Epstein biopic captures the complexity that made the Beatles manager so brilliant

A few minutes after I took my seat at an advanced screening of Amazon Prime’s Brian Epstein biopic, Midas Man, I found myself engaged in Beatles chat with the chap next to me. I wasn’t surprised to find a fellow Fab Four fanatic at such an event. But I was…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

“Some people think its gloss black top was a response to Gibson’s Les Paul Custom – but that didn’t launch officially until ’54”: The Duo Jet took Gretsch’s ’50s innovation to new heights – and was loved by George Harrison, Jeff Beck and Malcolm Young

As solid-bodied models began taking the guitar world by storm in the early ’50s, Gretsch joined the party with the revolutionary single-cut 6128 Duo Jet and its twangsome DeArmond ‘Dynasonic’ single coils

Guitar World · Oct 31, 2024

"George had a smugness on his face when he came in with this one, and rightly so - he knew it was absolutely brilliant.": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track

A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"

MusicRadar · Oct 31, 2024

"This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle

Louder · Oct 28, 2024

Wombles composer Mike Batt: A pizza ruined my collaboration with Beatles star George Harrison

Wombles composer Mike Batt exclusively told BANG Managing Director Rick Sky about the time he nearly recorded a song with Beatles legend George Harrison.

BANG Premier · Oct 24, 2024

“It turned out so well there was some campaigning from John Lennon for it to serve as the A-side instead of Lady Madonna”: Paul McCartney was in bass peak form on this lesser-known Beatles gem

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in February 1968, Hey Bulldog was one of the last Beatles sessions tracked as a band

Guitar World · Oct 20, 2024

Disney+ confirm details of new Beatles documentary

A new Beatles documentary produced by Martin Scorsese is coming to Disney+ next month.

BANG Premier · Oct 14, 2024