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“We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

"I’ve written this tune and I’m going to record it tonight and have it pressed, up and out tomorrow": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened

"I’ve written this tune and I’m going to record it tonight and have it pressed, up and out tomorrow": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened

"It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

“I’m not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me”: The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear

“I’m not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me”: The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

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John Lennon’s damning view on touring with The Beatles revealed in letter to Eric Clapton

Musician made no secret of how he felt as he wrote to Clapton with an idea for a ‘supergroup’

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“Why is writing your own material such an obsession for so many people? They should be grateful we don’t write songs. They’d be terrible”: Manfred Mann has no time for his own back catalogue

Bandleader insists he’s not prog and he’s never made a classic album - but he knows what he’s good at, and he still loves doing it

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Best of 2023: Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

"Hell, let’s do it": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened

Remembering Lennon: "It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

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The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

NAMM 2023: Martin's CEO 10 – the first guitar designed by CEO Thomas Ripsam – headlines lavish limited-edition acoustic drop

NAMM 2023: Martin's CEO 10 – the first guitar designed by CEO Thomas Ripsam – headlines lavish limited-edition acoustic drop

A five-figure Bitcoin guitar, three instruments hand-painted by Robert Goetzl and an acoustic that doubles as a “call to action on climate change” also feature on Martin's latest special edition collection

George Harrison found working with one Beatles bandmate 'nerve wracking'

George Harrison found working with one Beatles bandmate 'nerve wracking'

The pair worked together following the infamous split

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