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How the 1960s Gibson J-200 upset acoustic purists but remained King of the flat-tops in the eyes of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn't cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched

Guitar World

The least popular songs by 10 legendary rock bands

We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more

Louder

Penny Lane street sign back in Liverpool 47 years after drunken theft

Former student of city who returned marker for road made famous by the Beatles says thieves were ‘worse for wear’

The Guardian - UK

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"We realised that anything, from that moment onwards, was possible": The first time I heard The Beatles, by Jon Anderson

Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson on why The Beatles were the original progressive rock band

Louder

Paul McCartney’s “Paul McCartney Woz Here!” Hofner bass and a ’62 Strat played by the Beatles are headed to the auction block – and big money bids are forecasted

Elvis’ “Loving You” Gibson LG-1 acoustic has left the building, too – a little less conversation, a little more auction…

Guitar World

Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack review – a long and winding roadie’s tale

He saved them from a car crash, snuck them drugs and inspired Let It Be… The detailed story of the Fab Four’s driver, bodyguard and confidant Mal Evans captures Beatlemania up close

The Guardian - UK

Mal Evans was "Beatles’ first historian"

Kenneth Womack tells Salon about his new book, “Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans”

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“You have people who are into computers and synthesisers, and then you get those who are interested in real music”: Geoff Emerick was totally anti-technology back in 1985, but he did correctly predict the future of recording

It was better in his day, he said, and it turned out he was right

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘Really? You don’t practise any more?’ He said, ‘One day I just sort of realised I could play.’ I’m wondering if I’ll get to that level… we’re about to find out!” Pat Metheny just wants to understand music

Multi-faceted pioneer hasn’t played guitar for six months - but he’ll be up and working by 5am every day

Louder

“It’s 'Snow and Then' versus the Christmas Starman”: The Beatles and David Bowie go head-to-head in the festive merch wars

Yes, it’s a ‘snow’ news day… (But it is for charity)

MusicRadar

"George Harrison had set fire to an ashtray and was running around the studio with it above his head": the chaotic creation of The Beatles' wildest song

Rock’s most epic battle was always The Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, yet Helter Skelter was inspired by an imagined square-off with The Who

Louder

"I looked to John Lennon as a father figure when I was a kid": watch Chris Cornell discuss the influence of John Lennon, and perform a beautiful acoustic version of Imagine, on the Howard Stern show in 2011

The Beatles, and specifically John Lennon, had a huge influence on late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Watch him explain why to Howard Stern

Louder

"He liked the look of the knobs": The extraordinary story of The Beatles' Abbey Road mixing desk that was rescued from a skip and is now worth over a million pounds

Here comes the seven-figure sum - that's what you might have to pay for the desk that was used to record Fab Four's final album, then given to a school that binned it…

MusicRadar

“I was so frustrated that I kicked my amp – the speaker busted, leaving me with this weird buzzing sound. I didn’t know it then, but I helped create the sound of punk-rock guitar”: How an Italian immigrant shaped the sound of US punk to come in the 1960s

Known as the godfather of punk guitar, The Standells’ Tony Valentino was one of the first guitarists to use Vox amps, and, in a fit of rage, created a guitar tone that would be emulated the world over

Guitar World

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The Conversation

Now and Then: How composition choices made John Lennon’s music memo into a Beatles song

The Beatles’ “last song ever,” released 61 years after their first single, was bound to be significant.

Louder

The Beatles' final song Now And Then is the fastest-selling vinyl single of the century so far in the UK

The Beatles continue to break UK chart records, 53 years after disbanding

The Conversation

New Beatles and Rolling Stones music owes much of its success to the psychology of nostalgia

Throughout the 1960s, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were engaged in a friendly rivalry. Despite being amicable in person, they were in competition for record sales, cultural influence and aesthetic credibility.

The Guardian - UK

A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65 review – twist and shout

David Kynaston’s epic history zooms in on three years of extraordinary social change

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Tom’s Guide

How AI helped The Beatles recover decades-old music — and how you can do it too

The Beatles made headlines recently for using AI tools to recover decades-old recordings and release a new song. Here's how they did it, and how you can do basically the same thing using free tools.

Inverse

55 Years Ago, the Beatles Made the Wildest Fantasy Movie Ever — And Invented a New Genre

They just don't make animated jukebox musical comedy adventure fantasies starring famous British musicians like they used to anymore.

Zenger

Hotel Owner Reveals How She Gave Up Her Bed For The Beatles As A Teen

Guests love to think they are sleeping in the same beds as John and Ringo

The Independent UK

The Beatles make UK chart history with number one after 54 years

The last Beatles song was released just eight days ago

The Independent UK

The Beatles make UK chart history with number one after 54-year gap

Now And Then is the group’s 18th chart-topper in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles set record 54-year gap between No 1 singles as Now and Then tops UK chart

Paul McCartney says success of band’s ‘final’ song together has ‘blown my socks off’, as it becomes the fastest-selling vinyl single this century

Guitar World

Why the Vox AC30 is the “desert island” amp of choice for guitar legends including Brian May, the Edge and Rory Gallagher

The AC30 is an all-time classic tube combo. We unpack its history and design, its brief deployment in the studio with the Beatles, and the titanic influence it has had on guitar tone

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