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iTunes debut for Beatles “Anthology” albums

Written by admin on May 31, 2011 – 9:31 pm -

The trio of two-CD sets originally released in conjunction with The Beatles’ mid-90s “Anthology” series will be available as remastered downloads exclusively from iTunes on June 14.

Anthology 1, 2 and 3 will be available individually ($29.99/£17.99 each) or as a set ($79.99/£44.99). Individual tracks will cost $1.29 each.

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Elvis and The Beatles exhibit opens in September

Written by admin on May 24, 2011 – 7:05 pm -

Elvis and Us exhibit Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc, and The Beatles Story in Liverpool are coming together to develop an exhibit that will examine Elvis’ impact on the Fab Four and commemorate the day in August 1965 that The Beatles visited Elvis at his home in Bel Air, California.

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Guess the album cover

Written by admin on April 21, 2011 – 8:27 am -

How many of these 24 albums can you identify with all references to the bands and titles removed from the covers?

Click on the images to enlarge and scroll down for the answers.

1
Bob Dylan - Self Portrait
2
Prince - Sign of the Times
3
Blondie - Autoamerican
4
Tommy - The Who
5
Reconsider Baby - Elvis Presley
6
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
7
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
8
Bayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival
9
The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
10
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
11
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
12
At the Copa - Sam Cooke
13
Electric Warrior - T. Rex
14
Music from Big Pink - The Band
15
Abbey Road - Beatles
16
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos
17
On the Beach - Neil Young
18
Strange Days - The Doors
19
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
20
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
21
Fleetwood Mac album
22
The Kinks - Kink Kontroversy
23
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
24
Johnny Cash at San Quentin

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Lennon’s “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” lyrics to be auctioned

Written by admin on April 13, 2011 – 7:34 pm -

John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” are being auctioned next month at a sale in Beverly Hills. The lyrics to the classic Beatles hit are expected to sell for more than $200,000 (£122,700).

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds handwritten lyrics

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The Lost Beatles Photographs: The Bob Bonis Archive, 1964-1966

Written by admin on March 28, 2011 – 8:57 pm -

Last week saw the publication of a superb collection of unreleased Beatles photographs from the archives of Bob Bonis. “The Lost Beatles Photographs: The Bob Bonis Archive, 1964-1966” features 192 pages of the Beatles at work and play at the height of Beatlemania.

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