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Today (February 7) is the 50th anniversary of the day that The Beatles first touched down on US soil, beginning a 15-day trip that would change the course of US popular culture.

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The 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first trip to the US has been celebrated with the release of “The Beatles – The US Albums” 13-CD box set. The collection includes the series of American Beatles albums released by Capitol between 1964 and 1970, each featuring a reproduction of the original vinyl packaging. The CDs have also been re-released individually, with the exception of “The Beatles’ Story”.

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The download-only collections “The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963” and The Beach Boys’ “The Big Beat 1963” will be released on December 17.

Both releases are designed to satisfy European copyright laws. From 2014, the EU copyright protection on sound recordings is extended from 50 to 70 years, but this protection does not extend to recordings that have never been released.

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The 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show will be celebrated in February with a two-hour US television special titled “The Night That Changed America – A GRAMMY® Salute To The Beatles”.

The special will feature some of the biggest musical acts of today performing classic Beatles songs, including the songs performed on the band’s Ed Sullivan debut.

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Today would have been John Lennon’s 73rd Birthday. Yoko Ono is marking the occasion with an exhibit of his art at a gallery located at 72 Greene Street, Soho, New York City.

Yoko will also relight the Imagine Peace Tower today in Iceland (4 pm ET/1 pm PT/9 pm UK time). You can Tweet your wishes to @IPTower.

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