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Abbey Road Still Topping U.S. Album Charts

5182 days ago

ContactMusic — The BEATLES ABBEY ROAD has topped the vinyl album bestsellers list in the U S for a third year The 1969 classic sold 41000 copies in 2011 according to sales data released by American chart compilers at Nielsen SoundScan The figures show the rec... more info

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The Beatles' Abbey Road The Top-Selling Vinyl Album of 2011

5184 days ago

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David Bowie: myth-maker turns 65 away from limelight

5184 days ago

Guardian Music — It seems only right that the enigmatic singer remains in semi- retirement as he reaches pensionable age, says Alexis PetridisIt's a cliche when a rock star reaches 65 to mention the time when it didn't look like they'd make pensionable age, but with ... more info

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Imagine there's no Lennon… | Face to faith | Paul Handley

5184 days ago

Guardian Music — By changing the lyrics of Imagine, Cee Lo Green helped make clear that John Lennon's biggest hit is toshSomething big, round and heavy fell with a clang in Times Square on New Year's Eve, and it wasn't the ball on the flagpole. Cee Lo Green sang a v... more info

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Digital downloads overtake physical music sales in the US for first time

5184 days ago

Guardian Music — Figures show digital album sales passed the 100m mark for the first time in 2011Ten years after Steve Jobs promised to reinvent the music industry with the iPod, digital downloads have overtaken physical sales of singles and albums for the first time... more info

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The Maccabees: Given to the Wild – review

5185 days ago

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Over the holidays, John Lennon and Paul McCartney beamed out from the NME's cover, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' failed audition for Decca Records. Inside, a bold analogy was drawn: anyone who suggests the commercial st... more info

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The Doors by Greil Marcus – review

5186 days ago

Guardian Music — Can a new biography of the Doors relight the fire?The author of Mystery Train and Invisible Republic is in the habit of offering such compelling and unexpected insights into the popular music of the second half of the last century that I approached G... more info

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Abbey Road Studios Set To Open To The Public

5186 days ago

Gigwise — Place used by The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Kate Bush... more info

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EMI chiefs forfeited £41m in bonuses after collapse into administration

5186 days ago

Guardian Music — Generous incentive schemes for executives were cancelled before a single pound was paid out, accounts showThe collapse of EMI Group, the world's fourth largest music major, into administration last year saw its managers, including chief executive Rog... more info

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Sir Paul Mccartney - Sir Paul Mccartney Writes Tracks For Standards Album

5187 days ago

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney was so concerned fans would confuse his upcoming album of classic standards with Rod Stewarts American Songbook records he wrote two new tracks for the disc The Beatles legend has fulfilled his ambition to record an album of the so... more info

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