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"The greatest pop record ever made”: How The Beatles created Strawberry Fields Forever - John Lennon's masterpiece
By Neil Crossley published
Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”

“A fitting tribute”: John Lennon to be honoured with a commemorative coin
By Will Simpson published
All you need is... £18.50

“I started waking up”: The trailer for One To One: John & Yoko has been released
By Will Simpson published
Film covers couple’s early years in New York

Framus reissues John Lennon’s record-breaking $2.85m “Help” Hootenanny 12-string
By Jonathan Horsley published
Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too

"I’ve written this tune": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how
By Will Groves published
"It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

Paul McCartney's favourite song he's ever written is possibly the only one John Lennon complimented him on directly
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2024: "It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"

Newly unearthed John Lennon letter to Eric Clapton reveals plans for supergroup
By Will Simpson published
Ex-Beatle hoped group would “bring the balls back in rock 'n’ roll”

So Ringo said, 'Why don't we just shoot the cover outside and call it Abbey Road?': Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road
By Joe Bosso published
A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"
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