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"I didn't think it would be the last one. And nothing was said to indicate that, at least not to me": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track
By Joe Bosso published
RECORDING WEEK 2023: 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"

John Lennon: "Somebody let off a firecracker onstage and every one of us looked at each other, because each thought it was the other that had been shot. It was that bad.” – Why The Beatles retired from the stage
By Neil Crossley last updated
How death threats, disillusionment and the very real threat of onstage electrocution all fuelled The Fab Four’s decision to stop playing live…

"They stole our ideas" – John Lennon on the Yellow Submarine film and the unexpected Beatles recording of its soundtrack song, Hey Bulldog
By Rob Laing published
"We had nothing to do with that movie"

Ringo Starr confirms George Harrison features on new Beatles song, adds that they would “never” recreate John Lennon’s voice using AI
By Stuart Williams published
The Fab Four drummer weighs in on the AI confusion surrounding The Beatles’ un-named, forthcoming new song

The extraordinary story of John Lennon's ‘Imagine’ piano
By Andy Jones published
John Lennon, George Michael and why it might well not be the piano you think it is.

Paul McCartney sets the record straight on AI-'extricated' Lennon vocal in "last Beatles song": “nothing has been artificially or synthetically created”
By Will Groves published
Star moves to dampen "confusion and speculation" - plus, hear the original demo here

Newly AI-separated Lennon demo vocal will feature on 'the last Beatles song', says Paul McCartney
By Will Groves published
"We just finished it up. It will be released this year"

Session drummer Jim Keltner recalls John Lennon and George Harrison telling him not to bad-mouth Paul McCartney
By Stuart Williams published
Best of 2023: “We can say that but you shouldn’t”, the drummer was told by the former Beatles
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