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Full Name: Tony Barrell Website: http://www.tonybarrell.com Info: Tony Barrell is a pop historian, journalist, editor and Londoner who has spent much of his life interviewing musicians. He has written many major articles for The Sunday Times and other publications. His 2017 work The Beatles on the Roof is the first book to be published about the Fab Four’s famous 1969 rooftop concert.

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BEATLES HISTORY UNEARTHED

A new book reveals the Beatles archives of four great photographers

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WHERE’S NEXT?

Pete Townshend has left the Wick, his famous house in Richmond

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RIFFS AND LEGENDS

Jimmy Page gives a rare interview, discussing Led Zeppelin, astrology... and tropical fish

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DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

Tony Barrell wrote the infamous joke Roxy Music rejection letter

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SAUCE CODE

'Hanky-panky' used to mean something quite different

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DID ELVIS VISIT LONDON?

Did Elvis Presley have a secret tour of London in 1958?

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WHEEL OF FORTUNE

‘The True Wheel’ is one of Brian Eno’s most mysterious songs

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KNOCKING ON LONDON’S DOOR

Did Bob Dylan give a London couple a big surprise?

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ROYAL ALBERT SQUALLS

The Royal Albert Hall's long history of controversy

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IN THE AIR TONIGHT

Dusty Springfield was notorious for throwing food