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Full Name: Tony Barrell Website: https://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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BEATS OF LONDON

Find your way around the rock and pop landmarks of London

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ALADDIN WAITING

This shot of David Bowie reveals a superstar in the making

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TOWERS OF POWER

What are those tall London buildings behind the Beatles on the roof?

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SUMMERS OF LOVE

Andy Summers looks back at his wild musical life in the 1960s – long before he played guitar in the Police

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TOYS AND GIRLS

The expression 'toy boy' is older than many people think

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ROXY MUNICH

Tony Barrell makes a pilgrimage to a Roxy Music photo location

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COVER STORIES

Tony Barrell tracks down the mysterious people on great album sleeves

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MUSICAL MAJESTIES

Why is the music business full of royal titles?

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THE LITTER PEOPLE

Where does the word ‘litterbug’ come from?

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RAISING THE ROOF

Tony Barrell explains why he wrote 'The Beatles on the Roof'