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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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ALADDIN WAITING

This shot of David Bowie reveals a superstar in the making

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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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COVER STORIES

Tony Barrell tracks down the mysterious people on great album sleeves

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I SAW IT STANDING THERE

John Lennon's mysterious UFO encounter

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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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ROXY MUNICH

Tony Barrell makes a pilgrimage to a Roxy Music photo location

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TOWERS OF POWER

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

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RAISING THE ROOF

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