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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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DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

Tony Barrell wrote the infamous joke Roxy Music rejection letter

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ROYAL ALBERT SQUALLS

The Royal Albert Hall's long history of controversy

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GIVE ME A BREAK

‘Holiday-maker’ is a stupid phrase, argues Tony Barrell

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RIFFS AND LEGENDS

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

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WHERE’S NEXT?

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

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ROCK AND RULA

Marc Bolan and Rula Lenska were born on exactly the same day

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SAUCE CODE

'Hanky-panky' used to mean something quite different

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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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OH WHAT A CIRCUS!

Monty Python was more like a rock band than a bunch of comedians, says Tony Barrell