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Who was rejected for the Sergeant Pepper album cover?

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There are 87 people and props on the cover of Sergeant Pepper

Who was 'lovely Rita, Meter Maid'?

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Lovely Rita meter maid Nothing can come between us

Why did John Lennon not like Sergeant Pepper?

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John Lennon never showed much affection for The Beatles most celebrated album. Was this because the  Sergeant Pepper concept was Paul's?  Not according to what John says in this interview, recorded in 1971, at the height of his feud with his former song-writing partner: 

Why did The Beatles sack Pete Best?

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'We were cowards when we sacked him'  John Lennon

What was The Beatles first single?

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George Martin wanted The Beatles first single to be  How Do You Do It, a Tin Pan Alley song which he felt had commercial potential.

What is the most recorded song?

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Wimpole Street  “I woke up with a lovely tune in my head.  I thought, ‘That’s great, I wonder what that is?’  There was an upright piano next to me, to the right of the bed by the window.    I got out of bed, sat at the piano, found G, found F sharp minor 7th – and that leads you through then to B to E minor, and finally back to E.  It all leads forward logically.  I liked the melody a lot but because I’d dreamed it I couldn’t believe I’d written it. 

How many Beatles songs can you see?

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Graphic designer Viktor Hertz has created a remarkable tribute to The Beatles. Each pictogram represents a song.  How many Beatles songs can you identify?