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Sex Pistols - A&M Record Signing

After being dropped by EMI, A&M Records became the Sex Pistols new label, their next single was to be 'God Save the Queen', John Rotten’s altern…

↳ Buckingham Palace Gates
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The Kinks Local Pub

This was the local pub in the area the Kinks grew up in, this is also where they played their first gig.

↳ The Clissold Arms
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A legendary recording studio

St Annes court is a street in the entertainment district of Soho in London.This short street is home to one of Londons most legendary studios, many differ…

↳ Trident Studios
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Jane Asher’s Home

In the 1960s 57 Wimpole street was the home of the middle class Asher family, father Richard, mother Margaret, son Peter and two daughters Jane and Clare.…

↳ 57 Wimpole Street
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The Apple Boutique

The Apple Boutique was a retail store, located at 94 Baker Street in London, and was one of the failed business ventures made by The Beatles' company, the…

↳ 94 Baker Street
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Joe Strummer’s flat

Albany Street is a road in London running from Marylebone Road to Gloucester Gate following the east side of Regent's Park. It is about three-quarters of …

↳ 31 Albany Street
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Bob Marley’s London home

Ridgmount gardens is a residential street in the central area of the city of London.Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley lived in flat 34 at Ridgmount Gardens in 197…

↳ 34 Ridgmount Gardens
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The Quarrymen and Eleanor Rigby´s Grave

St. Peter's Church is a church in the Woolton district of Liverpool. It was opened in 1887 and replaced an earlier church on the site. The church is still…

↳ St Peter's Church, Liverpool
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Parr Street Studios

Parr Street studios is one of the biggest music studios outside of London, Coldplay, New Order, Doves, Pulp, the Charlatans and Badly Drawn Boy have all r…

↳ Parr Street Studios
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A Starr Pilgrimage

This Liverpool pub was just around the corner from the street where Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) grew up.When Ringo released his first solo album after t…

↳ The Empress Public House
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Amy´s Hangout

Jazz After Dark is a Cocktail Bar and Restaurant in the entertainment district of Soho in the city of London. Music played at the venue includes Jazz, Blu…

↳ Jazz After Dark
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Childhood home of John Lennon

251 Menlove Avenue, also called Mendips, is a semi-detached house in the area of Woolton in south Liverpool, England. It was the childhood home of John Le…

↳ 251 Menlove Avenue

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