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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…
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.
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…
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.…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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