Paul McCartney
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Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone. McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
High in the Clouds
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McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
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Man on the Run
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Evolver 62
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The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
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Kenny Dalglish
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A Love Letter to the Beatles
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As Aventuras de Will e Mike no jardim do Éden
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
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The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
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It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
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Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
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TWST / Things We Said Today
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The Beatles
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Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
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Twiggy
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
No Hamburg, No Beatles
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Beatles '64
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Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
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Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
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Paul McCartney: Got Back – Live in Bogotá at Estadio El Campín
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Here Today
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Paul McCartney: Got Back Argentina
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Paul McCartney: Got Back - Live at River Plate Stadium
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Paul McCartney: The Backyard
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Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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The Bannfoot Ferry
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Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
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The Beach Boys
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The Stones and Brian Jones
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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Paul McCartney: Got Back
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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
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Thriller 40
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The Beatles and the BBC
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
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WHAM!
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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
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Louder Than Rock
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The Trials of Heather Mills
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
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Little Richard: I Am Everything
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The Sound of 007
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
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If These Walls Could Sing
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
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Ringo Starr: One of Them
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Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
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How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Paul McCartney At The BBC
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The Beatles and India
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Parkinson at 50
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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The Queen Carries On: A Gayle King Special
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Under the Volcano
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
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Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
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Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
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Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
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Meeting the Beatles in India
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
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Understanding McCartney
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One World: Together at Home
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
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The BRITs at 40
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Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
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Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
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The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
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Killing John Lennon
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Understanding Lennon/McCartney
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
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Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
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Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
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Quincy
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Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
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Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
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The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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George Harrison - All Things Pass
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Take Your Pills
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Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
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Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
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How the Beatles Changed the World
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My Generation
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
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The Summer of Love
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Uncle Jack
Free to Rock
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Året var 1967
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story
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Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
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The Beatles 1+
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The Beatles 1
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
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Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
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Paul McCartney: Something NEW
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The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
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Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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Beatles på Sverigeturné
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Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
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P!NK: Staying True
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Paul McCartney - BBC Radio 2 in Concert
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Good Ol' Freda
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Rockshow
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Sound City
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Året var 1963
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Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
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Genius
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
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Palme
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Produced by George Martin
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Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
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The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
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London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
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The Beatles: Their Golden Age
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Wings - First Flight 1969-1974
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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Paul Simon: Under African Skies
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Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
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Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
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A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
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The Winged Beetle
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Becoming the Beatles
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Paul McCartney à Manchester
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Beatles Stories
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The Love We Make
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Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
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Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
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Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
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Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
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The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
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The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run
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All You Need Is Klaus
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The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
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Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
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David Wants to Fly
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The Beatles: The Complete Story
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Paul McCartney: Up and Coming Brasil
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The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
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Rock Legends (The Best Of 50's 60's 70's From The Ed Sullivan's Show) VOL. 2
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The Rise & Fall of WCW
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
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The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
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Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
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The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
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...Sings the Beatles
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The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
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How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
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The Beatles on Record
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Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Al's Brain
Man on the Street
Brüno
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The Motown Invasion
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The Beatles: Parting Ways
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All Together Now
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The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
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Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
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Fêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
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Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
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Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
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Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum
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The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
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The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
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Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years
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THE BEATLES in HELP!
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Paul McCartney: Live at BBC Electric Proms
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Paul McCartney: Live at the Olympia Paris 2007
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
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The Beatles Explosion
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The Beatles: Love
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Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
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Doctor Who: Origins
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Paul McCartney and Wings - Lightspeed
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Live 8
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Who Buried Paul McCartney?
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Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Live Aid Against All Odds
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
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The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
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Meet the Beatles
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The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
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Live Aid
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Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection
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Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
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The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
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Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
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The Beatles: Around the World
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
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Concert for George
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Paul McCartney: In Red Square
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Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
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Beatles: The Journey
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Brian Wilson: On Tour
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The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
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The Beatles - Trilogy
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
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Things They Said Today
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Naqoyqatsi
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney : Live at Atlanta
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Paul McCartney & Friends: The PeTA Concert for Party Animals
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Elvis: King of Entertainment
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
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The Concert for New York City
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Tuesday
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Wingspan
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Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
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Tina Turner : Celebrate!
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Naked and Free - The History of Free Body Culture
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Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
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Television: The First Fifty Years
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The Beatles: A Celebration
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The Brian Epstein Story
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The Abbey Road Story
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
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Music for Montserrat
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Go Cat Go!
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Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
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Tropic Island Hum
Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various
The Beatles Story
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Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
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The Beatles Unauthorized
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
A Beatle
Help! War Child
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Queen: Champions of the World
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
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The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
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Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
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Paul is Live in Concert on The New World Tour
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Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
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Paul McCartney: Movin' On
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Paul McCartney - Live in Charlotte
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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
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A Carlton New Year
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
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Paul McCartney: The Complete Up Close Rehearsal
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
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The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
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Paul McCartney's Get Back
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Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past
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Paul McCartney: Unplugged
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Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
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Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
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Paul McCartney: Put It There
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Imagine: John Lennon
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Eat the Rich
Banquet Guest
Jimi Plays Monterey
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The Paul McCartney Special
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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
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Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
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Fun with the Fab Four
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British Rock: The First Wave
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The Real Buddy Holly Story
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Live Aid
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Rupert and the Frog Song
Various Characters
Video AID
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
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Yoko Ono: Then and Now
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James Bond: The First 21 Years
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The Compleat Beatles
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
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The Cooler
Prisoner / Country Musician / Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited)
Desert Island Discs
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
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The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
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This Is Elvis
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
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A Very Lovely Party: On Tour With Paul McCartney & Wings
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Back to the Egg
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
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Rockestra Documentary Special
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The Beatles at Shea Stadium
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Mighty Good: The Beatles
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The Day the Music Died
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The Beach Boys: It's OK
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over Australia
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Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
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The Society of the Spectacle
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James Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
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Let It Be
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
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24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
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Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
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The Beatles: Something
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The Beatles - Abbey Road
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
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Beatles Electroniques
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The Beatles Mod Odyssey
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The Beatles: Revolution
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Yellow Submarine
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The Movie Orgy
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Magical Mystery Tour
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All You Need Is Love
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Our World
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Monument
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It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
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Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
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Mal Evans on Vacation
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El Rey en Londres
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The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
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The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
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The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
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The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
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Reflections on Love
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
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The Beatles: Live in Paris
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Help!
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Doctor Who: The Chase
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Pop Gear
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
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The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
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A Hard Day's Night
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The Beatles Sing for Shell
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The Beatles in Australia
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Around the Beatles
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The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
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The Beatles Come to Town
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The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
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The Mersey Sound
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