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Sir Paul discusses the end of the Fab Four and a new group…

Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire and The Clash are among the artists releasing new records as part of this year's Record Store Day.

Now in deluxe, demo-heavy format, REM’s ‘doom’ album sounds a positive triumph...

Their legendary album, plus 10 tracks of outtakes and ‘refreshed’ material...

Compelling voice, cryptic songs on Hampshire folk singer's second LP...

Lavish, four-disc, 40th-anniversary version of their definitive live album

Very taken with this one at the moment. Kurt Vile – real name, apparently – is from Philadelphia, and seems to be emerging as my favourite of the current wave of new lo-fi/garage rock auteurs, possibly because he’s the one who appears to be unafraid of cranking out some pretty fierce, relatively orthodox rock’n’roll, amidst all the warped vibes.

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Hundreds turn up in NW8 to recreate the iconic LP cover

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