Beatles vs. Stones (63 page)

Beatles rivalry with,
see
Beatles-Stones rivalry

carefully crafted image and public personas of,
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–4,
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,
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–9,
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–36,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
261
n

chart success of,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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corporate sponsorship of,
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,
229

counterculture’s denouncement of,
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,
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–90,
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–92

counterculture’s embracing of,
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,
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–59,
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–67,
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,
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–84,
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–88,
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Crawdaddy Club performances of,
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,
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–48,
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n

as “cultural revolutionaries,”
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,
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–59,
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–79,
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–84,
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,
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–91,
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,
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dark and unusual themes explored by,
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,
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declining quality of recorded work by,
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,
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,
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n

dirty and unkempt appearance of,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–7,
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,
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,
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drug use of,
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,
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,
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,
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–63,
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–68,
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n

exorbitant ticket prices and touring contracts of,
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,
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,
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n

experimental sounds of,
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,
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fan riots at shows of,
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,
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fan magazines (fanzines) of,
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,
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,
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,
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50 & Counting
tour of,
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–31

films of,
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,
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,
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,
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n
–60
n

first Beatles show attended by,
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–60,
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,
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first original songs authored by,
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–77,
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–39,
252
n

first press clipping on,
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–58

first U.S. tour of,
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–31

gargantuan arena tours of,
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,
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,
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,
228
–29

in Great Urination Bust of 1965,
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–6

growing popularity of,
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–99,
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–101,
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hairstyles of,
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,
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,
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–7,
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,
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,
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,
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n,
259
n

hipper, bohemian fanbase of,
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,
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–47,
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,
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–84,
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,
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,
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infighting and tensions between members of,
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–68,
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–73

Klein as manager of,
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–96,
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–202,
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Klein’s swindling of,
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–200,
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,
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large male following of,
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–9

lawsuits filed against Klein by,
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–200

legal troubles of,
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–6,
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–50,
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–69,
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,
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Lennon-McCartney creative contributions for,
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–74,
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,
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,
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n,
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n

Lennon’s criticisms of,
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,
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,
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,
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merchandise of,
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,
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n

misogynistic lyrics of,
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,
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–90

musical adaptability of,
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,
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,
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musical influence of,
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,
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n

name origins of,
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1969 U.S. tour of,
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–83,
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,
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,
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1972 North American tour of,
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–28

at
NME
poll winners concert,
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–46

onstage antics of,
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,
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,
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,
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n
–60
n

over-the-top concert productions of,
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–29,
230

proposed Beatles business alliance with,
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–21

psychedelic phase of,
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–76,
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R&B sound and identity of,
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–26,
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–62
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“radicalism” phase of,
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–83,
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–88,
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–91