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Look outside and you'll find it's Beatles Anthology Reissue week. The records, the book, and the tv show are getting all dressed up for their 30th anniversary. Never wanting to feel left out, we will be reissuing some Anthology-adjacent NIR content this week to get you in the mood. Here's an edit of Mark Lewisohn chatting to us back in 2019 discussing his involvement with Apple and the Anthology. Listen to the full two part interview here: https://shows.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/episodes/nothingisreal-episode14-themarklewisohninterview-part1…

Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

by Beatles Pod · English · Music

50 years on, the world is still in love with The Beatles. Join Nothing Is Real hosts Jason Carty & Steven Cockcroft as they continue the never-ending conversation about the greatest band the world has ever known. Each episode puts a tiny piece of the Beatles story under the microscope to try and mak

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