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The Records, Day Five: 1970 and Beyond (Features)

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And, in the end... With the release of Abbey Road, the Beatles ceased to be a band. They became, forever more, an idea: the go-to example, the archetype, of the rock'n'roll group. How do we remember the Beatles? How do we pay tribute?

Abbey Road (1969) In the United States, Abbey Road has sold more copies than any of the Beatles' studio albums. Worldwide, only Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has sold more. When the Beatles' remastered albums were released in September 2009, Abbey Road was again the top-selling individual album. Why? Abbey Road rarely gets mentioned when the subject is the best Beatles album. Sgt. Pepper and Revolver usually slug it out for that title, with…

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