Paul McCartney
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.
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The Simpsons
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Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops
Great Performances
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Doctor Who
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Omnibus
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The South Bank Show
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BoJack Horseman
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30 Rock
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Bambi-Verleihung
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Musikladen
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The Oscars
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History 101
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Harty
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Legends
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Morecambe & Wise
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V.I.P.
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Bread
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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
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Stax: Soulsville USA
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Uncle Jack
The Beatles Anthology
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The Beatles
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The Beatles: Get Back
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The Kenny Everett Video Show
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Midi Première
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Timewatch
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Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
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MTV Unplugged
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Brüno
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This Is Pop
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A Hard Day's Night
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The Sound of 007
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
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Elvis Presley: The Searcher
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
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Al TV
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Let It Be
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Yellow Submarine
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Beatles '64
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McCartney 3, 2, 1
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
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WHAM!
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The Sparks Brothers
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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Help!
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P!NK: Staying True
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Live 8
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The Beach Boys
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Quincy
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
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Live Aid
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Magical Mystery Tour
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Take Your Pills
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Imagine: John Lennon
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Sunday Best
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Twiggy
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Sound City
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Eat the Rich
Banquet Guest
Thriller 40
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20th Century Greats
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One World: Together at Home
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
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How the Beatles Changed the World
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Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
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Naqoyqatsi
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Unity
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
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My Generation
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In Their Own Words
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This Is Elvis
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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Under the Volcano
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Little Richard: I Am Everything
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Palme
Give My Regards to Broad Street
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The Love We Make
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
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The Concert for New York City
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Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Movie Orgy
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
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Harry Benson: Shoot First
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
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Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
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The Beatles Explosion
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Live Aid
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The Daily Show
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If These Walls Could Sing
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
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Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
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Paul Simon: Under African Skies
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Rockshow
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Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
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Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
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Doctor Who: Origins
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Concert for George
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
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The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Genius
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Ringo Starr: One of Them
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
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Paul Newman: The Restless
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Meeting the Beatles in India
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Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
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London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
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High in the Clouds
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Our World
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
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The Beatles: Let It Be
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
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The Beatles: Help!
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Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
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Jimi Plays Monterey
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The Beatles and India
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Beatles Stories
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Good Ol' Freda
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
60 Minutes
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The Winged Beetle
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The Stones and Brian Jones
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The Beatles Unauthorized
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Paul McCartney's Get Back
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
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Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
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The Compleat Beatles
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Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
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Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
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The Cooler
Prisoner / Country Musician / Cowboy On Horseback (uncredited)
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Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
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How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney
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Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
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The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
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Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
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The Society of the Spectacle
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The Beatles
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Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
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Beatles: The Journey
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David Wants to Fly
Television: The First Fifty Years
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Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
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The BRITs at 40
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Wingspan
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The Rise & Fall of WCW
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
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No Hamburg No Beatles
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Beatles chronology (1962-1970)
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Doctor Who: The Chase
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Bang! The Bert Berns Story
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
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Elvis: King of Entertainment
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The Beatles at Shea Stadium
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Mighty Good: The Beatles
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Monument
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The Beatles on Record
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The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
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Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
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Pop Gear
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The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
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The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
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Rupert and the Frog Song
Various Characters
The Beatles Story
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Help! War Child
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All Together Now
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Things They Said Today
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Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Yoko Ono: Then and Now
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The Beatles are Coming
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
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The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
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The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
A Beatle
Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection
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Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
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Music for Montserrat
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
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Parkinson at 50
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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
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The Beatles: Parting Ways
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Produced By George Martin
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British Rock: The First Wave
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Free to Rock
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The Beatles: Love
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The Beach Boys: It's OK
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Paul McCartney: Got Back
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
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The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
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Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
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...Sings the Beatles
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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Louder Than Rock
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Tina Turner : Celebrate!
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The Real Buddy Holly Story
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
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Paul McCartney: Got Back
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
Al's Brain
Man on the Street
The Beatles: Hey Jude
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The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
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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 Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
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Man on the Run
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George Harrison - All Things Pass
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The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
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Back to the Egg
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
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Live Aid Against All Odds
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The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
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The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
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Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
Reflections on Love
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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The Beatles 1+
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
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The Beatles: A Celebration
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Killing John Lennon
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
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The Mersey Sound
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Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
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Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
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The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
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The Beatles: The Complete Story
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The Abbey Road Story
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The Beatles: Something
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Brian Wilson: On Tour
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
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Understanding Lennon/McCartney
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
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Beatles på Sverigeturné
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The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
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Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
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Golden Globe Awards
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Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
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The Bannfoot Ferry
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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
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Go Cat Go!
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Paul McCartney: Something NEW
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
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Paul McCartney & Friends: The PeTA Concert for Party Animals
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The Brian Epstein Story
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Click
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Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
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Abbey Road
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The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
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Desert Island Discs
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Like A Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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The Motown Invasion
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
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Becoming the Beatles
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How much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
Paul is Live in Concert on The New World Tour
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Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
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Around the Beatles
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Wings - First Flight 1969-1974
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The Beatles: Around the World
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Paul McCartney: Unplugged
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The Beatles - Trilogy
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Paul McCartney and Wings - Lightspeed
Video AID
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Understanding McCartney
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
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Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
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The Beatles: Watching Rainbows
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The Beatles - Live at Ed Sullivan Show
Wetten, dass..?
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The Beatles Sing for Shell
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
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Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
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Champs-Elysées
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Champs-Elysées
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Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
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Paul McCartney: The Backyard
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
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Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
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Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
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A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
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Sacrée soirée
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The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
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The Beatles 1
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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TWST / Things We Said Today
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The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
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Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
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Paul McCartney: Movin' On
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All You Need Is Klaus
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
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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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The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds
Bass Guitar
Parkinson
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Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
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Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
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Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
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Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
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Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years
Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road
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Paul McCartney: Put It There
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The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
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The Making of Sgt. Pepper
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Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
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Paul McCartney: Live at the Olympia Paris 2007
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
The Beatles Come to Town
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El Rey en Londres
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
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The Beatles and the BBC
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The Beatles: Revolution
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A Very Lovely Party: On Tour With Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul McCartney: Live at BBC Electric Proms
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
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Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Beatles - Abbey Road
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Paul McCartney: In Red Square
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The Beatles: A Magical History Tour
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Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
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What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
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Paul McCartney At The BBC
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
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Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
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Året var 1967
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Året var 1963
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Fun with the Fab Four
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Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over Australia
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The Beatles - 1967-1970
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Paul McCartney: The Complete Up Close Rehearsal
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Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
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The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
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Fêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
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The Beatles Mod Odyssey
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Paul McCartney: Up and Coming Brasil
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The Paul McCartney Special
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The Beatles in Australia
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Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
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The Day the Music Died
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24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
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The Queen Carries On: A Gayle King Special
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Paul McCartney - Live in Charlotte
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Tropic Island Hum
Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various
The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
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Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Beatles Electroniques
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Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
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Ballad of the Skeletons
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The Trials of Heather Mills
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Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
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Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum
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Mal Evans on Vacation
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The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
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The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
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Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
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Paul McCartney: Got Back - Live at River Plate Stadium
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Paul McCartney à Manchester
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Tuesday
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Paul McCartney: Got Back – Live in Bogotá at Estadio El Campín
Mentiras verdaderas
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
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The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
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Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
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Paul McCartney - BBC Radio 2 in Concert
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All You Need Is Love
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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: Live in Paris
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Paul McCartney : Live at Atlanta
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Leute heute
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Wogan
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It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
Hard Rock Calling 2010
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Paul Mccartney Live at Desert Trip
Band On The Run - 25th Anniversary
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America's Top 10
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Die Drehscheibe
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Disco
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The Grammys
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Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past
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Rockestra Documentary Special
The Beatles: Their Golden Age
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