Ian Leslie

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George Harrison and John Lennon with Mike Love of the Beach Boys in India in 1968. [Getty Images]
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  • What They Heard: How The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan Listened to Each Other and Changed Music Forever

    Luke Meddings

    Weatherglass Books, pp. 240, £11

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