Derek Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was an English journalist and author. He spent most of his career covering popular music and celebrity news. He had a long association with rock band The Beatles, serving at different times as their press agent. He was also a personal assistant to The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and co-wrote a news column with guitarist George Harrison.
In the mid-1960s, Taylor lived with his family in Los Angeles, California, and had his own public relations agency. His clients included The Byrds and The Beach Boys. He also gave Harry Nilsson's career a boost, when he sent copies of Nilsson's album Pandemonium Shadow Show to important members of the music industry, including the Beatles. Taylor died of cancer.
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Please Please Me · With the Beatles · A Hard Day's Night · Beatles for Sale · Help! · Rubber Soul · Revolver · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · Magical Mystery Tour · The Beatles · Yellow Submarine · Abbey Road · Let It Be
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1962
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"My Bonnie" / "The Saints" · "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You"
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1963
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"Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" · "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" · "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" · "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "This Boy"
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1964
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" Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That" · "Ain't She Sweet" / "If You Love Me, Baby" · "A Hard Day's Night" / "Things We Said Today" · "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman" |
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1965
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"Ticket to Ride" / "Yes It Is" · "Help!" / "I'm Down" · "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out"
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1966
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"Paperback Writer" / "Rain" · "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"
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1967
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"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" · "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man" · "Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus"
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1968
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"Lady Madonna" / "The Inner Light" · " Hey Jude" / "Revolution" |
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1969
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"Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" · "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" · "Something" / "Come Together"
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1970
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"Let It Be" / "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
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1976
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"Yesterday" / "I Should Have Known Better" · "Back in the U.S.S.R." / "Twist and Shout"
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1978
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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends" / "A Day in the Life"
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1995
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"Free as a Bird" / "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
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1996
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"Real Love" / "Baby's in Black"
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Tollie, Capitol,
Apple) |
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1963
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"Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" · "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" · "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" · "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "I Saw Her Standing There"
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1964
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"Twist and Shout" / "There's a Place" · " Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That" · "Do You Want to Know a Secret" / "Thank You Girl" · "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You · "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" / "I'll Get You" · "A Hard Day's Night" / "I Should Have Known Better" · "I'll Cry Instead" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" · "And I Love Her" / "If I Fell" · "Matchbox" / "Slow Down" · "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman" |
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1965
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"Eight Days a Week" / "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" · "Ticket to Ride" / "Yes It Is" · "Help!" / "I'm Down" · "Yesterday" / "Act Naturally" · "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"
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1966
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"Nowhere Man" / "What Goes On" · "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" · "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"
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1967
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"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" · "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man" · "Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus"
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1968
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"Lady Madonna" / "The Inner Light" · " Hey Jude" / "Revolution" |
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1969
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"Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" · "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" · "Something" / "Come Together"
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1970
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"Let It Be" / "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" · "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"
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1976
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"Got to Get You into My Life" / "Helter Skelter" · "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" / "Julia"
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1978
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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "A Day in the Life"
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1982
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"The Beatles Movie Medley" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
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1995
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"Free as a Bird" / "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
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1996
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"Real Love" / "Baby's in Black"
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