Musical and Social Structures: Marxist Interpretations of Popular Music in the 1960s and early 1970s in Hungary and the UK
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Discography
The Beatles –
A Hard Day’s Night, Parlophone, 10 July, UK.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1 June, UK.
“Revolution”, Hey Jude, Apple, 26 August, UK.
The Rolling Stones –
Their Satanic Majesties Request, Decca, 8 December, UK.
“Street Fighting Man”, Street Fighting Man, Decca, August, UK.

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