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Derek Taylor: Obituary

Richard Williams, MOJO, November 1997

IN 1963, WHEN BRIAN EPSTEIN INVITED HIM TO HANDLE the Beatles' PR, Derek Taylor was a 31-year-old national newspaper reporter with a suit and tie. The new world he entered was to liberate his fine intelligence, turning him into one of its best-loved figures.

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