I Don't Believe in Zimmerman
Mark Shipper, Paperback Writer (New English Library), 1978
THE FIRST few months of 1966 were pleasant ones for the Beatles. Meat The Beatles remained at the top of the charts all over the world, exactly where it had been since its release. Except for a brief tour of Australia, there was little real work to do, and all four were able to resume seminormal lives, for a change.
Total word count of piece: 1966
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