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The Beatles’ Long-Lost First-Ever ‘Top of the Pops’ Performance Has Been Found
Footage of the 1964 appearance, where the Fab Four played "Can’t Buy Me Love" and "You Can’t Do That," was erased from BBC archives, but British conservationists obtained 35mm footage
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Footage of the 1964 appearance, where the Fab Four played "Can’t Buy Me Love" and "You Can’t Do That," was erased from BBC archives, but British conservationists obtained 35mm footage
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According to Rolling Stone’s source item, The Beatles’ Long-Lost First-Ever ‘Top of the Pops’ Performance Has Been Found, Footage of the 1964 appearance, where the Fab Four played “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “You Can’t Do That,” was erased from BBC archives, but British conservationists obtained 35mm footage
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