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The seven best non-Beatles albums issued by Apple

Capitol Records has released a limited edition Apple Records Box Set that contains 16 of the albums released by the Beatles' label between 1968 and 1973. The set also includes a 'best of' titled 'Come And Get It' and two CDs containing 37 unreleased tracks. Capitol Records has released a limited edition Apple Records Box Set that contains 16 of the albums released by the Beatles' label between 1968 and 1973. The set also includes a "best of" titled "Come And Get It" and two CDs containing 37 unreleased tracks.

Billy Preston dead at 59

Houston-born soul musician Billy Preston--who collaborated with many of the world's top artists over the course of his lengthy career--died Tuesday (6/6) at a Phoenix area hospital. He was 59.

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