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In case you're wondering why you didn't see the Beatles on your tube last week, the word is that they turned down that $30 million dollar reunion deal mentioned here last month. Not that that should stop fledgling impressario Mike Matthews, president of the sound equipment company that brought you the Mike Matthews Freedom Amp, who's dangling $6 million in front of the Fab Four in an attempt to get them to do a one-time-only hour-long telecast.

May 1, 1976

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

In case you're wondering why you didn't see the Beatles on your tube last week, the word is that they turned down that $30 million dollar reunion deal mentioned here last month. Not that that should stop fledgling impressario Mike Matthews, president of the sound equipment company that brought you the Mike Matthews Freedom Amp, who's dangling $6 million in front of the Fab Four in an attempt to get them to do a one-time-only hour-long telecast. Whether this is the right offer or not, the feeling is that this reunion is bound to happen. In the meantime, George has now officially split with Capitol and signed with his Own Dark Horse Records, distributed by A&M, and is preparing an album releaseshorfly. That leaves only John without a new recording contract. But it's only a matter of time; currently he and Yoho are cloistering themselves with their new baby.

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