Forget much of what you knew about the breakup of the Beatles...

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15. no one is saying it was abrupt

but amid the unraveling, it seems clear that they discussed making another album, so at some point during the abbey road sessions, they hadn't yet come to the conclusion that it would be the last one they made.

the new information doesn't seem to contradict much in the way of known facts, it only slightly adjusts the timing of when they finally decided to break up.

when you say the business end was the main problem -- i agree and this tape to my mind supports that. george getting equal standing as a writer and john and paul getting individual credit instead of joint were mere matters of ego or celebrity. they would have had an impact on how the money flowed to each of the beatles. that, in fact, may have been the deal-breaker.