''Beat Instrumental'' was a UK monthly pop and

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magazine. Founded by Sean O'Mahony (aka Johnny Dean) and first published in May 1963 as ''Beat Monthly'', it became ''Beat Instrumental Monthly'' with issue 18 and ''Beat Instrumental'' from issue 37. Like the weekly ''

Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born ...

'', it was aimed at musicians, emphasising instruments, production and equipment in its interviews and moving easily to

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in the late 1960s. The magazine ceased publication in 1980. Kevin Swift was among ''Beat Instrumental''s reporters in 1966. During the 1970s, the features editor was Steve Turner, and

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also wrote for the magazine.

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