Peter McCabe (born Peter Henry McCabe; 7 November 1945 – April 1998) was an English author and music journalist, who wrote in a variety of genres. He was an editor at ''

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'' and '' Oui'' magazine, and is the former editor-in-chief of ''

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'' magazine and a nationally syndicated country music columnist. McCabe wrote an article in the 28 February 1972 issue of ''

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'' magazine in which he alleged financial impropriety on the part of

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, manager of

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organisation, with regard to the dispersal of funds raised through US sales of

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's ''

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'' live album. The funds were intended for distribution to Bangladeshi refugees via

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yet, according to McCabe, Klein's ABKCO company had withheld an amount of $1.14 per album. Klein responded with a $150 million libel suit, which he later withdrew. Later in 1972, McCabe's book '' Apple to the Core: The Unmaking of the Beatles'', with co-writer Robert D. Schonfeld, was published by

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. The book focuses on the business problems that led to the group's break-up and again presented Klein in an unfavourable light. It was subsequently translated into Japanese as ビートルズの不思議な旅 / ''Bītoruzu no fushigina tabi'', and into Dutch as ''"Apple" tot op het klokhuis; Wat er met de Beatles gebeurde''. In 1984, he and Schonfeld co-authored a work containing interviews with

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, titled ''John Lennon: For the Record''. McCabe also wrote the 1975 book ''Honkytonk Heroes: A photo album of country music''. His most widely known work, with 600 copies in US libraries, is ''Bad News at Black Rock: The Sell-out of CBS News'' (1987). He has also written several novels, including ''Cities of Lies'' (1993) and ''Wasteland'' (1994).

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