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Blondie's Chris Stein on his greatest (and strangest) guitar shopping spree

By Jackson Maxwell Published 2 August 26

From the Archive Blondie’s days in rugged CBGB’s were many chart-topping hits behind them in 1980, when Stein told GW about the time he and his bandmates got themselves into an unassuming dream guitar store...

The day the Beatles visited New York’s most legendary guitar store

By Jackson Maxwell Published 16 October 25

The salesmen at Manny's Music were happy to give the Fab Four a free guitar, but needed permission from its manufacturer. No freebies, they were told – not even for the biggest band in history