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This Day in Rock History - July 31st

1968: London’s Apple Boutique closes its doors for good.

Founded as part of the Beatles’ Apple Corps business efforts, the store was in trouble from the start with bad management and rampant theft. On its final day, employees were instructed to let anyone have anything they wanted of the store’s remaining inventory without charge.

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