It is 44 years since Time Magazine placed London, The Swinging Capital on its cover and declared: “In a once sedate world of faded splendor, everything new, uninhibited and kinky is blooming.” The cast may change, but the characters remain the same, writes Allan Prosser

INFAMOUS record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles andalso took control of some of the Rolling Stones’ best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.