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Roles, records, shows, and talent that nearly belonged elsewhere.
From the evidence file
1962 · Fact documented; quote unverified
Decca rejected the group after its 1962 audition. The decision is documented; the famous line about guitar groups being on the way out is not treated here as established fact.
1995–1996 · Participant account; count secondarily reported
Rowling says her agent spent a year finding a publisher, while later accounts commonly identify twelve passes. The broad rejection story is firm; individual rejection details remain uneven.
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