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The favourite Beatles album of every member of The Beatles

To build up a body of work should be the only true directive of an artist. Fame and fortune are certainly alluring, but a true creative must look toward the lasting legacy their creations will leave, not the money they put in the coffers. The catalogue of The Beatles is undoubtedly one of the most […]

Why did George Harrison have a black eye at The Beatles’ first recording session?

Before The Beatles, John Lennon’s skiffle band, The Quarrymen, raised the roof at various village fêtes, fairs and functions. A 16-year-old Lennon established this formative group in 1956 with some friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, hence the name. They were initially, very briefly, called the Blackjacks, but this was changed early on. […]

What did The Beatles play at Shea Stadium?

By 1965, The Beatles had a strict routine when it came to live performances. Ever since the days after graduating from the gruelling shows in Hamburg, Germany and The Cavern Club in their hometown of Liverpool, England, the Fab Four had reduced their stage appearances to run at just under half an hour. The days […]

The Beatles song that “insulted and hurt” John Lennon

Every great song by The Beatles stemmed from the massive powerhouse of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. While George Harrison had his fair share of highlights, the majority of the Fab Four’s classic tracks came from how Lennon and McCartney wrote melodies together, creating vivid pictures in the listener’s mind that are still relevant 50 […]

The only album to feature all four Beatles after their breakup

After decades in the rearview, it seems like rock fans are still processing the breakup of The Beatles. While it may have seemed like the Fab Four could have gone on forever if they wanted to, the bad business dealings of Allen Klein, alongside growing creative tension, led to every band member going off on […]

When The Beatles replaced each other at number one

1973 was one of the best times to be The Beatles. Even though the group had disbanded three years earlier, all four former members had found solo success and personal fulfilment in the immediate years since. 1973 was also the year all four band members became a united front against Allen Klein, the former Rolling […]

The Beatles song Paul McCartney hated recording

It won’t take Beatles fans long to find songs that John Lennon didn’t like. As much as he may have written phenomenal pieces of work during his time in the Fab Four, Lennon was just as likely to go after one of his songs than he would praise them. Although Lennon remained proud of some […]

The final time all four Beatles recorded together

It’s never easy to pinpoint the exact time The Beatles decided to split up. Even though the band’s breakup could be traced to the moment Paul McCartney announced their split in 1970 with the release of his first solo album, the signs of a split had already begun to show in the months leading up […]

Who wrote ‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles?

Over a brief span in the 1960s, The Beatles achieved a musical dominance like no other. They released their debut single in 1962, and when they announced that they were disbanding at the beginning of 1970, they had 20 number one singles under their belt. Of all the tracks that topped that charts, it’s arguable […]

‘It’s Only Love’: The Beatles song Paul McCartney called “bland”

Despite the myriad of brilliant songwriting duos over the years, no one comes close in impact or significance to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Steering the journey of The Beatles, the pair of Liverpudlians changed the world, with the effects of their music still reverberating throughout life today, over 50 years since the band’s split. […]