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Untold Beatles Stories Emerge As White Album Climbs Charts

Producer Chris Thomas and engineer Ken Scott have been speaking about the double LP, which has the formal eponymous title of The Beatles.

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The Beatles’ White Album at 50: When They Was Fab

Dominic Green on a half-century of the marvelous, mixed-up mess that may be the Beatles’ greatest album.

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Hear The Beatles’ Previously Unreleased, Acoustic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’

“Acoustic Version — Take 2” with just George Harrison on guitar and Paul McCartney on harmonium taken from upcoming, revelatory White Album box set

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Happy Birthday John Lennon: The Beatles Legend In His Own Words

Celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s birthday today by listening to a compilation of interviews by The Beatles legend.

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How Geoff Emerick Helped the Beatles Reinvent Music

The crucial collaborator in the Beatles’ glory years helped them find endless new ways to change the way music sounded

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The Unheard White Album: An Exclusive First Listen

The massive new box set of the Beatles’ 1968 masterpiece is full of unheard gems. Here are 15 of the most revelatory moments.

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Paul McCartney says "new version" of Beatles' 'Let It Be' film is in the works

Sir Paul McCartney has hinted that a "new version" of the classic Beatles film 'Let It Be' is currently in the works

Whoo-hoo! It's about time.

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Paul McCartney says John Lennon would've loved Auto-Tune

Auto-Tune has developed a bad reputation over the years, mostly because it’s egregiously overused, but stylistic tricks like this are only a problem when they’re not used well. Paul McCartney happens to believe he would’ve used it well if Auto-Tone

Thus might seem counter-intuitive, but it makes sense to me. John Lennon was obsessed with distorting his voice to the point that it was unrecognizable.

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Paul McCartney Announces 2019 Tour

In support of his upcoming album Egypt Station

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The Beatles‘ ‘Revolver’: The Most Ambitious Pop Music Committed To Vinyl

Upon its release in August 1966, The Beatles' 'Revolver' was the most ambitious pop music committed to vinyl and introduced us all to psychedelic music.

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Get Back! Paul McCartney’s stunning return to Liverpool’s Cavern Club – the full review - NME

“Do you wanna get back?” Paul McCartney asked the crowd, towards the end of one of the smallest, longest, sweatiest shows he’s played since, well, probably last time he was here at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club. “Cos I do.” McCartney’s b

Oh man! I wish I was there!

:The gig proper began with McCartney taking it right back to ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ the Eddie Cochran song he played to prove his chops to John Lennon at the garden fete at St Peter’s Church, Woolton, on July 6, 1957, a fated – or feted – day in Beatles lore."

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'Play by the rules, man!' Paul McCartney berates crowd for using phones at Liverpool Cavern Club gig

Paul McCartney scolded members of the audience at his Cavern Club gig in Liverpool for using mobile phones

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All 227 Beatles Songs Ranked Worst to Best

Ranking every single Beatles song from worst to best.

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The Simpsons Wouldn't Exist Without Yellow Submarine

This year, Yellow Submarine celebrates its 50th anniversary. Today, animators from The Simpsons to Adventure Time can connect their cartoons back to Yellow Submarine.

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The Beatles' Greatest Hits Album '1' Is Back In Top 40

On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, The Beatles' greatest hits set "1" is back in the top 40 for the first time in over two years, Imagine Dragons' "Night Visions" spends its 300th week on the chart, Bebe Rexha and Nine Inch Nail

Unbelievable. The Beatles: back in the charts 48 years after they broke up! Amazing!

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Five myths about the Beatles - The Washington Post

Why did producer George Martin actually take on the band? As punishment.

I knew that the Beatles put on the suits because they knew it would help them make more money! And they were right. Unlike the Stones, they actually grew up poor (well, except John) and they never romanticized poverty.

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As 'Yellow Submarine' returns to theaters, a closer look at the Beatles film that 'crossed generations'

A 50th anniversary the Beatles' 1968 animation classic 'Yellow Submarine' will be in theaters this summer after a complete visual and audio rejuvenation.

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Paul McCartney’s Many Surprise Appearances: A Brief History – Rolling Stone

Imagine you’re out having a beer with some friends when Sir Paul McCartney suddenly starts playing a mere coaster’s throw away.

One of the things that I've always appreciated about Paul, and the Rolling Stones, is his willingness to play surprise shows. But McCartney is truly willing to show up almost anywhere because he genuinely seems to love playing.

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Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke -

Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke -

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Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke Leaves James Corden In Tears | HuffPost

The host of "The Late Late Show" gets emotional after singing "Let It Be" with the former Beatle.

There is a good chance that I would have been a little teary eyed too.

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The Beatles' Revelatory White Album Demos: A Complete Guide

We delve deep into the 1968 home recordings that planted the seeds for the band's classic self-titled double LP

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Beatles' Esher Demos: Tapes That Became the White Album - Rolling Stone

The group's jovial May 1968 home recordings mark the last time they sounded like true friends

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Yellow Submarine is Pro-ject's stunning new Beatles-themed record player

The simple act of owning a turntable is enough to affirm your commitment to classic music, but Pro-ject's latest record spinner is for the truly dedicated.

Josh wants this.

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7 Documentaries You'll Never Get To See (And The Murky Reasons Why)

Documentaries banned by Disney, The Beatles and more

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Quincy Jones Is Sorry for Calling The Beatles "No-Playing Motherf---ers"

The legendary music producer and executive is walking back many comments he made in a recent interview. | iHeartRadio

I've always really liked Q and it takes a good man to admit that he was insanely wrong about The Beatles.

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The list of 2017’s top-selling vinyl albums shows the format isn’t just for trendy fans

The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, and “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack were on the list.

And The Beatles have the two top selling vinyl albums of the year in 2017, in a format that is as hip as Sgt. Pepper was in 1967.

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Is the Rock Star Dead? - Noisey

We speak with rock critic David Hepworth, author of 'Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars,' about the rise and fall of music's chaotic anti-heroes.

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Sir Ringo Starr to perform in Israel - The Jewish Chronicle

Former Beatles drummer to play Tel Aviv - 52 years after the Fab Four were forced to cancel their planned Israeli gig

GOOD for Ringo! I mean..."Sir Ringo'!

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Why The Beatles' Star Club Tapes Best Represent the Group's Early Bar-Band Spirit

These raw 1962 bootlegs capture the young Fab Four at their hungriest

"Any deep-delver into the Beatles' catalog is familiar with those raging pockets of sound where this band, so often remembered for their beautiful melodies and graceful harmonic transitions, could be one badass mother of a group.... They are the toughest recordings the Beatles ever made, the rawest, the most fun, perhaps, judging by their comments while making them, and maybe the most purely Beatles-esque, for it was a badass mother of a band the Beatles first set out to be, not the sonic wizards of a Revolver or a Sgt. Pepper. "

If you REALLY want to understand this article, and were a raw, powerful, insanely raw rock n roll band, listen to "I'm Talking About You" (leaving it out is this article's biggest flaw). It captures EVERYTHING you ever heard about the early band.

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Cops and Surgeon Who Tried to Save John Lennon’s Life Recall Night of ‘Bedlam,’ Nearly 40 Years Later

Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole next year.

What a terrible night.

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The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ at 50: A Monument to Paul McCartney’s Genius

Released fifty years ago—on November 27, 1967—the Beatles’ last slice of psychedelia is an underrated masterpiece, and more fun than ‘Sgt. Pepper.’

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Now that 'Sgt. Pepper' has been remixed and reissued, Ringo Starr shares his wish list

Ringo Starr discusses other Beatles albums he'd like to see remixed.

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This is the Lathe Miles Showell Used to Cut "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

The lathe in the picture, located at Abbey Road Studios, is the one Miles Showell used to cut at 1/2 speed, the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band remix. It began life as a Neumann VMS82 DMM that according to Showell had been "...routinely strippe

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The Last Living Beatles Just Reunited To Release A New Song! | HuffPost

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have debuted "We're on the Road Again."

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The Beatles' accountant 50 years on: 'They were scruffy boys who didn't want to pay tax'

In The Beatles’ 1966 song Taxman, George Harrison berates Harold Wilson’s proposed 95pc “supertax” on the UK’s highest earners.

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The Beatles Are On Top Of The Bestselling Vinyl List Of 2017 With A 50-Year-Old Album

Vinyl is cool again, but it's legacy acts that are still selling the most.

This is amazing. It still blows my mind that people will argue that the Beatles aren't just the greatest, but by far the most important, band in history. They have had incredible sales (and influence) in every decade since the 60s. What other musician or group of musicians can say that?

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Sgt Pepper at 50: Liverpool music aficionados share their take on groundbreaking album

Lawrence Saunders assembles Liverpool music and art aficionados to get their take on The Beatles' groundbreaking album amid the anniversary celebrations.

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Why the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” Hasn’t Shown Signs of Aging | The New Yorker

Jonathan Gould writes about the Beatles’ eighth album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year.

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Sgt. Pepper Wasn’t Broken. So They Fixed It. | Big Think

For the Sgt. Pepper 50th anniversary remix, good intentions and modern technology revitalize a classic album.

I am a Sgt. Pepper purist, but this article makes a very compelling case for the remixes. (Which, of course, I already bought - purist or not!)

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Review: The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's' Anniversary Editions Reveal Wonders

This 50th anniversary reconsideration of a major canonical work brings new mixes, in-development versions and may be how it was meant to be heard.

It's not my favorite Beatles album, and it's not the best Beatles album - it IS the most important Beatles album. It's no surprise that tech is allowing us to hear things that the recording technology of the time (and record pressing technology) couldn't fully capture in an accessible way. I will be buying a copy of the anniversary edition: on vinyl. (Obviously ;-))

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How The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” Was Retooled To Sound Fresh 50 Years Later

Giles Martin remixed The Beatles’ most ambitious album with a blend of vintage technique and modern tools. It’s out May 26.

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Beatles: Remembering Real 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' - Rolling Stone

Read how a drawing by John Lennon's three-year-old son Julian inspired "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

I have been having this argument since I was a teenager. Lucy in the Sky WAS inspired by a drawing Julian made that he called "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." That drawing still exists and I have seen photos of it. I am not sure why RS doesn't include the actual drawing here. Sorry - the title is not about LSD (just like "Purple Haze" also isn't about drugs, but that's a different story.

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For The Benefit of Beatles Fans: The Beatles 50 Sgt. Pepper Facts

50 interesting facts about The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!!

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The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band gets 50th anniversary reissue

The Beatles will celebrate 50 years of their landmark 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with a major reissue project, spanning digital, 2xCD, 2xLP and 6xDisc packages.

On vinyl I already have my original kid-hood copy, the copy I got AT Abbey Road, a copy of the mono version and a picture disc. I also have it on CD and MP3s. But I may have to spring for the news vinyl edition.

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Beatles Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney Reunite in Studio

The surviving members of the Beatles came together in the studio on Sunday.

It's been a while, it's always nice to see them working on new music!

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Pro-Ject announces five more special edition Beatles turntables

Pro-Ject and Universal Music Group have announced that five further special Beatles-themed decks will be rolled out in the coming months.

When I was about 15 I would have been obsessed with having one of these!

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The Origin of The Rarest and Most Sought After Pressing of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Analog Pl

AnalogPlanet reader Bill Wright interviews Australian mastering engineer Don Bartley, who cut lacquers back in 1983 for what many consider to be the best sounding and certainly the rarest pressing of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, produced by EMI

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The 15 Best Unreleased Beatles Songs That You Can Listen to Now

Incredibly, there's still great music by the Fab Four that hasn't been officially released.

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Eight Days A Week: how Ron Howard brought the Beatles back to life | Film | The Guardian

Howard’s new film captures the sweat, screams and cultural significance of the band’s touring years. He explains why the Fab Four still fascinates him

I can't wait to see this. I've been a huge Beatles fan my entire life. This is the first tie since the "Anthology" that I am really excited about something new.

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Remeet the Beatles

Shea concert footage to follow documentary

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Hear The Beatles' Last-Ever Concert

Read our detailed look at the end of the Beatles' touring career, which concluded 50 years ago with a show at San Francisco's Candlestick Park.

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All Songs +1: The Beatles Are Live And Sounding Better Than Ever

The Beatles were a great live band, but only three of their shows were ever professionally recorded. Now new technology takes those shows from The Hollywood Bowl and makes them sound better than ever.

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Ludella Black - I've Just Seen A Face

Sympathetic Sounds Of Toe-Rag Studios London - 2003 - Sympathy For The Record Industry - Cat No SFTRI 695.

Interesting and great version.

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Hit The Road With The New Trailer For Ron Howard's 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week'

Is there anything left to say about The Beatles that we don’t already know? The impact, legacy, and importance of the biggest rock ‘n roll band ever has been dissected and studied over and over for years, setting up a particular challenge for Ron Howa

I got the chills AND I had the dopey smile on my face all the way through the trailer. I can't wait. Good job "Eric."

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Beatles’ Hollywood Bowl Live Album to Drop in Time for Ron Howard Doc | Den of Geek

The Beatles new album, Live At The Hollywood Bowl, hits shelves on September 9.

I love the original album. I still have my copy. For a kid back in the "old days" it was pretty cool and gave me a glimpse into what a Beatles' concert was like. I will be getting the new version! I also can't wait for the Ron Howard documentary!

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New: Beatles Release Video from Las Vegas “Love” Show on 10th Anniversary– “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” | Sh

The Beatles have released a video from their Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas show “Love.” It’s the 10th anniversary of the spectactular show, and the “Love” album has just …

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Inside The Beatles' Bloody, Banned 'Butcher' Cover | Rolling Stone

Read how photographer Robert Whitaker accidentally gave rise to the ultimate Beatles collectible with his infamous "butcher" photo of the group.

Like most things in rock n roll, the actual story is better than the myths that surround it.

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Early 1960s band The Eggheads

Well, what can I say...

The Pyramids were not the only band to remove wigs to reveal their shaved heads. These guys were not a surf band but actually a very Beatles influenced pop rock band.

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At 75, things are coming easy for Ringo Starr - The Washington Post

Former Beatles drummer continues to tour with his All-Starr Band and will play the Warner.

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Watch Trailer for George Martin's All-Star PBS Series 'Soundbreaking' | Rolling Stone

Before George Martin's death on March 8th, the producer aligned with PBS for an eight-part, all-star music series titled 'Soundbreaking.'

I can't wait to watch this!

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Paul McCartney Hopes To Finally Get The Beatles Song Rights Back

Paul McCartney is hoping to get the rights to his songs he wrote for The Beatles, which were long owned by Michael Jackson, back.

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Paul McCartney on George Martin: 'I'm so sad...' - LA Times

Paul McCartney posted the following reflection on his official website on Beatles producer George Martin, who died Tuesday at the age of 90.

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Who was the real fifth Beatle? - CNN.com

Following Beatles producer George Martin's death, we take a look at 11 men who could hold the title of 'fifth Beatle.'

This is one of the longest standing debates in music history.

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10 Great Beatles Moments We Owe to George Martin

Producer's key contributions to Fab Four canon, from Baroque

The most important producer, by far, in the history of music. Without him, the music we have enjoyed over the past 50 years would have been vastly different. He was an artistic genius.

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George Martin, Beatles Producer, Has Died

He was 90.

Sad news. Outside of the four Bearles themselves, no one was more responsible for their sound or success.

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19 Things Only Beatles Fans Will Find Funny

Because sometimes, all you need is LOLz...and to "move like Lennon."

Yeah, I like most of these. Thirteen is hilarious and seventeen is...disturbing!

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The Quiet Beatle's Long Shadow: Dhani Harrison On Sharing His Dad With The World : NPR

"The studio was directly below my bedroom, so my floor has rattled my whole life." Dhani Harrison speaks with Eric Westervelt about George Fest, an all-star tribute to his father's music.

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From the Beatles to Britpop: why solo albums are the enemy of rock’n’roll | Music | The Guardian

Why do minor band members insist on going it alone? As a recent spate of average side projects prove, perhaps they shouldn’t bother

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Punk Rock Beatles I Feel Fine

What if the Beatles formed in the 90's? This might be the sound they would of had! Or I might just be totally off! Here's the great Beatle's song,

This kid rules!!

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The Ed Sullivan Show - 'The Beatles FIRST APPEARANCE on The Ed Sullivan Show' - FULL Show, includes the ORIGINAL Commercials. (Aired February 9, 1964) - Video Dailymotion

FULL show, includes the ORIGINAL Commercials. Ed's Opening. The Beatles-All My Loving,Till There Was You, She Loves You. Fred Kaps-Card and Salt Shaker Trick. The Cast of

Full episode including original commercials.

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50 Years of 'Rubber Soul': How the Beatles Invented the Future of Pop | Rolling Stone

Rob Sheffield explains how the Beatles truly came into their own on 'Rubber Soul,' released 50 years ago today.

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Beatles' Famous Rooftop Concert: 15 Things You Didn't Know | Rolling Stone

Read the wild backstory of the Beatles' famed 1969 rooftop concert.

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The Guide to Streaming the Beatles Now That Their Songs Are Online

After years of holding out, the Beatles have finally joined music streaming services. Here’s out to approach listening to the Fab Four online.

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Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play will reportedly stream The Beatles starting December 24

(Reuters) - Popular music band 'The Beatles' will see its songs feature across streaming music services starting this Thursday, Christmas Eve, Re/code reported, citing sources familiar with the plans.

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The Beatles are finally coming to streaming services · Newswire · The A.V. Club

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See ABC's 1980 Broadcast on John Lennon's Death - ABC News

On this day 35 years ago, the world lost an icon when John Lennon was shot outside his New York home by Mark David Chapman. He was 40 years old.

This was a very very sad night.

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Watch The Beatles' Restored, Trippy 'A Day in the Life' Video | Rolling Stone

Check out the Beatles' rarely seen, fully restored "A Day in the Life" video from the upcoming best-of reissue '1+.'

There is a big difference between restoring something and digitally "enhancing" it. I hope that this was an actual restoration, meaning that it will now look like it looked, on film, when it was new.

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Gillian Reynolds: John Lennon and a look beneath the surface of a flawed hero

Gillian Reynolds reviews Radio 2 and Radio 4's profiles of John Lennon to mark what have been his 75 birthday, plus Bliss Was It in that Dawn and Book of the Week: Everything She Wants

He wasn't perfect. That is part of what makes him interesting. I don't think he would be happy the way people have tried to make him seem like a perfect idealist.

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When John Lennon Was Starting Over - The New York Times

A month before he was murdered, a reflective John Lennon spoke about the demands of making music versus the demands of a family.

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John Lennon: what would he be like at 75?

Receding silver hair tied back in a stringy pony-tail; thick glasses perched on his thin nose, a wiry old man steps creakily into the spotlight, blinking into the vast space where an audience roar their love.

I can't believe that John Lennon would be 75. I was a very small kid when he was murdered, but I grew up in a house where the Beatles music was almost always playing.

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All our “Yesterday”s, from The Beatles to Jimmy Fallon · Version Tracker · The A.V. Club

Version Tracker examines how different artists have performed the same song over the years, adapting it to suit their own needs and times.

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Ringo Starr found some Beatles ‘stuff’ lying around and he wants you to have it

Starr is auctioning off several million dollars worth of instruments, jewelry and assorted keepsakes he just found lying around his houses. The proceeds will go to charity.

This puts my Beatle collection to shame. Some of this stuff is very cool.

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The Beatles Walk Across Abbey Road - The Complete Story

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. It was Friday, August 8, 1969, around 11:30 in the morning. The Beatles had wrapped up recording what was to be th

My 3rd favorite Beatles album!

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Watch Paul McCartney's Backstage Antics at Rock Hall Ceremony | Rolling Stone

Ringo Starr turned 75 last week, and to celebrate, Paul McCartney has shared behind-the-scenes video from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.

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Ringo, Movie Starr: Ranking The Beatle’s 10 Weirdest (And Coolest) Film Roles

Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr, turns 75 on July 7th. The lad from Liverpool who’s been the world’s most famous drummer for more than a half-century has provided the world with infinite musical reasons to celebrate his life and work

Ringo was always my favorite! Happy birthday!