Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia - The Beatles
The Beatles were a British rock/pop group from Liverpool, England. The group shattered many sales records and charted more than fifty top...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - History
In March 1957, John Lennon formed a skiffle group, The Blackjacks, who later became The Quarrymen. On 6 July of that year, Lennon met Pau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - In Film
The Beatles had a limited but largely successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - History
Main article: History of The Beatles John Lennon formed a group, The Blackjacks, who became The Quarrymen, in March 1957. On July 6 that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatallica: Encyclopedia - Beatallica
Beatallica are a satire band that play music made from combinations of songs of The Beatles and Metallica. The songs' lyrics and music in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allen Klein: Encyclopedia - Allen Klein
Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a business manager. He is best known (and somewhat notorious) for his management of rock and roll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Records: Encyclopedia - Apple Records
Apple Records is a British record label which was founded in 1968 (as a division of Apple Corps Ltd.) by The Beatles. Earlier Beatles alb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - Influences
The White Album's album cover has been very influential. In the 1990s, both Prince and Metallica released self-titled albums with their n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - Influence
The White Album's cover has been very influential. In the 1990s, both Prince and Metallica released self-titled albums with their names p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - Tributes
During a concert on Halloween, 1994, Phish played all the songs from The White Album. In December of 2005, the BBC show One World broadca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Songs
Many of the songs here are personal and self-referencing; for example "Dear Prudence" is about actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Songs
Many of the songs here are personal and self-referencing; for example "Dear Prudence" is about actress Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Anthology: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Anthology - The Albums
Three Anthology collections were released, each containing 2 CDs of never before released Beatles material. Two days after the first Beat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles' Influence: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles' Influence - The Music
The Beatles' influence - Composition and recording. Whilst by no means the first to do so (Buddy Holly composed his hits, for example),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - Breakup
On April 10, 1970, McCartney announced that the band had officially broken up. The cause of the breakup has been debated by fans and hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Cover
The album's cover was designed by Richard Hamilton, a notable pop artist who had organised a Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Tate Gal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Cover
The album's cover was designed by Richard Hamilton, a notable pop artist who had organised a Duchamp retrospective at the Tate Gallery th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Discography: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Discography - Singles
The Beatles discography - UK singles. My Bonnie / The Saints (by "Tony Sheridan & The Beatles") (January 5, 1962); Did not chart (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatles For Sale: Encyclopedia Ii - Beatles For Sale - The Release
Beatles for Sale was released in the United Kingdom on December 4, 1964. On December 12, it began a 46-week-long run in the charts, and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatles For Sale: Encyclopedia Ii - Beatles For Sale - Writing And Recording
When Beatles for Sale was being recorded, Beatlemania was just past its peak; in early 1964, the Beatles had made waves with their televi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Mono Version
The Beatles was the last Beatles album to be released with a unique, alternate mono mix, albeit one issued only in the UK. Twenty-nine of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - The Mono Version
The Beatles was the last Beatles album to be released with a unique, alternate mono mix, albeit one issued only in the UK. Twenty-nine of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - Track Listing
The Beatles album - Side one. "Back in the U.S.S.R." "Dear Prudence" "Glass Onion" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (vorbis sample 204K) "Wild Hon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Album: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Album - Track Listing
The Beatles album - Side one. "Back in the U.S.S.R." "Dear Prudence" "Glass Onion" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (vorbis sample 204K) "Wild Hon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fifth Beatle: Encyclopedia Ii - Fifth Beatle - Other Candidates
Other people who have been referred to as (or claimed to be) "the Fifth Beatle" include: Brian Epstein, the band's manager until his dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatles For Sale: Encyclopedia Ii - Beatles For Sale - Track Listing
Beatles for Sale - Side one. "No Reply" (Lennon-McCartney) "I'm a Loser" (Lennon-McCartney) SAMPLE (92k) "Baby's in Black" (Lennon-McC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatles For Sale: Encyclopedia Ii - Beatles For Sale - Cover Versions
The remainder of the album consisted of cover versions, several of which had been staples of the Beatles' live shows years earlier, espec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles' Influence: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles' Influence - The Album Format
Prior to The Beatles, record albums were of secondary consideration to 45s in mass marketing. Albums largely contained filler material al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meet The Beatles!: Encyclopedia Ii - Meet The Beatles! - Track Listing
Meet the Beatles! - Side one. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" "I Saw Her Standing There" "This Boy" "It Won't Be Long" "All I've Got to Do"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatles For Sale: Encyclopedia Ii - Beatles For Sale - Original Songs
The opening three tracks, "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" and "Baby's In Black", are sometimes referred to as the "Lennon Trilogy", as Lennon w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - The Beatlemania Years
The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do", was released on October 5, 1962 and became a minor hit. The Beatles recorded their first full le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fifth Beatle: Encyclopedia Ii - Fifth Beatle - Jimmy Nichol
During the band's 1964 tour, Ringo became ill and the Dutch and Danish legs of the tour were almost cancelled. Instead of cancelling, how...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Discography: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Discography - Extended Plays Eps
The Beatles discography - UK EPs. Twist and Shout (July 12, 1963) The Beatles' Hits (September 6, 1963) The Beatles (No. 1) (November ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - The Studio Years
With the distractions of touring behind them, The Beatles began recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on November 24, 1966. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - After The Breakup
A jam session between John Lennon and Paul McCartney was recorded on March 31, 1974, when McCartney visited Lennon in Los Angeles, Califo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jimmy Nicol: Encyclopedia Ii - Jimmy Nicol - With The Beatles
When Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalized on June 3, 1964 with tonsilitis on the eve of the 1964 Australasian Tour, the Beatles wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - The Psychedelic Years
From mid 1964 all the band members became habitual smokers of marijuana after reportedly being introduced to it when they met Bob Dylan f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pete Best: Encyclopedia Ii - Pete Best - Role In The Beatles
The son of Mona Best, the owner of Liverpool's Casbah Club, where the Beatles played occasionally, Best was first invited to join the ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Beatles - Early Beginnings
Lennon met McCartney on July 6, 1957 at the annual St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church garden fete. Lennon was in a skiffle group called Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernie Sigley: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernie Sigley - Beatles
Sigley is especially remembered for his 1964 association with the Adelaide leg of The Beatles tour of Australia. His intelligent question...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ringo Starr: Encyclopedia Ii - Ringo Starr - Role In The Beatles
Starr's drumming style played a pivotal role in the music played and recorded by The Beatles. He filled a role that he was hired for in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fifth Beatle: Encyclopedia Ii - Fifth Beatle - Early Group Members
Before they became famous, The Beatles actually did have five members for a time, so "the fifth Beatle" has been used, accurately, to des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Beatles Songs Written By George Harrison: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Beatles Songs Written By George Harrison - By Album
Ordered by the albums on which they were released: List of Beatles songs written by George Harrison - From With the Beatles 1963. "Don...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles' Influence: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles' Influence - Photos And Music Videos
Their rapid ascent to vast international fame quickly made the four Beatles among the most photographed people in history. As part of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Anthology: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Anthology - The Television Specials And Video Collection
Literally thousands of hours of footage were viewed in consideration for inclusion in the documentary, which originally aired in Britain ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Role In The Beatles
McCartney first rose to fame as a bassist, pianist, guitarist, singer and songwriter for the Beatles. He met John Lennon at a church picn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Role In The Beatles
Lennon had a profound influence on rock and roll and in expanding the genre's boundaries during the 1960s. He is widely considered, along...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Role In The Beatles
McCartney first rose to fame as a bassist, pianist, guitarist, singer and songwriter for The Beatles. He met John Lennon at a church picn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Role In The Beatles
Lennon had a profound influence on rock and roll and in expanding the genre's boundaries during the 1960s. He is widely considered, along...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Harrison: Encyclopedia Ii - George Harrison - Role In The Beatles
Harrison was a fluent, inventive and highly accomplished lead and rhythm guitarist, whose influences included Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ringo Starr: Encyclopedia Ii - Ringo Starr - After The Beatles
After the breakup of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, Starr released two albums before the end of that year. Sentimental Journey featured R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon Days: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon Days - Gorillaz And The Beatles
The art on the album cover and some pages from the booklet inside bears some resemblance to those from The Beatles. The Demon Days album ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles Record Sales Worldwide Charts: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles Record Sales Worldwide Charts - Worldwide Charts
America Most no. 1 singles in the Billboard Hot 100 charts (20 no.1s). Most no. 1 albums in the Billboard Top 200 albums charts (19 no.1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allen Klein: Encyclopedia Ii - Allen Klein - The Stones Again
Klein acquired the rights to all of the Rolling Stones recordings of the 60s and a couple of recordings of the 70s. Klein's ABKCO (Allen ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis And Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis And Me - The Beatles' Shadow Mysticism And Drugs
By 1965 The Beatles had overwhelmed the music industry and Presley’s record sales began to slip noticeably. Uncertain about who he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Is Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Is Dead - The Beatles Aka The White Album
The so-called White Album also contained a number of alleged clues. Due to the minimalism of the cover, almost all of the alleged clues a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Is Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Is Dead - The Beatles Aka The White Album
The so-called White Album also contained a number of alleged clues. Due to the minimalism of the cover, almost all of the alleged clues a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Love Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Love Song - Reuniting The Beatles Again
Beforehand, the closest The Beatles had come to reuniting (while they were all still alive) was during the recording of Starr's Ringo alb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ringo Starr: Encyclopedia Ii - Ringo Starr - Early Years
Starr's parents split up when he was young; and his mother re-married (to Harry Graves). He was raised in the working class Dingle area o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earthbound: Encyclopedia Ii - Earthbound - Hidden References
EarthBound - The Beatles. It's interesting to note that the team that designed EarthBound are also open fans of the British pop and roc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charly García: Encyclopedia Ii - Charly García - 1980: The Argentinian Beatles
Expectations were high in 1980 for Serú Girán's new long play, which would be called Bicicleta ("Bicycle") -- a name that Charly had fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Solo Career
Of the four former Beatles, Lennon had perhaps the most varied recording career. While he was still a Beatle, Lennon and Ono recorded thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Solo Career
Of the four former Beatles, Lennon had perhaps the most varied recording career. While he was still a Beatle, Lennon and Ono recorded thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Love Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Love Song - Early Origins
Although the song was first recorded in 1977, when Lennon recorded a song entitled "Real Love" with a handheld tape recorder on his piano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Records: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Records - Artists Recorded On Apple Records
Apple Records - Members of the Beatles and their bands. The Beatles John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Paul McCartney Wings (band) George Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Records: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Records - Releases On The Apple Label
The first LP release from Apple Records (also the first "solo" album by a Beatle) was George Harrison's Wonderwall Music, his soundtrack ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Harrison: Encyclopedia Ii - George Harrison - 1980s
In 1980 Harrison became the only ex-Beatle to write an autobiography, I Me Mine. Former Beatles publicist Derek Taylor helped with the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Records: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Records - Artists Recorded On Apple Records
Apple Records - Members of the Beatles and their bands. The Beatles John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Paul McCartney Wings George Harrison ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Love Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Love Song - Working In The Studio
The first problem The Beatles had to confront was the low quality of the demo, as Lennon had not used professional recording equipment on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - 1990s
Following the release of the album Off the Ground, the similarly-scaled New World Tour took place in 1993. The live album capturing this ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reeperbahn: Encyclopedia Ii - Reeperbahn - The Street And Its Side Streets
The street is lined with many restaurants, discos and probably hundreds of bars. There are also strip clubs, sex shops, brothels, a sex m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Harrison: Encyclopedia Ii - George Harrison - 1970s
After the Beatles split in 1970, Harrison released a number of albums that were critically and commercially successful, both as solo proj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Love Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Love Song - The Release
Although the song was released as single in both the UK and US on March 4, 1996, the first time the song was publicly aired had come on N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Early Solo Career
As the Beatles broke up in 1970, Paul launched a solo career with his album McCartney, which featured him playing all the instruments and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reeperbahn: Encyclopedia Ii - Reeperbahn - Movies Songs Etc.
The popular 1944 movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7 tells the story of a singer (played by Hans Albers) who works in a Reeperbahn club and falls...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Early Solo Career
As The Beatles broke up in 1970, Paul launched a solo career with his album McCartney, which featured him playing all the instruments and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Murder
In the late afternoon of 8 December 1980, in New York City, Mark David Chapman met Lennon as he left his home in the Dakota building for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paddy Keenan: Encyclopedia Ii - Paddy Keenan - Discography
Solo albums Poirt An Phiobaire (1983) Ná Keen Affair (1997) Paddy Keenan and Paddy Glackin Doublin' (1978) Paddy Keenan and Tommy O'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earthbound: Encyclopedia Ii - Earthbound - Hidden References
EarthBound - The Beatles. It's interesting to note that the team that designed EarthBound are also open fans of the British pop and roc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Youth
Lennon was born in Liverpool 9 October 1940 Both of his parents had musical backgrounds and experience, though neither pursued them serio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Murder
In the late afternoon of 8 December 1980, in New York City, Mark David Chapman met Lennon as he left his home in the Dakota building for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Love Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Love Song - Lyrics And Melody
The song's lyrics focus on describing the euphoria and experience of real love. The singer describes how all his carefully planned scheme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Memorials And Tributes
Main article: List of John Lennon Tributes Lennon has been the subject of numerous memorials and tributes, principally the Strawberry Fie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Biographies And Books
Numerous biographies of John Lennon have been published. Notable among these are The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman (a book that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Biographies And Books
Numerous biographies of John Lennon have been published. Notable among these are The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman (a book that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lennon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lennon - Youth
Lennon was born in Liverpool 9 October 1940. Both of his parents had musical backgrounds and experience, though neither pursued them seri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Solo Again: 1980s
In 1980, as Wings came to an end, McCartney made international headlines when he was arrested for possession of marijuana in Japan and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ontario Provincial Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Ontario Provincial Police - History
At the First Parliament of Upper Canada on September 17, 1792, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, provision was made for the formation of a 'police ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Mccartney: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Mccartney - Wings
Main article: Wings Briefly, after an uneven start and despite many personnel changes, Wings became one of the most successful 1970s rock...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ontario Provincial Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Ontario Provincial Police - Organization
Today the province is divided into six O.P.P. regions (Central, Greater Toronto, East, North-East, North-West and West), responsible for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - In Film
The Beatles had a limited but largely successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Band Members
The Beatles - Early members. Stuart Sutcliffe: bass, vocals (1960–1961). Pete Best: drums (1960–1962). ... See also:The Beatles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Catalogue
In 1963 The Beatles gave their song publishing rights to Northern Songs, a company created by Brian Epstein and music publisher Dick Jame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Influences And Music
As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Catalogue
In 1963 The Beatles gave their song publishing rights to Northern Songs, a company created by Brian Epstein and music publisher Dick Jame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Influences And Music
As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Samples
1963 songs I Want to Hold Your Hand 1965 songs Help!, Yesterday, Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, In My L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Samples
1963 songs I Want to Hold Your Hand 1965 songs Help!, Yesterday, Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, In My L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Studio Style Evolution
Many observers have noted that understanding the success of The Beatles and their music begins and ends with an appreciation for the dive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Studio Style Evolution
Many observers have noted that understanding the success of The Beatles and their music begins and ends with an appreciation for the dive...   » Read the article