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Song of the day
Revolution 9
Dividing audiences since late 1968, John Lennon's sound collage 'Revolution 9' was an exercise in musique concrete influenced heavily by Yoko Ono and the avant-garde art world.
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The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Twelve key dates in Beatles history
6 July 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
17 August 1960: The Beatles arrive in Hamburg
9 February 1961: The Beatles' first Cavern Club show
9 November 1961: Brian Epstein meets The Beatles
1 January 1962: The Beatles' Decca audition
6 June 1962: The first Abbey Road session
11 February 1963: Recording the Please Please Me LP
7 February 1964: The Beatles' US invasion begins
29 August 1966: Live in Candlestick Park, San Francisco - The Beatles' final concert
25 June 1967: The Beatles on Our World – All You Need Is Love
30 January 1969: The Beatles' rooftop show
10 April 1970: Paul McCartney announces the splitJohn Lennon song of the day
Serve Yourself
A parody of Bob Dylan's 1979 song 'Gotta Serve Somebody', 'Serve Yourself' was written by John Lennon in 1980, and was released on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology.
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Wedding Album (1969)
The third long player of experimental recordings by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Wedding Album commemorated their wedding in Gibraltar on 20 March 1969.
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All Those Years Ago (1981)
George Harrison's tribute to John Lennon, who died on 8 December 1980.
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All Things Must Pass (1970)
George Harrisonn's third solo album was his crowning glory. All Things Must Pass was a triple album, and his first release after the break-up of The Beatles.
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Wilbury Twist (1990)
The final song on Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, and a single released in March 1991.
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Album of the month
Please Please Me
The Beatles' first UK album was released on 22 March 1963, following the success of the singles 'Please Please Me' and 'Love Me Do'.
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George Harrison joined the Quarry Men in February 1958.
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John Lennon and the number nine
Releasing the remastered albums and The Beatles: Rock Band on 09-09-09 was no accident. The number nine has had a recurring association with The Beatles - and John Lennon in particular - over the years.
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"I think people who truly can live a life in music are telling the world, 'You can have my love, you can have my smiles. Forget the bad parts, you don't need them. Just take the music, the goodness, because it's the very best, and it's the part I give most willingly." - George Harrison
In the spotlight
Mal Evans
Mal Evans was The Beatles' road manager and personal assistant, and a key member of their inner circle from their Liverpool days until the end of Apple.
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Maybe I'm Amazed
The main highlight of Paul McCartney's debut solo album, 'Maybe I'm Amazed' was a song of love and thanks to his wife Linda.
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Liverpool Sound Collage (2000)
Although essentially a Paul McCartney remix project, four of the five tracks on Liverpool Sound Collage were co-credited to The Beatles.
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Back To The Egg
Wings' seventh and final studio album contained a selection of mostly up-tempo, hard-rocking songs, recorded with the group's seventh line-up.
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(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna (1974)
Written by John Lennon, '(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna' was the opening song on Ringo Starr's fourth solo album Goodnight Vienna.
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Give More Love (2017)
Ringo Starr's 19th solo studio album featured guest musicians including Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Peter Frampton, and Jeff Lynne.
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