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    Lend Me Your Comb

    Anthology 1 album coverRecorded for the fifth edition of the BBC's Pop Go The Beatles radio show, Lend Me Your Comb had been a part of the group's stage act since the late 1950s. Read more »

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  • 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 split
  • Things we said today

    • Jimmy said: "Harrison was the key guitarist of the 1960s, because he contributed powe.." on Love You To
    • Gert said: "Today, May 19, 2022, is the 55th anniversary of the press release of Sgt.." on Press launch for Sgt Pepper
    • samuel jenesky said: "Joe- I didn't think this was a one take recording and then I found this.." on Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
    • Holly M said: "Lots of Paul bashing for what? Paul didn't do anything wrong, did he? He.." on Mal Evans
    • Gary V Fletcher said: "It's a good song but it's hardly tripping. I think you are tripping with.." on Tomorrow Never Knows
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  • On this day in Beatles history

    • Paul McCartney live at O2 Arena, London
      Saturday 23 May 2015
    • Paul McCartney live at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
      Thursday 23 May 2013
    • Paul McCartney live at Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
      Monday 23 May 2011
    • Television: Omnibus – All My Loving
      Thursday 23 May 1968
    • Apple Tailoring opens in London
      Thursday 23 May 1968
    • EMI is informed of the BBC's ban of A Day In The Life
      Tuesday 23 May 1967
    • Live: Odeon Cinema, Nottingham
      Thursday 23 May 1963
    • Live: Star-Club, Hamburg
      Wednesday 23 May 1962
    • Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
      Tuesday 23 May 1961
    • Live: Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh, Scotland
      Monday 23 May 1960
  • Featured article

    The 'Paul is dead' myth

    Paul McCartneyOne of the more bizarre aspects of The Beatles' story was this 1969 theory that Paul McCartney died in 1966, and that The Beatles inserted a series of clues into their songs and artwork. Read more »

  • Beatles album of the month

    Let It Be

    Let It Be album coverThe Beatles' last album to be released, Let It Be was mostly recorded in early 1969, prior to Abbey Road. The music was produced by George Martin, and was then prepared for release in 1970 by Phil Spector. Read more »

  • I want to tell you…

    "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity." - John Lennon, 1966

  • In the spotlight

    Pete Best

    Pete BestThe Beatles' original drummer, Peter Randolph Best was born on 24 November 1941, in Madras, India, and grew up in Liverpool. He remained with the group until August 1962. Read more »



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