Junk

Paul McCartney recorded a demo of Junk at George Harrison's house in Esher, Surrey, towards the end of May 1968. The Beatles recorded 26 demo songs at the time, many of which subsequently appeared on the White Album. Read more »

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Paul McCartney announced that The Beatles were no more on 10 April 1970.

Get Back/Let It Be sessions: complete song list

See a complete list of the many songs performed by The Beatles and Billy Preston during the January 1969 rehearsals and sessions for the Get Back/Let It Be project. Read more »

Let It Be

The 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 consider that my work won't be finished until I'm dead and buried, and I hope that's a long, long time." - John Lennon, 1980

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the Indian guru who first met The Beatles in 1967. They became fascinated by his techniques of Transcendental Meditation, and in 1968 visited the Maharishi's spiritual training camp in Rishikesh, India. Read more »