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Song of the day
Rain
First released on the 'Paperback Writer' single, 'Rain' is considered by many Beatles fans to be their finest b-side.
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The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
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
Remember
'Remember' was the first song on side two of John Lennon's debut solo album. It was recorded on 9 October 1970, his 30th birthday.
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John Lennon Anthology (1998)
A box set containing four compact discs of previously-unreleased studio outtakes, live recordings and home demos made by John Lennon between 1969 and 1980.
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It's What You Value (1976)
The fourth and final single released form George Harrison's seventh solo album Thirty Three & ⅓.
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Brainwashed (2002)
The first posthumous George Harrison album, Brainwashed was released a year after his death, and 15 years after his previous studio album, Cloud Nine.
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End Of The Line (1990)
The final song on Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, and the band's second single in 1989.
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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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By 1969 The Beatles had sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
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Working titles for Beatles songs, albums and films
From 'Seventeen' to the 'Huge Melody', find out how The Beatles referred to their songs and albums before they were released.
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"Don't believe that jazz about there's nothing you can do, 'turn on and drop out, man' - because you've got to turn on and drop in, or they're going to drop all over you." - John Lennon
In the spotlight
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940. He was a founder member of The Beatles, and their singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist.
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Let ’Em In
The opening song on Wings At The Speed Of Sound, 'Let ’Em In' was a top five hit in the USA and UK.
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Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (1993)
The first in a series of collaborations with producer Youth, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest was an ambient techno album by Paul McCartney, credited to The Fireman.
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney's fifth post-Beatles album, Band On The Run was critically acclaimed and became Wings' most commercially-successful album.
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Back Off Boogaloo (1972)
A glam rock single co-written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison, with a title inspired by Marc Bolan.
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Liverpool 8 (2008)
Ringo Starr's fifteenth solo studio album marked his return to EMI/Capitol for the first time since 1975.
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