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  • Beatles song of the day

    Nothin' Shakin'

    Live At The BBC album coverThe Beatles recorded a version of 1950s rockabilly hit Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) for a BBC radio show in 1963. Read more »

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    The Beatles - Oh! Darling (2019 Mix / Audio)

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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

    • John Roberts said: "At the end of the day, the ultimate judge of music is the public, regard.." on Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
    • David Harvey said: "Wait a minute - if Paul was occupied with overdubbing electric guitar on.." on Recording: Drive My Car
    • David Harvey said: "If one looks at George Martin's handwritten paperwork, when Paul recorde.." on Recording: I Need You, Another Girl, Yes It Is
    • David Harvey said: "That's true on the basic track and John's Hohner Pianet effectively serv.." on The Night Before
    • David Harvey said: "That's not very nice to say about George's guitar playing - he was a ver.." on Love You To
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    Dear Prudence was written by John Lennon in India for Mia Farrow's sister.

  • On this day in Beatles history

    • Paul McCartney live: the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
      Saturday 26 June 2010
    • Paul McCartney pays tribute to Michael Jackson
      Friday 26 June 2009
    • Paul McCartney live: Glastonbury Festival
      Saturday 26 June 2004
    • Recording: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
      Wednesday 26 June 1968
    • George Harrison produces Jackie Lomax's Sour Milk Sea
      Wednesday 26 June 1968
    • Recording, mixing: All You Need Is Love
      Monday 26 June 1967
    • Live: Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
      Sunday 26 June 1966
    • Live: Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
      Saturday 26 June 1965
    • Live: Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
      Friday 26 June 1964
    • US album release: A Hard Day's Night
      Friday 26 June 1964
    • Live: Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle
      Wednesday 26 June 1963
    • Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg
      Monday 26 June 1961
  • Featured article

    The Beatles and India

    John Lennon and Paul McCartneyThe music and philosophy of India had a key effect on The Beatles’ music and beliefs, particularly between 1965 and 1968. Read more »

  • Beatles album of the month

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Magical Mystery Tour album coverReleased as a six-song double EP in the United Kingdom and an 11-song album in the US and elsewhere, Magical Mystery Tour was the soundtrack to the television film of the same name, which was first broadcast in December 1967. Read more »

  • I want to tell you…

    "It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man." - John Lennon

  • In the spotlight

    Raymond Jones

    Raymond JonesBeatles legend has it that, one day in 1961, a young man called Raymond Jones brought The Beatles' to the attention of Brian Epstein, when he asked for their single My Bonnie at Epstein's Liverpool record store. But did Raymond Jones really exist? Read more »



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