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  • Beatles song of the day

    The Long And Winding Road

    The Long And Winding Road single (USA)If ever there was a song which summed up the fraught nature of The Beatles' final months together, it was The Long And Winding Road. Read more »

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    The Beatles - Glass Onion (Take 10 / 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

    • GeoGeo said: "From the day I first heard this in 1965 until a couple of years ago, I t.." on We Can Work It Out
    • David Mansell said: "Dylan didn't play with The Hawks on his 1965 tour which was solo. The el.." on John Lennon is filmed with Bob Dylan
    • Sanger said: "I read somewhere that John and (?) were listening to it, trying to decid.." on I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
    • Abnormal Hairy said: "Unpopular opinion: the song he wrote for the Beatles is a myth. There is.." on Norman Smith
    • Kenneth Carpenter said: "That picture was from the Paperback Writer session..." on Taxman
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  • Did you know?

    Eight albums by The Beatles made their debut at number one in the UK albums chart.

  • On this day in Beatles history

    • An intruder breaks into George Harrison's Hawaiian home
      Thursday 23 December 1999
    • John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau
      Tuesday 23 December 1969
    • Rehearsal: Another Beatles Christmas Show
      Wednesday 23 December 1964
    • Live: Star-Club, Hamburg
      Sunday 23 December 1962
    • Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
      Saturday 23 December 1961
  • Featured article

    The 'A Hard Day's Night' opening chord

    Rickenbacker guitarThe distinctive clang which opens A Hard Day's Night became one of the most iconic sounds of the 1960s. Instantly recognisable, it was the perfect beginning to the group's third album and debut feature film. Read more »

  • Beatles album of the month

    With The Beatles

    With The Beatles album coverThe Beatles' second UK album consolidated their position as the country's number one pop act, acting as a bridge between the smash hit singles She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand. Read more »

  • I want to tell you…

    "I now realize that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache." - Paul McCartney, 1967

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  • In the spotlight

    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney was a singer and multi-instrumentalist in The Beatles. With John Lennon, he was half of one of the world's most successful songwriting teams in history. Read more »



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