Nothin' Shakin'

The 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 »

• Rod Dunbar said: "I thought that line rang completely true. Paul captured that feeling of.." on I’m Looking Through You
• MikeP said: "It must be very difficult to not have a shred of a clue and prove it to.." on Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
• Pablo Fanque said: "This is my favorite of Paul's dance hall tunes. Love the scene at the en.." on Your Mother Should Know
• Pablo Fanque said: "This should have been the opening song on the album, so we would all kno.." on Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?
• Pablo Fanque said: "Actually, in the film, the "impostor brother" is Phillipe, and he is the.." on Sun King

In 1964 nine singles and six LPs by The Beatles were certified million-sellers in America.

The Beatles and India

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

Magical Mystery Tour

Released 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 »

"There's high, and there's high, and to get really high - I mean so high that you can walk on the water, that high that's where I'm going." - George Harrison

Raymond Jones

Beatles 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 »