Some Other Guy

Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Richard Barrett, Some Other Guy was first released by Barrett as a single in 1962. Footage of The Beatles performing the song is among the only known surviving film of the group at the Cavern Club. Read more »

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John Lennon formed the Quarry Men skiffle group in 1957 with friends from his school, Quarry Bank Grammar.

The Beatles and drugs

From Preludin to heroin, via the marijuana years and the psychedelic times on LSD, The Beatles were no strangers to illicit substances. Read more »

Revolver

Revolver was released in August 1966. It saw The Beatles leave behind their time as the loveable moptops, and ushered in an era in which they became increasingly innovative in the studio. Read more »

"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!" - John Lennon

Derek Taylor

Derek Taylor was The Beatles' press officer, close friend to all the group's members, and a noted journalist and music publicist. Read more »