What Goes On

One of John Lennon's earliest songs, What Goes On was written before the group had a recording contract, and was never performed live. The Beatles recorded it for 1965's Rubber Soul, where it had, uniquely, a Lennon-McCartney-Starkey credit. Read more »

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The Beatles' first single, Love Me Do, was released in the UK on 5 October 1962. It reached number 17 in the charts.

May Pang interview

In January 2011 May Pang agreed to be interviewed for The Beatles Bible about her time with John Lennon, her thoughts on Cynthia and Yoko, and that infamous UFO story. Read more »

Rubber Soul

The Beatles' sixth UK album and 11th US long-player, Rubber Soul showed the group maturing from their earlier pop performances, exploring different styles of songwriting and instrumentation, and pushing boundaries inside the studio. Read more »

"I used to wish I could write songs like the others - and I've tried but I just can't. I get the words all right, but whenever I think of a tune and sing it to the others they always say 'Yeah, it always sounds like such a thing' and when they point it out I see what they mean. But I did get a part credit as a composer on one - it was called What Goes On." - Ringo Starr

Neil Aspinall

A childhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Neil Aspinall became The Beatles' road manager, personal assistant and manager of Apple Corps. Read more »