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    I Want To Tell You

    Revolver album coverI Want To Tell You, George Harrison's third song on Revolver, was, he later said, "about the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit". Read more »

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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
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    • Joseph Self said: "Track listing is missing "To You." Also, "After The Ball/Million Miles".." on Back To The Egg
    • jim said: "Bill, I would like to contact you about your memories of that show. It i.." on The Beatles’ Christmas Show begins
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    May Pang interview

    May PangIn 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 »

  • Beatles album of the month

    Help!

    Help! album coverThe Beatles' fifth official UK album release, Help! was the soundtrack to the group's second feature film. It contained 14 songs: 10 by Lennon-McCartney, two more by George Harrison, and a further two cover versions. Read more »

  • I want to tell you…

    "We're going to send two acorns for peace to every world leader from John and Yoko. Perhaps if they plant them and watch them grow they may get the idea into their heads." - John Lennon

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    Maureen Starkey

    Maureen StarkeyMaureen Cox was born on 4 August 1946 in Liverpool. She first met Ringo Starr at the Cavern Club, and the couple married on 11 February 1965, remaining together until 1975. Read more »

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      • 1969: Recording, mixing: I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling
      • 1967: Recording, mixing: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), Only A Northern Song
      • 1966: Recording, mixing: And Your Bird Can Sing, Taxman
      • 1965: Filming: Help!
      • 1964: Mixing: A Hard Day’s Night
      • 1964: Filming: Paul McCartney’s unused scene in A Hard Day’s Night
      • 1963: Live: Mersey View Pleasure Grounds, Frodsham
      • 1961: Live: Top Ten Club, Hamburg

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