By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with "A Hard Day's Night" (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced records of greater complexity, including the albums "Rubber Soul" (1965), "Revolver" (1966) and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with "The Beatles" (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and "Abbey Road" (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists.
Introduction
The Beatles
The Beatles | Introduction
No, the group broke up. No, After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active. No, strains developed between the band members regarding the appointment of a financial adviser. No.
who did george harrison wrote the song something for
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Pattie Boyd
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who was she?
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She is an English model and photographer.
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who sang the above mentioned song?
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Joe Cocker
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which album is it a part of?
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"Abbey Road"
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can you name some of the other tracks from it?
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"Come Together"
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can you describe in brief the famous photograph that appeared on the cover of this album?
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The front cover was a photograph of the group on a zebra crossing based on ideas that McCartney sketched
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who clicked it?
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Iain Macmillan
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which organisation did he work for?
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Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
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can you name the group you talked about with reference to the album cover?
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Beatles
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do they still produce music together?
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They produce and release work under an umbrella organization called Public Works Productions.
The Tape-beatles | Introduction
As early as 1971, the year after the Beatles broke up, Lennon suggested that disappointed fans could compile the former members’ solo material themselves to create new "Beatles" records: "If people need the Beatles so much, all they have to do is to buy each album and … put it on tape, track by track, one of me, one of Paul, one of George, one of Ringo, if they really need it that much. Because otherwise the music is the same, only on separate albums." The compilers of the 1972 bootleg "Alpha Omega" came close to achieving that, by adding Lennon's "Imagine", Harrison's "Bangla Desh" and McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed", along with other songs by the three former bandmates, to the Beatles hits that made up the bulk of the compilation.
4: John Paul George Ringo | Background
"All Together Now" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was recorded during the band's "Magical Mystery Tour" period, but remained unreleased until it was included on the "Yellow Submarine" soundtrack. It was released as a single in 1972 in European countries such as France and Germany, backed by "Hey Bulldog".
All Together Now | Introduction
The Beatles Production
Introducing... The Beatles | Personnel
Personnel per Ian MacDonald: The availability of separate tracks from the original Beatles multi-tracks (due to release of "Rock Band") have made fresh investigation of the Beatles personnel data possible. One of the discoveries is that on the verses of "Come Together", the backing vocals are sung by McCartney. However, in an interview with "Music Radar", Geoff Emerick stated that McCartney did not sing on the choruses: "Initially, Paul played the electric piano part, but John kind of looked over his shoulder and studied what he was playing. When it came time to record it, John played the electric piano instead of Paul.
Come Together | Personnel
All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. Lead singer credits per Castleman and Podrazik's 1976 book "All Together Now".
The Beatles (album) | Track listing
The Beatles began in 1957, when John Lennon formed a skiffle group with his friends called the Quarrymen. The band underwent many name and membership changes, culminating in 1962 with the famous line-up of Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, each of the four members went on to have success, both as solo acts and with their own groups. Although Lennon died in 1980, the remaining Beatles re-united in 1994 to record new songs for the "Anthology" project. Since Harrison's death in 2001, the two remaining members have not reunited as the Beatles.
List of members of bands featuring members of the Beatles | Introduction
"Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on their 1969 album "Abbey Road" and was also released as a single coupled with "Something". The song reached the top of the charts in the United States and peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom.
Come Together | Introduction
The Beatles were an English rock band of the 1960s. The Beatles may also refer to:
The Beatles (disambiguation) | Introduction
After the tense and unpleasant recording sessions for the proposed "Get Back" album, Paul McCartney suggested to music producer George Martin that the group get together and make an album "the way we used to do it", free of the conflict that had begun during sessions for "The Beatles" (also known as the "White Album"). Martin agreed, but on the strict condition that all the group – particularly John Lennon – allow him to produce the record in the same manner as earlier albums and that discipline would be adhered to. No one was entirely sure that the work was going to be the group's last, though George Harrison said "it felt as if we were reaching the end of the line".
Abbey Road | Background
According to Mark Lewisohn: The Beatles Production
With the Beatles | Personnel
The film touches on the decision to utilize the combined talents of Sir George Martin and his son Giles Martin to produce what became a 90-minute soundscape created from the Beatles' multi-track recordings and how this new audio adventure was being quietly worked on in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England whilst the first creative ideas for the show were being formulated in Montreal, Canada. These early stages of the project were all filmed, as were the first rehearsals in the theatre of The Mirage in Las Vegas, which was completely rebuilt with a one-of-a-kind sound system and complex round staging to house the "Love" show.
All Together Now (film) | Background and release
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with "A Hard Day's Night" (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced records of greater complexity, including the albums "Rubber Soul" (1965), "Revolver" (1966) and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with "The Beatles" (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and "Abbey Road" (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists.
The Beatles | Introduction
The ability for up to three players to sing vocal harmonies, a feature not present in previous "Rock Band" games, was designed and implemented as an optional feature so as not to be overwhelming to players.
The Beatles: Rock Band | Music production
Footnotes Citations Sources Further reading
The Beatles (album) | References
202 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and No. 9 on their list of the Beatles' 100 Greatest Songs.
Come Together | Release and legacy
While no longer the "really tight" social unit they had been throughout the chaos of Beatlemania – or the "four-headed monster", as Mick Jagger famously called them – the individual Beatles were still bonded by genuine friendship during their final, troubled years as a band, even if it was now more of a case of being locked together at a deep psychological level after such a sustained period of heightened experience. Eric Clapton has described this bond as being just like that of a typical family, "with all the difficulties that entails". When the band finally split, in April 1970 – a "terrible surprise" for the outside world, in the words of author Mark Hertsgaard, "like the sudden death of a beloved young uncle" – even the traditionally most disillusioned Beatle, George Harrison, suffered a mild bereavement.
Isn't It a Pity | Background and composition
To a greater extent than the others, McCartney maintained a deep interest in the pop musical trends and styles emerging both in Britain and the United States, whereas Harrison developed an interest in Indian music and religion, and John Lennon's compositions became more introspective and experimental. In Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn's opinion, "Sgt. Pepper" represented the group's last unified effort, displaying a cohesion that deteriorated immediately after the album's completion and entirely disappeared by 1968. Brian Epstein's management style was to let the group pursue their musical notions and projects, while often mediating when there was a conflict. This role began to diminish after the band stopped touring in 1966, although Epstein still exercised a strong influence, settling disputes among members and, most importantly, handling the group's finances.
Break-up of the Beatles | Background
Lennon played rhythm guitar and electric piano and sang the lead vocals, Paul McCartney played bass, George Harrison played lead guitar and Ringo Starr played drums. It was produced by George Martin and recorded in late July 1969 at EMI Studios in London. In the intro and after each chorus, Lennon says "shoot me", which is accompanied by echoing handclaps and a distinctive drum part by Starr as well as McCartney's prominent bass riff. The famous Beatles' "walrus" from "I Am the Walrus" and "Glass Onion" returns in the line "he got walrus gumboot", followed by "he got Ono sideboard".
Come Together | Recording
Parlophone and Capitol catalogue numbers continued to be used for contractual reasons.
The Beatles discography | Introduction
"All Together Now" is a song by The Beatles from their album "Yellow Submarine". All Together Now may also refer to:
All Together Now (disambiguation) | Introduction
Following their signing with EMI in 1962, each member of the "Fab Four" contributed to songwriting. Their primary songwriters were the partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who composed most of the group's songs; lead guitarist George Harrison wrote 22 songs, including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun", while drummer Ringo Starr wrote two songs ("Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden"), and was credited as co-writer for four others. While songs written by Lennon or McCartney were always credited to "Lennon–McCartney", the pair wrote many songs completely separately. These include "Come Together", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Nowhere Man" (Lennon) and "Hey Jude", "Let It Be" and "Yesterday" (McCartney), the last of which is one of the most covered songs of all time.
List of songs recorded by the Beatles | Introduction
He also said that he had not missed Starr's drumming, nor any of his bandmates' contributions, when making the album, and could not envisage a time when he and Lennon would write together again. When asked whether Klein and his company ABKCO would be "in any way involved with the production, manufacturing, distribution or promotion of this new album", McCartney said, "Not if I can help it", and he stressed that Klein was in no way his business representative. Although McCartney later recalled that he was responding to questions put to him, Brown said that McCartney wrote all the questions, as did Taylor.
McCartney (album) | Press release and the Beatles' break-up
According to Mark Lewisohn: The Beatles Additional musicians and production
Please Please Me | Personnel
"Come Together" is a 1969 song by The Beatles. Come Together may also refer to:
Come Together (disambiguation) | Introduction
Since mono record players were the most common at the time, the Beatles and their regular producer, George Martin, originally gave more time and attention to preparing the mono mixes of their recordings. The Beatles had involved themselves in creating only the mono mixes for the first four albums; the stereo mixes were prepared without their supervision. However, because by the late 1960s stereo record players became more common, their final two albums – "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" – were mixed and released in stereo only. From 1968, in both the UK and the US, starting with the single "Hey Jude" and the album "The Beatles" (better known as "the White Album"), new releases appeared on the Beatles' own Apple record label.
The Beatles discography | Introduction
Very Together is an album by the English rock band the Beatles and the first compilation of the band's early recordings supporting Tony Sheridan to be released in Canada. It was issued in November 1969 by Polydor Records, with the catalogue number 242.008. The cover photograph features four candles, one of which has been extinguished – a reference to the "Paul is dead" urban legend. One of four Beatles albums to be released only in Canada, its scarcity in any condition is considerable. The content of the album is identical to that of the previously released European album "The Beatles' First !" and the American album "In the Beginning (Circa 1960)" issued the following year.
Very Together | Introduction
The plans for a concert were abandoned and replaced with the intention that the surviving three members would play some incidental music in between segments and interviews. It was then put forward that the Beatles should write some new songs for the project. Both McCartney and Harrison wrote some material which became the song "All For Love", but it was then suggested to ask Yoko Ono if Lennon had left any unfinished material that they could work with. Ono gave McCartney cassette tapes in 1994 after they appeared together on stage at Lennon's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Beatles Anthology (TV series) | New music
As far as I can gather from talking to them all, nobody would mind doing some work together again. But if we did do something, I'm sure it wouldn't be permanent. We'd do it just for that moment." At Starr's request, McCartney also appears on "Ringo", for the song "Six O'Clock". This made it the only album to include compositions and performances by all four ex-Beatles, albeit on separate songs after the breakup.
Break-up of the Beatles | Partial and attempted reunions in the 1970s
It is the Beatles' only album recorded exclusively through a solid-state transistor mixing desk, which afforded a clearer and brighter sound than the group's previous records. Side two contains a medley of shorter song fragments. The sessions also produced a non-album single, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" backed with "Old Brown Shoe". Producer George Martin returned on the condition that the Beatles adhere to the discipline of their earlier records. They found the album's recording more enjoyable than the preceding "Get Back" sessions, but personal issues still permeated the band. Production lasted from February to August 1969, and the closing track "The End" marked the final occasion that all four members recorded together.
Abbey Road | Introduction
At the end of May 1968, the Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London to commence recording sessions that lasted until mid-October. During these sessions, arguments broke out among the foursome over creative differences and John Lennon's new partner, Yoko Ono, whose constant presence subverted the Beatles' policy regarding wives and girlfriends in the studio. After a series of problems, including producer George Martin taking a sudden leave of absence and engineer Geoff Emerick suddenly quitting, Ringo Starr left the band briefly in August. The same tensions continued throughout the following year and led to the band's break-up.
The Beatles (album) | Introduction
Preparing the Beatles' songs for "Rock Band" was a significant technical challenge for Harmonix. The band's earlier songs, recorded on two- and four-track equipment, needed to be reworked into a multitrack format that is essential in providing feedback to players. Each of the game's four instrument parts need to have their own "stems"—for example, when a player misplays a note from the guitar track, the guitar audio for the song will be temporarily quieted, leaving the other instruments' audio unaffected. Such isolated tracks were not available through the new 2009 remasters, so the team started with the original master recordings.
The Beatles: Rock Band | Music production
With no further explanation on the break-up, media speculation had instead focused on the possibility of the band members solving their differences and reuniting.
Lennon Remembers | Background
In March 1973, Harrison joined Lennon, Starr and bassist Klaus Voorman for the recording of "I'm the Greatest", released on Starr's 1973 album "Ringo". To Lennon's distaste, Harrison suggested that they form a group with this line-up. Amid the numerous financial and legal disputes plaguing the foursome, Lennon stated: "The only talk about Beatle reunions comes from people at the side of the Beatles who want to put us together and make millions and millions of dollars. And I'm not interested in that, or in playing with the old team again." However, he also said, "There's always a chance [of us reuniting].
Break-up of the Beatles | Partial and attempted reunions in the 1970s
Although Lennon and McCartney often wrote independently—and many Beatles songs are primarily the work of one or the other—it was rare that a song would be completed without some input from both writers. In many instances, one writer would sketch an idea or a song fragment and take it to the other to finish or improve; in some cases, two incomplete songs or song ideas that each had worked on individually would be combined into a complete song. Often one of the pair would add a middle eight or bridge section to the other's verse and chorus. George Martin attributed the high quality of their songwriting to the friendly rivalry between the two.
Lennon–McCartney | Writing chemistry
The Beatles notably very rarely appear on compilation albums with other artists.
The Beatles discography | Other appearances
While the Beatles were together, every song written by Lennon or McCartney was credited as Lennon–McCartney regardless of whether the song was a collaboration or written solely by one of the two (except for those appearing on their first album, "Please Please Me", which originally credited the songs to McCartney–Lennon). In 1976, McCartney released a live album called "Wings over America", which credited the five Beatles tracks as P. McCartney–J. Lennon compositions, but neither Lennon nor Ono objected. After Lennon's death, however, McCartney again attempted to change the order to McCartney–Lennon for songs that were solely or predominantly written by him, such as "Yesterday", but Ono would not allow it, saying she felt this broke an agreement that the two had made while Lennon was still alive, and the surviving Beatle argued that such an agreement never existed.
Yoko Ono | Relationship with the Beatles
It continues, following the group's split in 1970, by reviewing each solo album and single. The authors are notably direct and unforgiving in their assessment of the former Beatles' solo releases. In particular, Carr and Tyler are generally disparaging about George Harrison's early solo work, even his "All Things Must Pass" triple album, which is generally regarded as being among the best solo releases.
The Beatles: An Illustrated Record | Introduction
The Beatles were an English rock band consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr from August 1962 to September 1969. Their break-up was a cumulative process attributed to numerous factors, such as the strain of the Beatlemania phenomenon, the death of manager Brian Epstein in 1967, McCartney's domineering role, Lennon's heroin use, his relationship with Yoko Ono, Harrison's prolific songwriting output, the floundering of Apple Corps and the "Get Back" project (later "Let It Be", 1970), and managerial disputes. During the second half of the Beatles' career, the members began to assert individual artistic agendas. Their disunity became most evident on "The Beatles" (also known as "the White Album", 1968), and quarrels and disharmony over musical matters soon permeated their business discussions.
Break-up of the Beatles | Introduction
The songs stop at those released by 1970, with no songs that first appeared on "Anthology".
The Beatles Complete On Ukulele | Introduction
1964 the Tribute (originally called 1964 as The Beatles) is a Beatles' tribute band that was formed in 1984. http://thediscography.org/discoDbDetail.php?req=84 The group plans to continue performing. Asked about their future, Tom Work, who portrays George Harrison, said, "The answer to that is the answer Gary gave his dad. His dad asked him, 'How long are you going to do this?' And Gary Grimes (who played Paul McCartney until his retirement in 2009 due to brain cancer which he eventually died of in 2010) said, 'Until they stop coming.' We are not anywhere close to the age the Beatles were. I'm sure many people will comment, 'They're starting to look a little old to be doing this,' but people are still coming.
1964 the Tribute | Introduction
The photographs for the poster were assembled by Hamilton and McCartney, and sorted them in a variety of ways over several days before arriving at the final result.
The Beatles (album) | Packaging
Principal members Early members Touring musician
The Beatles | Personnel
It was Yoko's idea, with John, made to her specifications; four pieces - like John,Paul,George and Ringo, three taller and one shorter. Two rectangular, one cylindrical and a cube. One column holds a tape-recorder and amplifier, another a closed circuit TV set with live camera, a third a record player with amplifier, and the fourth has a miniature light show and a loud speaker. But they could hold anything, they are as adaptable as the Beatles. The perspex columns were fitted with their equipment by Apple electronics under the direction of (Magic) Alexis Mardas and here ends the first and last technological press release you will have from me'.
Plastic Ono Band | Origins and formation (1968–1969)
According to Mark Lewisohn and Alan W. Pollack. The Beatles Additional musicians
Help! | Personnel
The Beatles were a rock group from Liverpool, England. This timeline chronicles their activities.
The Beatles timeline | Introduction
According to Ian MacDonald: The Beatles Additional musicians and production
Hello, Goodbye | Personnel
Ultimately, what would be their final live performance was filmed on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row, London, on 30 January 1969. Five weeks later, engineer Glyn Johns, whom Lewisohn describes as "Get Back"s "uncredited producer", began work assembling an album, given "free rein" as the band "all but washed their hands of the entire project". New strains developed between the band members regarding the appointment of a financial adviser, the need for which had become evident without Epstein to manage business affairs. Lennon, Harrison and Starr favoured Allen Klein, who had managed the Rolling Stones and Sam Cooke; McCartney wanted Lee and John Eastman – father and brother, respectively, of Linda Eastman, whom McCartney married on 12 March.
The Beatles | "Abbey Road", "Let It Be" and separation
But he also said, "I still love those guys. The Beatles are over, but John, Paul, George and Ringo go on."
John Lennon | Former Beatles
The development team was able to bring Giles Martin aboard as the game's music producer. Martin had recently completed co-production on the 2006 "Love" project with his father George Martin and was already familiar with the Beatles catalogue. Through that project, Martin created digital back-up copies of all the original tapes, which aided his work on "The Beatles: Rock Band". Using audio forensics software, Martin and his team were able to extract the audio of individual instruments by isolating sounds at certain frequencies with digital filters, thus assuring multitrack capabilities for the Beatles' master recordings. This process, conducted at Abbey Road Studio 52 with the help of Paul Hicks and other Abbey Road recording engineers, reportedly took months to complete.
The Beatles: Rock Band | Music production
Catalogue numbers and release dates per Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik's "All Together Now", Nicholas Schaffner's "The Beatles Forever", and Keith Badman's "The Beatles Diary Volume 2".
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 | Box-set contents
Martin stepped down when it came to producing the two new singles reuniting McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, who wanted to overdub two old Lennon demos. Martin had suffered a hearing loss, so he left the work to writer/producer Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra.
George Martin | "The Beatles Anthology"
Recalling how the Beatles "rushed to deliver a debut album, bashing out "Please Please Me" in a day", AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine comments, "Decades after its release, the album still sounds fresh, precisely because of its intense origins." Lennon said little thought went into composition at the time; he and McCartney were "just writing songs "à la" Everly Brothers, "à la" Buddy Holly, pop songs with no more thought of them than that – to create a sound. And the words were almost irrelevant." Released in March 1963, the album initiated a run during which eleven of their twelve studio albums released in the United Kingdom through to 1970 reached number one.
The Beatles | "Please Please Me" and "With the Beatles"
Pepper". The group performed overdubs on this basic track in April, immediately after completing the stereo mixes for that album. Among the sounds added during what Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn describes as "a curious session", were trumpet, glockenspiel and spoken voices. Harrison's lyrics reflect his displeasure at being merely a contracted songwriter to the Beatles' publishing company, Northern Songs. "All Together Now" was recorded in a single session on 12 May 1967, specifically for the film project. The title came from a phrase Paul McCartney had heard as a child, to encourage everyone to sing music hall songs. He later described the song as "a throwaway".
Yellow Submarine (album) | Soundtrack songs
According to Ian MacDonald, except where noted: The Beatles Additional musicians
Yesterday and Today | Personnel
Five million shares were created, of which the original principals retained 3.75 million. James and Silver each received 937,500 shares (18.75% of 5 million); Lennon and McCartney each received 750,000 shares (15%); and Epstein's management company, NEMS Enterprises, received 375,000 shares (7.5%). Of the 1.25 million shares put up for sale, Harrison and Starr each acquired 40,000. At the time of the stock offering, Lennon and McCartney renewed their three-year publishing contracts, binding them to Northern Songs until 1973. Harrison created Harrisongs to represent his Beatles compositions, but signed a three-year contract with Northern Songs that gave it the copyright to his work through March 1968, which included "Taxman" and "Within You Without You".
The Beatles | Song catalogue
All Together Now is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the making of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil collaboration project "Love". The film details the story behind the unique partnership between the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch of the "Love" stage show and the double Grammy-winning album of the same name. The film is dedicated to the memory of Neil Aspinall, a former assistant to the band and eventual head of Apple Corps.
All Together Now (film) | Introduction
The Beatles were originally a quartet, but only two of the members remain. John Lennon was murdered in December 1980, and George Harrison succumbed to lung cancer in 2001. There have been numerous tributes to both of them.
Tributes to the Beatles | Introduction
The enterprise drained the group financially with a series of unsuccessful projects handled largely by members of the Beatles' entourage, who were given their jobs regardless of talent and experience. Among its numerous subsidiaries were Apple Electronics, established to foster technological innovations with Magic Alex at the head, and Apple Retailing, which opened the short-lived Apple Boutique in London. Harrison later said, "Basically, it was chaos ... John and Paul got carried away with the idea and blew millions, and Ringo and I just had to go along with it." From late May to mid-October 1968, the group recorded what became "The Beatles", a double LP commonly known as "the White Album" for its virtually featureless cover.
The Beatles | India retreat, Apple Corps and the White Album
The production aesthetic ensured that the album's sound was scaled down and less reliant on studio innovation than all the Beatles' releases since "Revolver" (1966). Harrison's song "Not Guilty" was left off the album, though 102 takes were recorded. Only 16 of the album's 30 tracks have all four band members performing. Several backing tracks do not feature the full group, and overdubs tended to be performed by whoever wrote the song. McCartney and Lennon sometimes recorded simultaneously in different studios with different engineers. George Martin's influence had gradually waned, and he left abruptly to go on a holiday late in the recording sessions, leaving Chris Thomas in charge of production.
The Beatles (album) | Approach and aesthetic
Because of the BBC's policy of wiping tapes of its programmes in the 1960s, and the practice of not recording live programmes, only two episodes (29 October 1960 and 12 November 1960) are thought to still exist in their complete form, although transcripts also exist of the Beatles' appearances – both solo and together. In 2001, during a year-long drive to find lost archive material, the BBC announced that an audio recording of the Beatles' appearance in December 1963 had re-surfaced, a tape taken directly from the television broadcast.
Juke Box Jury | Surviving recordings
Produced by Ian Samwell
John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert | Credits
The tapes contained four song demos that Lennon had been working on: "Free as a Bird", "Real Love", "Now and Then" and "Grow Old With Me". The last two were left unfinished by the group, but "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" were completed with producer Jeff Lynne in 1994–95 and premiered during the "Anthology"'s initial broadcast.
The Beatles Anthology (TV series) | New music
Lennon's, McCartney's and Harrison's individual projects outside the band in 1968 were further evidence of the group's fragmentation. In Lennon's case, the album cover of his experimental collaboration with Ono "Two Virgins" featured the couple completely naked, a gesture his bandmates found bewildering and unnecessary.
The Beatles (album) | Personal issues
Although the poor sound quality limits its commercial appeal, the album provides historic insight into the group's club act in the period after Ringo Starr joined but before the emergence of Beatlemania. The Beatles were unsuccessful in legally blocking the initial release of the album; the recordings were reissued in many forms until 1998, when the group were awarded full rights to the performances.
Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 | Introduction
According to Ian MacDonald and Mark Lewisohn, except where noted: The Beatles Additional musicians
I Me Mine | Personnel
Art assets were created with help of Apple Corps, with Harmonix developers gaining access to their unique archive as well as personal photos from the shareholders. Apple Corps had strict desires for how the Beatles were to appear; art director Ryan Lesser noted that the art team's earliest character designs were met with "brutal" responses from Apple, but that this feedback was essential in developing the visual styles of the band. In addition to Apple Corps' material, Harmonix designers watched the eight-part "The Beatles Anthology" on a weekly basis for further reference on the band. These materials were meticulously reviewed to replicate the outfits that the Beatles wore for each of their concerts, as well as the instruments they used for recordings and live performances.
The Beatles: Rock Band | Art production
Portions of the following songs appear on the album:
The Beatles' Story | Songs
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time. They were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
The Beatles | Introduction
Other complete or near-complete collections of Beatles music:
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) | See also
In 1965, together with George Martin, Ron Richards and John Burgess of EMI, Sullivan helped set up Associated Independent Recording (AIR), one of the earliest independent record production companies. George Martin commented in 1971: "I know I could not make records as well as Peter Sullivan in his particular field–every one of Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck’s records required a special skill that he had. Equally, I know he could not have coped with the Beatles. We are complementary. We give each other something the other lacks and needs and, most important of all, we like each other."
Peter Sullivan (record producer) | Biography
The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the group is often considered the most influential band of the rock era. While active between 1960 and 1970, the group recorded hundreds of songs, with their "main catalogue" consisting of 213 songs, which include 188 originals and 25 covers. Since their break-up, a further 41 covers the Beatles recorded as a group have been released.
List of songs covered by the Beatles | Introduction
The Cavern Club, Shea Stadium, Budokan, Abbey Road Studios and the rooftop of the Apple Corps Headquarters also appear as venues in the game. Fashions of the 1960s were researched to properly apply them to the various virtual crowds at these locations.
The Beatles: Rock Band | Art production
With the troubled "Get Back" project put on hold, the group continued to record together sporadically during the spring and early summer of 1969. Otherwise, the band members became increasingly involved in activities outside the band; among these, Lennon launched an international peace campaign with Ono, spearheaded by their single "Give Peace a Chance"; Harrison continued to focus on producing Apple Records signings, including Jackie Lomax, Billy Preston and devotees from the London Radha Krishna Temple; and Starr began to establish himself as a film actor. Their occasional sessions together over the first half of the year ultimately paved the way for the Beatles' last studio recording project, "Abbey Road".
Break-up of the Beatles | "Abbey Road" and Lennon's departure
Along with innovative studio techniques such as sound effects, unconventional microphone placements, tape loops, double tracking and vari-speed recording, the Beatles augmented their songs with instruments that were unconventional in rock music at the time. These included string and brass ensembles as well as Indian instruments such as the sitar in "Norwegian Wood" and the swarmandal in "Strawberry Fields Forever". They also used novel electronic instruments such as the Mellotron, with which McCartney supplied the flute voices on the "Strawberry Fields Forever" intro, and the clavioline, an electronic keyboard that created the unusual oboe-like sound on "Baby, You're a Rich Man".
The Beatles | In the studio
Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles is a tribute album to The Beatles. Released in 1995 (see 1995 in country music) on Liberty Records, the album features covers of various Beatles songs, as performed by country music artists. The album cover features artwork by John Lennon.
Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles | Introduction
An elaborate production, "Christmas Time Is Here Again!" was developed around the concept of several groups auditioning for a BBC radio show. The title song serves as a refrain throughout the record. The Beatles portray a multitude of characters, including game show contestants, aspiring musicians ("Plenty of Jam Jars", by the Ravellers), and actors in a radio drama ("Theatre Hour"). At the end Lennon reads a poem, "When Christmas Time Is Over." This offering was likely a deliberate homage to/continuation of the broadly similar "Craig Torso" specials produced for BBC Radio 1 that same year by the Beatles' friends and collaborators the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and also shares much in common with their then-unreleased track "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)", recorded six months previously.
The Beatles' Christmas records | 1967: "Christmas Time Is Here Again!"
During the 1970s, the band members occasionally collaborated, but never with all four Beatles simultaneously. In a 1971 interview, Lennon stated that he could not foresee working with McCartney again, however, "Maybe about a year or two after all the money thing's settled, we might have dinner or forget about it." He was nonetheless willing to collaborate with Harrison and Starr; Harrison and Starr often performed on each other's records and separately on Lennon's. McCartney opted against using the pool of session musicians favoured by his bandmates and commented: "I felt that it was a bit too predictable, that everyone would leave the Beatles and go with old Phil Spector, or the drummer Jim Keltner.
Break-up of the Beatles | Partial and attempted reunions in the 1970s
The series consisted of short animated stories that essentially were intended to set up the visual illustration of Beatles songs that were played in their entirety. In addition, there were sing-along sequences with simpler imagery complementing the full lyrics of particular songs. The songs were taken from all the albums up to 'Revolver' as well as non-album singles up to 'Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane', the song 'Bad Boy', the German language song 'Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand', and the 'Long Tall Sally' EP. The series depicted the band in their early "moptop-and-suit" look as depicted in the 1964 live action film, "A Hard Day's Night", even though the band moved beyond it during the series' run.
The Beatles (TV series) | Production overview
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
The Beatles | Introduction
The album's liner notes also thank the Beatles' former producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick. Harrison co-produced the recording with percussionist Ray Cooper.
All Those Years Ago | Band line-up
For the younger Beatles fans, a weekly King Features cartoon series, titled "The Beatles", maintained the innocent "moptop" image of previous years. Following their final tour, the band members focused on individual interests and projects, and willingly ceded their traditionally dominant position over the Christmas sales period for 1966. The group's inactivity and lack of new music was reflected in the results of the end-of-year popularity polls conducted by magazines such as the "NME", "Record Mirror" and "Bravo". Their comments to the press also reflected a disillusionment with fame. In a feature article in "Woman's Mirror" magazine, Starr was quoted as saying that their image had become a "trap" in which they were pigeonholed as "Siamese quads eating out of the same bowl", while Lennon said, "We sort of half hope for the downfall.
Beatlemania | Response to revamped image and retirement from touring
He cares a lot about the group members and will help them when they need him.
The Beatles (TV series) | George Harrison
Asked for their response to McCartney's comments, Starr said, "This is all news to me", and Lennon said: "It was nice to find that he was still alive. Anyway, you can say I said jokingly, 'He didn't quit, I sacked him!'" Taylor issued a press release, which stated in part: [The Beatles] do not want to split up, but the present rift seems to be part of their growing up ... at the moment they seem to cramp each other's styles. Paul has called a halt to the Beatles' activities. They could be dormant for years ... It is no secret that Klein and Paul have never hit it off ...
Break-up of the Beatles | Aftermath and reaction
All songs are written by Lennon–McCartney and performed by the Beatles, unless otherwise noted.
The Beatles Anthology (TV series) | Episodes
The original album covers were compiled in an LP-size booklet.
The Beatles Collection | Contents
The Beatles Additional musicians Production
Let It Be (Beatles album) | Personnel
The majority of their recordings were produced by George Martin, who also played and composed string arrangements on multiple songs; his influence on the group led him to be referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions; "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be" were mixed and released only in stereo. Their songs often featured differences between the mixes and the group put the most effort into making the mono mixes. All mono mixes were remastered and released on "The Beatles in Mono" box set in 2009, along with the remastering of the band's entire catalogue in stereo.
List of songs recorded by the Beatles | Introduction
Music critic Tim Riley describes it as "tame" but, due to the Beatles' sullen expressions, still evocative of their will to ridicule the standard band portrait.
Yesterday and Today | Cover images
In mid-1969, Lennon formed a new group, the Plastic Ono Band, in part because the Beatles had rejected his song "Cold Turkey". While Harrison worked with such artists as Leon Russell, Doris Troy, Preston and Delaney & Bonnie through to the end of the year, McCartney took a hiatus from the group after his daughter Mary was born on 28 August. On 20 September, Lennon told the other Beatles he was leaving the group, six days before "Abbey Road" was released. The single "Something"/"Come Together" followed in October, while Lennon released the Plastic Ono Band's "Cold Turkey" the same month.
Abbey Road | Release
He attributes the couple's descent into heroin addiction to the disapproval they received from the Beatles and those close to the band. Lennon dismisses producer George Martin's contribution to the Beatles' music, saying that Martin was merely a "translator". He pairs Martin with the Beatles' former music publisher, Dick James, as two associates who took credit for the band's success when in fact it was only the four Beatles who were responsible. Lennon says: "I'd like to hear Dick James' music and I'd like to hear George Martin's music, please, just play me some ... People are under a delusion that "they" made "us", when in fact "we" made "them"." He then attacks the Beatles' long-serving aides Peter Brown, Derek Taylor and Neil Aspinall as having believed they too were part of the Beatles.
Lennon Remembers | McCartney and Beatles associates
Shortly before the group’s demise at the end of the decade, keyboardist Billy Preston was brought in to add to their sound while they tried to return to their rock 'n' roll roots. The group wanted what was to become their final album, "Let It Be", to be raw with minimal overdubs. After producer Glyn Johns left the project, Phil Spector hired in numerous session musicians to provide orchestral overdubs, in contrast to the group's original back-to-basics ideas.
List of people who performed on Beatles recordings | Introduction
Most of the songs on the album were written during March and April 1968 at a Transcendental Meditation course in Rishikesh, India. There, the only western instrument available to the band was the acoustic guitar; some of these songs remained acoustic on "The Beatles" and were recorded solo, or only by part of the group. The production aesthetic ensured that the album's sound was scaled-down and less reliant on studio innovation than all their releases since 1966's "Revolver". "The Beatles" also broke with the band's recent tradition of incorporating several musical styles in one song by keeping each piece of music consistently faithful to a select genre.
The Beatles (album) | Introduction
When viewed in a certain way, the lenticular image shows the band members' faces turning towards each other with the exception of Jagger, whose hands appear crossed in front of him. Looking closely on its cover, one can see the faces of each of the four Beatles, reportedly a response to the Beatles' inclusion of a Shirley Temple doll wearing a "Welcome the Rolling Stones" sweater on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper". Later editions replaced the glued-on three-dimensional image with a photograph, due to high production costs. A limited edition LP version in the 1980s reprinted the original 3D cover design; immediately following the reissue, the master materials for reprinting the 3D cover were intentionally destroyed.
Their Satanic Majesties Request | Title and packaging
All Songs are performed, arranged and produced by Vincent DiCola
Artistically Beatles | Track listing
The issue of 45 RPM singles featuring album tracks was also stopped. Instead, non-album tracks were issued as singles between album releases.
Capitol Records | The Beatles
During the Beatles' existence (specifically, 1960–70 and the "Anthology" project), several musicians recorded with the Beatles in a more limited capacity, either on a Beatles' album, or on another artist's album with two or more Beatles members appearing. Hence, such artists could be dubbed "the Fifth Beatle" for a single track or two. Artists include:
Fifth Beatle | Musical contributors
Get Back – Together is the second album by the reformed Liverpool band The Quarrymen, which was the band that, in its original conception, evolved into The Beatles.
Get Back – Together | Introduction
One of these was "Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles" (Vee-Jay VJLP(S)-1062), which featured a three-quarters gatefold cover, portrait paintings of the four musicians and the text: The inside cover text describes Paul as the "Nut Beatle" or "Beatle Nut", John as "nearsighted" and the "Chief Beatle", George as the "quietest" and the "one with the deadpan face" and Ringo as the "shortest Beatle" who "will send his steak back if it is not blood red". The back sleeve shows outlines of hearts below each Beatle-photo and holds instructions of how to fill the hearts with personal photos.
Introducing... The Beatles | VJ 1062 (with photos)
Some home demos and group sessions at Kinfauns were later released on the 1996 compilation "Anthology 3".
The Beatles (album) | Background