Category Archives: The Beatles

“The Beatles were an English rock band, active from 1960 until 1970. From 1962 onwards, the band’s members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their break-up is attributed to numerous factors, including: the strain of the … Continue reading →

“The Beatles made several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, including three in February 1964 that were among their first appearances in front of an American audience. Their first appearance, on February 9, was seen by a then-record 73 million … Continue reading →

“‘Back in the U.S.S.R.’ is a song by the English rock band the Beatles and the first track of the 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as the ‘White Album’). Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney … Continue reading →

“… Increasingly over the previous few albums, The Beatles’ recordings had been crafted, layer upon layer of sound painstakingly assembled, rather than performed live in the studio as their earliest records had been. But for ‘The White Album’, they consciously … Continue reading →

“… John Lennon explained in 1971, ‘Two songs and one abstract. I don’t know what you’d call it… musique concrète, loops and that, which was a picture of a revolution.’ With the exception of the two world wars, 1968 was … Continue reading →

“John Lennon’s fourth single with the Plastic Ono Band ‘Power To The People’ was a call to action, one that had its roots in the radical politics of the 1960s and its title is one of those expressions that has … Continue reading →

“‘Classic album’ is a term that’s used way too much when describing records from the golden era of rock music. The truth is, one person’s classic album is another’s long-forgotten record, but we think that without fear of contradiction George … Continue reading →