Beatles song of the day
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
One of the highlights of The Beatles' Help! album, 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' was also the first of their songs since 1962 to feature a session musician.
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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
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
Things we said today
- TONY Maxwell said: "I have noticed that I rarely see a 'Lennon/McCartney/Starkey' on the sin.." on What Goes On
- Kathleen Mary Brennan said: "I STAND CORRECTED If, THE INTERNET IS RIGHT - I should have looked up 1s.." on The Beatles live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
- Kathleen Mary Brennan said: "I was at the concert that day for the 4pm show. The Beatles, as i rememb.." on The Beatles live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
- Pullchord said: "The total difference in feel and performance on the final take convinced.." on I Feel Fine
- Brian Ringrose said: "According To A More Recent Publication Paul Played His Hofner 500/1 On '.." on My Bonnie
Paul McCartney song of the day
Listen To What The Man Said
The first single released from Wings' fourth album Venus And Mars, 'Listen To What The Man Said' topped the USA and Canadian charts.
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Rushes (1998)
The second album credited to The Fireman, the collaboration between Paul McCartney and producer Youth.
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Wings At The Speed Of Sound
Wings' fifth album was the first to feature lead vocals by each member of the band. It was recorded and released in 1976, during the 13-month Wings Over The World tour.
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Love Comes To Everyone (1979)
The opening song on George Harrison’s self-titled eighth solo album, it features Eric Clapton on lead guitar.
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Wonderwall Music (1968)
George Harrison's debut solo album was the soundtrack of the 1968 film Wonderwall, directed by Joe Massot and starring Jane Birkin, Jack MacGowran, and Iain Quarrier.
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Did you know?
The Beatles had sold more than 150 million records worldwide by August 1966.
Featured article
Charles Manson and Helter Skelter
One of the darkest aspects of The Beatles' story was the belief, by the psychopathic murderer Charles Manson and his 'Family' of followers, that the group's songs incited violence and depicted armageddon.
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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Recorded in 400 hours during a 129-day period, The Beatles' eighth UK album helped define the 1967 Summer of Love, and was instantly recognised as a major leap forward for modern music.
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"I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know - Paul McCartney, 1969
On the Fab Forum
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In the spotlight
Linda McCartney
A photographer, musician and animal rights activist, Linda Eastman first met Paul McCartney in London in 1967; they married in 1969, remaining together until her death in 1998.
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Mr Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)
This jaunty piano-based song was recorded by John Lennon at his home in the Dakota building, New York City, in 1980.
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Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins (1968)
John Lennon's first of three experimental albums made with Yoko Ono, Two Virgins featured an infamous and controversial nude photograph on its front cover.
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You're Sixteen (1973)
The second single from the Ringo album, 'You're Sixteen' was first recorded by Johnny Burnette in 1960.
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Ringo 2012
Ringo Starr's 17th solo studio album featured re-recordings of two older songs, 'Step Lightly' and 'Wings', plus a cover of Buddy Holly's 'Think It Over'.
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She's My Baby (1990)
The lead single released from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, with lead guitar by Gary Moore.
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