Tag Archives: The Beatles

When did the Beatles break up? This is a question that has as many answers as there are questioners. One of the earliest dates one could give for an answer is August 27, 1967, the day Brian Epstein died. Brian … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday, Magical Mystery Tour was released as a double EP in the UK and as an LP in the US. The US version was actually released about 2 weeks before the UK. In 1976, the US LP … Continue reading →

Magical Mystery Tour is the only album in the Beatles Canon that is from the original US release. MMT was originally a 1 hour British TV movie that was a total flop. The music was released in the UK as … Continue reading →

Sgt. Pepper’s was recorded over a whopping 129 weeks beginning in December 1966 and ending in April 1967. It spent 23 consecutive weeks at the top of the UK chart and got there again a few times after as well. … Continue reading →

Is Sgt. Peppers the greatest rock album ever? I asked that question the other day about Revolver and it can be asked about this album as well. Sgt. Peppers is often ranked at the top of greatest album lists as … Continue reading →

This posting is again being written on Friday for posting after Shabbat. Due to the lack of time, it is short. The Beatles spent more time in the studio recording Revolver than they did on any of the previous albums. … Continue reading →

Is Revolver the greatest rock album every recorded? This is a question that will be asked and answered for many years still. At this point the Beatles were basically done with touring and catering to the fans. They would spend … Continue reading →

Although the Beatles were still touring by the end of 1965 they were turning their attention to writing and experimentation. The first result of this is Rubber Soul. It was recorded in a few weeks at the end of 1965 … Continue reading →

Help! was released in August 1965 in the UK and the US in mono and stereo versions. For the first time a Beatles album was released in both countries with the same name at the same time. The UK version … Continue reading →

In 1965 the Beatles released their second movie called Help! The album that went with it contained 7 songs that were featured in the film and 7 that were not. Of the seven that were not in the film, 2 … Continue reading →