The Beatles

The BeatlesThe Beatles

The BeatlesThe Beatles

The BeatlesThe Beatles were from Liverpool, England were from Liverpool, England formed in 1960. formed in 1960.

Primarily consisting of Primarily consisting of – John LennonJohn Lennon - rhythm guitar, vocals - rhythm guitar, vocals– Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney - bass guitar, vocals - bass guitar, vocals– George HarrisonGeorge Harrison (lead guitar back-up vocals) (lead guitar back-up vocals)– Ringo StarrRingo Starr - drums, back-up vocals - drums, back-up vocals

The Beatles are recognized for leading the The Beatles are recognized for leading the musical "British Invasion" into the United musical "British Invasion" into the United States. States.

1960–62: Hamburg, Indra 1960–62: Hamburg, Indra Club Club

1958, 1958, John LennonJohn Lennon formed a formed a skiffle group -the Quarrymen - he skiffle group -the Quarrymen - he was partial to Elvis Presley and was partial to Elvis Presley and Gene Vincent. Gene Vincent.

He met a kid named He met a kid named Paul Paul McCartneyMcCartney and was impressed by and was impressed by his knowledge of song lyrics and his knowledge of song lyrics and ability to tune a guitar, he recruited ability to tune a guitar, he recruited him into the Quarrymen. him into the Quarrymen.

A schoolmate of McCartney’s, A schoolmate of McCartney’s, George HarrisonGeorge Harrison, came next. , came next. Harrison’s mastery of guitar licks Harrison’s mastery of guitar licks by Duane Eddy impressed Lennon. by Duane Eddy impressed Lennon.

With a rhythm section consisting of bassist With a rhythm section consisting of bassist Stu Sutcliffe (Stu Sutcliffe (a sharp-looking art student a sharp-looking art student with negligible musical abilitywith negligible musical ability) and ) and drummer Pete Best, the group settled on drummer Pete Best, the group settled on the Beatles as their name. the Beatles as their name.

They became a fixture on the rough-and-They became a fixture on the rough-and-tumble club scene in Hamburg, Germany, tumble club scene in Hamburg, Germany, where their five-set-a-night marathons where their five-set-a-night marathons helped mold them into a tight performing helped mold them into a tight performing unit. unit.

Ringo StarrRingo Starr

Ringo Starr met the Beatles in Ringo Starr met the Beatles in Hamburg, in 1960, while he was Hamburg, in 1960, while he was performing with the Hurricanesperforming with the Hurricanes

In Hamburg he sat in for Pete Best In Hamburg he sat in for Pete Best on several occasions. on several occasions.

The Beatles removed Pete Best as The Beatles removed Pete Best as their drummer on 16 August 1962, their drummer on 16 August 1962, Starr was their choice to replace him.Starr was their choice to replace him.

Brian Epstein Brian Epstein

The manager of The Beatles The manager of The Beatles from Jan ’62 until he died of from Jan ’62 until he died of an accidental drug an accidental drug overdose Aug ‘67 overdose Aug ‘67

Much of The Beatles' early Much of The Beatles' early success has been attributed success has been attributed to Epstein's management. to Epstein's management. McCartney said of Epstein: McCartney said of Epstein: "If anyone was the Fifth "If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian." Beatle, it was Brian."

The Beatles 20 Greatests The Beatles 20 Greatests HitsHits The Beatles 20

Greatest Hits is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number ones in the U.K. & U.S. All songs were written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney.

The Beatles 20 Greatest The Beatles 20 Greatest HitsHits

Disc One1."She Loves You"2."Love Me Do"3."I Want to Hold Your Hand"4."Can't Buy Me Love"5."A Hard Day's Night"6."I Feel Fine"7."Eight Days a Week"8."Ticket to Ride"9."Help!"10."Yesterday"11."We Can Work It Out"12."Paperback Writer"

The Beatles 20 Greatest The Beatles 20 Greatest HitsHits

Disc Two1.“Penny Lane" 2."All You Need Is Love"3."Hello, Goodbye"4."Hey Jude"5."Get Back"6."Come Together"7."Let It Be"8."The Long and Winding Road"

Abbey Road ConspiracyAbbey Road Conspiracy


• One of the most iconic covers in history for two reasons - no album cover has inspired more imitations, and none has spawned such a mass of conspiracy theories.

• For Beatles obsessives with fevered imaginations, it was ultimate proof of the bizarre theory of the time - that Paul McCartney was, in fact, dead.

• According to the legend, Paul had died in a car accident and been replaced by an impostor. The band, it was said, subsequently felt guilty about the deception, and so placed hidden clues on the album cover for their fans.


•Even today, some they insist that if you look closely at the images on the front and back of the album it is packed with deathly symbolism.•What is certain is that the album denoted one death of sorts. Unbeknown to the public at the time, The Beatles were in the final throes of a bitter break-up and would never record another album.


1. THE FUNERALThe procession of The Beatles across the zebra crossing, say the conspiracy theorists, represents Paul's funeral.John Lennon leads in a white suit and symbolizes the preacher; Ringo Starr is the mourner, dressed in black; George Harrison, in scruffy shirt and trousers, denotes the grave-digger; Paul is wearing an old suit and is the only one who is barefoot.He later explained that he began the shoot wearing sandals but, because it was a hot day, he kicked them off. The theorists believed that if this was the case, the hot tarmac would be too uncomfortable. This, they argued, was a sign that Paul was the corpse.


2. THE CIGARETTEPaul McCartney is left-handed, but here holds his cigarette in his right hand. At the time, cigarettes were commonly referred to as 'coffin nails'. This, therefore, could be seen as a message that Paul's 'coffin lid' had been nailed down and that the man in the picture was a lookalike. Paul is also out of step with the other band members. Each of the others has his left leg forward, but Paul has his right leg forward - again marking him out as different.


3. THE REGISTRATION PLATEThe white VW Beetle in the background has the registration LMW 28IF - 28 being the age conspiracy theorists say Paul would have been IF he hadn't 'died'.In fact, Paul was 27 when Abbey Road was released - but fortunately for the theorists, Indian mystics count a person's age from conception, not birth, in which case Paul would have indeed been 28 at the time.Besides, the band were famously followers of the Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It has also been suggested that the LMW stands for 'Linda McCartney Weeps' - referring to his new wife whom he had married earlier that year.


4. THE SPECTATORS In the background, a small group of people dressed in white stand on one side of the road, while a lone person stands on the other. Is this meant to be Paul, alone and different from the others?


5. THE POLICE VANOn the right-hand side of the road is a black police van, believed to be a reference to the police who kept quiet about Paul's 'death'. According to legend, the band's manager, Brian Epstein, bought their silence, and the presence of the Maria is meant as another subtle thank you.


6. THE LINE OF CARS A line can be traced from the VW Beetle to the three cars in front of it. If it is drawn connecting their right wheels it runs straight through Paul's head, with theorists suggesting that means Paul sustained a head injury because of a car crash.


7. THE BLOODSTAINOn the Australian version of the album, the cover showed what could be a bloodstain splattered on the road just behind Ringo and John, supposedly backing claims of a road accident.


8. THE CRACKED SOn the back cover there is a picture of the Abbey Road sign and above it the name Beatles has been written. There is an obvious crack running through the S - thought to suggest problems within the group.


10. IMAGE OF DEATHIf the back cover is turned 45 degrees anticlockwise a crude image of the Grim Reaper appears, from his skull to his black gown. Theorists believed it was a sign that someone in the group had died.


9. THE DOTSTo the left of the name 'BEATLES' there are a series of eight dots. When joined together they form the number three. Did this mean there were only three Beatles left?


11. THE GIRLNobody knows the identity of the girl dressed in blue on the back cover. On the night of the theorists' 'car crash' it was raining heavily and Paul is said to have given a lift to a fan called Rita. It could be that this girl is her, either fleeing the scene or running to get help.


12. PAUL'S FINAL RESTING PLACEIf the writing on the wall is split into sections, it conveys the cryptic message, 'Be at Les Abbey'. In numerology the following two letters, R and O, are the 18th and 15th letters in the alphabet. By adding this together (33) and multiplying by the number of letters (2), we get 66, the year Paul is supposed to have died.Three also represents the letter C so 33 could also stand for CC. Cece is short for Cecilia, with theorists claiming Paul was 'laid to rest' at St Cecilia's Abbey, a monastery in Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Yellow SubmarineYellow Submarine

Was the 10th studio album by the Beatles in the United Kingdom, released on Apple Records.


It was issued as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, which premiered in the United Kingdom seven months prior to the album's release.


Yellow Submarine, the film, was released in 1968 and is considered a British animated musical fantasy, comedy film based on the music of The Beatles.

It received a widely positive reception from critics and audiences alike. It is also credited with bringing more interest in animation as a serious art form

Now…Let’s Watch Yellow Now…Let’s Watch Yellow Submarine!!!Submarine!!!

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