Curated playlist
The Beatles albums
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles played Sgt. Pepper from a Chelsea window at six in the morning. Neighbors listened without complaint.
- Revolver (Beatles album)The Beatles vetoed a 1966 film and used the free months to make Revolver. They recorded for over 220 hours.
- Rubber SoulThe Beatles named their album Rubber Soul after an overheard jab at Mick Jagger's singing.
- Abbey RoadAbbey Road came out after John Lennon had already told the Beatles he wanted a divorce.
- The Beatles (album)Ringo Starr walked out of a Beatles recording session on the 22nd of August 1968. He felt sidelined.
- Help!The Beatles tried to spell HELP in semaphore on an album cover, but the letters looked wrong.
- A Hard Day's Night (album)The Beatles' album A Hard Day's Night took its title from an accidental remark by Ringo Starr.
- Beatles for SaleMeeting Bob Dylan in 1964 pushed John Lennon toward more serious songs.
- Introducing... The BeatlesA gambling scandal nearly kept the first American Beatles album off shelves.
- Let It Be (album)The Beatles' album Let It Be came out nearly a month after the world learned the band was finished.
- Meet the Beatles!Capitol Records repeatedly refused to release the Beatles in America. EMI finally stepped in during November 1963.
- Yellow Submarine (album)Side 2 of the Yellow Submarine album has no Beatles songs at all. A 41-piece orchestra plays George Martin's film score.
- Yesterday and TodayCapitol recalled the Beatles' Yesterday and Today over a cover of butcher smocks and raw meat.
- Please Please MeJohn Lennon sang "Twist and Shout" in one take with a bad cold. He said it nearly killed him.
- With the BeatlesEMI objected to the cover of With the Beatles because the band did not smile. George Martin pushed it through anyway.