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The Beatles Biography
In 1957 Paul McCartney joined John Lennon's Liverpool, England group, The Quarrymen. Within a year, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe joined (the group used a rotating cast of drummers until 1960) and formed the first lineup of the group that would become The Beatles. In 1960 they changed their name to The Silver Beetles, which was then shortened to The Beatles (Lennon joked "a man in a flaming pie appeared and said you shall be Beetles with an a"). This year their first permanent drummer, Pete Best also was enlisted. At this point, the Beatles became the house band for the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany, playing mostly R&B and Rock 'n' Roll covers.

When the under-age George Harrison was deported in December 1960, The Beatles returned to Liverpool to play regularly at the Cavern Club. The Beatles did return briefly to Germany though to appear at the Top Ten club, and to record their first officially released music, backing Tony Sheridan on his "My Bonnie" single. As The Beatles returned to England, Stuart Sutcliffe stayed in Germany to pursue a painting career, and guitarist Paul McCartney took his place on bass.

In November 1961, Brian Epstein, the manager of a Liverpool record store, became interested in The Beatles because of customer interest in the "My Bonnie" single. He went to see them at the Cavern Club and became their manager. Epstein got The Beatles auditions at a number of record labels, all of them declining the group, until they played for producer George Martin of Parlophone/EMI and were signed in May 1962. A few months later, Pete Best was kicked out for a number of reasons (including Martin's displeasure with his drumming) and replaced by Ringo Starr. Within a few weeks they recorded their first single, "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You," in September 1962. Both songs were Lennon/McCartney originals, and it made it to the lower end of the British Top 20. Their second single, "Please Please Me" topped the British charts in early 1963 and began a string of #1 hits and huge success for the rest of the decade, until The Beatles broke up.

"Beatlemania" spread to America in December 1963 when Capitol (also and EMI subsidiary) released "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Until that point, Capitol had refused to release any Beatles music because no British group had succeeded in the US previously (various independent label had released The Beatles' singles and albums in the US prior to Capitol).

For the next six years, The Beatles dominated popular music commercially and artistically. Throughout the sixties, they created leading examples of various styles of rock, such as the pop of the A Hard Days Night, the folk rock of Rubber Soul, the psychedelia of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the stripped down The Beatles (White Album) and a precursor to 70's AOR studio rock, Abbey Road. The Beatles broke up in late 1969 because of personal conflicts after the recording of Abbey Road, and the four members
all went on to have successful solo careers.

The Beatles Discography - US Studio Beatles Albums
1963 Introducing...The Beatles Vee-Jay
1964 Meet the Beatles Capitol
1964 The Beatles' Second Album Capitol
1964 A Hard Day's Night United Artists
1964 Something New Capitol
1964 Beatles '65 Capitol
1965 The Early Beatles Capitol
1965 Beatles VI Capitol
1965 Help! Capitol
1965 Rubber Soul Capitol
1966 Yesterday and Today Capitol
1966 Revolver Capitol
1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Capitol
1967 Magical Mystery Tour Capitol
1968 The Beatles [White Album] Capitol
1969 Yellow Submarine Capitol
1969 Abbey Road Capitol
1970 Let It Be Capitol


The Beatles Discography - UK Studio Beatles Albums & Beatles CDs
1963 Please Please Me Parlophone
1963 With the Beatles Parlophone
1964 A Hard Day's Night Parlophone
1964 Beatles for Sale Parlophone
1965 Help! Parlophone
1965 Rubber Soul Parlophone
1966 Revolver Parlophone
1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone
1967 Magical Mystery Tour [EP] Parlophone
1968 The Beatles [White Album] Parlophone
1969 Yellow Submarine Parlophone
1969 Abbey Road Parlophone
1970 Let It Be Parlophone


The Beatles Discography - US & UK Compilation Beatles Albums
1964 The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons [2 LPs] Vee-Jay
1964 Jolly What! The Beatles & Frank Ifield on... [live] Vee-Jay
1964 Songs, Pictures and Stories Vee-Jay
1964 The Beatles' Story [2 LPs] Capitol
1966 A Collection of Beatles Oldies Parlophone
1970 Hey Jude (Or the Beatles Again) Capitol
1970 In the Beginning: The Early Tapes Polydor
1970 The Beatles Christmas Album [Record Club] Apple
1973 1962-1966 Capitol
1973 1967-1970 Capitol
1976 Rock & Roll Music Capitol
1977 Live at the Hollywood Bowl Capitol
1977 Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany Lingasong
1977 Love Songs Capitol
1977 Live at Star Club 1962, Vol. 1 CBS
1977 Live at Star Club 1962, Vol. 2 Columbia
1977 Live in Hamburg 1962 K-Tel
1979 First Live Recordings, Vol. 1 Pickwick
1979 First Live Recordings, Vol. 2 Pickwick
1979 Beatles Rarities Parlophone
1980 Rarities [US] Capitol
1980 Rock & Roll Music, Vol. 1 Capitol
1980 Rock & Roll Music, Vol. 2 Capitol
1982 Reel Music Capitol
1982 The 20 Greatest Hits Capitol


The Beatles Discography - US & UK Compilation Beatles CDs
1988 Past Masters, Vol. 1 Capitol
1988 Past Masters, Vol. 2 Capitol
1994 Live at the BBC Apple/Capitol
1995 Anthology 1 Apple/Capitol
1996 Anthology 2 Apple/Capitol
1996 Anthology 3 Apple/Capitol
1999 Yellow Submarine [Songtrack] Apple/Capitol
2000 In the Beginning Polydor
2000 The Beatles 1 Apple/Capitol


The Beatles Discography - US Box Set Beatles Albums
1978 The Beatles Collection [14 LP Box] Capitol
1982 The Beatles: The Collection [14 LPs] Mobile Fidelity


The Beatles Discography - US Box Set Beatles CDs
1988 The Beatles Box Set [1988] Capitol
1992 The Beatles Compact Disc EP Collection Capitol
1993 Compact Disc Singles Collection Capitol


The Beatles Discography - Single Beatles CDs
1991 Love Me Do/PS I Love You Capitol
1991 Please Please Me/Ask Me Why Capitol
1991 From Me to You/Thank You Girl Capitol
1991 She Loves You/I'll Get You Capitol
1991 I Want to Hold Your Hand/This Boy Capitol
1991 Can't Buy Me Love/You Can't Do That Capitol
1991 Hard Day's Night/Things We Said Today Capitol
1991 Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is Capitol
1991 Help/I'm Down Capitol
1991 I Feel Fine/She's a Woman Capitol
1991 We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper Capitol
1991 Paperback Writer/Rain Capitol
1991 Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby Capitol
1991 Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane Capitol
1991 Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus Capitol
1991 Lady Madonna/Inner Light Capitol
1991 Hey Jude/Revolution Capitol
1991 Get Back/Don't Let Me Down Capitol
1991 Something/Come Together Capitol
1991 Let It Be/You Know My Name Capitol
1995 Free as a Bird [US Single] Capitol
1995 Baby It's You [EP] Capitol
1996 Real Love [US Single] Capitol
1999 Baby It's You [Germany CD Single] EMI
1999 Free as a Bird [Germany CD Single] EMI
1999 Real Love [Germany CD Single] EMI


The Beatles Discography - Live Beatles Albums
1964 Ain't She Sweet Atco
1965 The Great Beatlemania Tour Lloyds
1970 In the Beginning: The Early Tapes Polydor
1977 Live at the Hollywood Bowl Capitol
1977 Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany Lingasong
1977 Live at Star Club 1962, Vol. 1 CBS
1977 Live at Star Club 1962, Vol. 2 Columbia
1977 Live in Hamburg 1962 K-Tel
1979 First Live Recordings, Vol. 1 Pickwick
1979 First Live Recordings, Vol. 2 Pickwick
1982 The Savage Young Beatles Savage
1982 First Movement Audio Fidelity


The Beatles Discography - Lives Beatles CDs
1994 The Beatles & Tony Sheridan Alex
1995 Live from the Pound Dove
1999 Legend Begins Hallmark
1999 This Is the Savage Young Beatles Import
1999 Last Night in Hamburg [live] Import
2000 In the Beginning Polydor


The Beatles Discography - Interview Beatles Albums
1964 Hard Day's Night [Open-End Interview] United Artists
1964 Beatlemania Tour [Open-End Interview] INS Radio News
1965 Help! [One-Sided Open-End Interview] United Artists
1982 Beatles Talk Down Under PVC


The Beatles Discography - Interview Beatles CDs
1988 Conversation AVI
1993 Things We Said Today One Way
1995 Talk Down Under, Vol. 2 Baktabak
1995 Lost Beatles Interviews Delta
1995 Things We Said Today: Talking with the... Delta
1995 Beatles: In Their Own Words - A Rockumentary Delta
1995 Inside Interviews Delta
1995 Talk Downunder: Australia Beatlemania Delta
1995 Talk Down Under/Sydney to Seattle Delta
1995 Rare Photos & Interview CD, Vol. 1 Mastertone
1995 The Interview Sound And
1995 Quote Unquote: The Sixties Interviews Thunderbolt
1997 Interview Disc, Vol. 1 DNA
1997 Interview Disc, Vol. 2 DNA
1998 Quote Unquote, Vol. 2 Magnum
1999 The Interview Box Set Chat
2000 Interview: John Lennon 1964-1966 BMG
2000 Interview: George Harrison 1964-1966 Import
2000 Things We Said Today Thunderbolt
2000 As It Happened: Classics Interviews Chrome Dreams
2003 Talkology, Vol. 2 Chrome Dreams


The Beatles Discography - Beatles Videos
1984 The Compleat Beatles MGM
1985 The Beatles Conquer America NEMS
1985 Ready Steady Go! Sony
1987 A Hard Day's Night [Film] MPI
1987 Help! [Film] MPI
1987 Yellow Submarine [Film] MGM
1987 Magical Mystery Tour [Film] MPI
1987 Let It Be [Film] Magnetic
1991 The First US Visit MPI
1994 Collection MPI Home Video
1994 The Making of a Hard Day's Night MPI
1995 Help! MPI Home Video
1995 Hard Day's Night MPI Home Video
1997 Magical Mystery Tour [Video DVD] MPI
1999 Yellow Submarine [Video DVD] MGM/UA
1999 Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary [Video DVD] Simitar
2000 The Ultimate DVD Collection MPI Home Video