Over the course of a decade, four lads from Liverpool changed music forever. In The Ultimate Beatles Collection, find out how John, Paul, George and Ringo became the most influential band of all time. Go behind the scenes to discover the stories behind some of the greatest songs ever written. Chart the Fab Four's musical evolution through the Sixties, see how Beatlemania swept the world, and discover the true extent of their unmatched legacy.
THE ULTIMATE BEATLES COLLECTION
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THE FAB FOUR
JOHN LENNON • Peacenik. Agent provocateur. Angry young man. The Beatles legend has a thousand faces, but the real John Lennon is right there in his songs
PAUL McCARTNEY • Songwriting god, Sixties survivor and spokesman for the greatest band on Earth, Paul McCartney has spent half a century as a man on the run
GEORGE HARRISON • The Beatles guitarist was a quiet revolutionary and forced his way into the spotlight with some of the band’s most perfect songs
RINGO STARR • Far from a spare part, the drummer was The Beatles’ blue-collar hero and underrated engine-room
MEET THE BEATLES
THE EARLY YEARS • How the biggest band in the world started life – as a bunch of Merseyside schoolkids with a love of American rock’n’roll
HELL FOR LEATHER AT THE CAVERN
THE FIFTH MAN • The key individuals in the Fab Four’s orbit who have all, at some time or other, been dubbed ‘the fifth Beatle’
BEATLEMANIA
PLEASE PLEASE ME • How does the Beatles’ cheerful-but-naïve debut album stand up after nearly 60 years?
WITH THE BEATLES • The world stood ‘with’ The Beatles as they prepared to take over – but would album two reveal greater depths than their debut?
THE SHOW THAT BROKE AMERICA
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT • Ker-chinggg! What was that mysterious chord? We may never know – but we do know that A Hard Day’s Night was the first genuinely classic Beatles album…
BEATLES FOR SALE • Equal halves rock’n’roll and sophisticated introspection, this album left The Beatles’ fanbase a touch confused
HELP! • With Help!, The Beatles enter their mature songwriting phase – and the results speak for themselves. At least, most of the time…
TRIUMPH AT SHEA STADIUM
HONOURED BY THE QUEEN
RUBBER SOUL • The immortal Rubber Soul sees The Beatles stretch their songwriting wings and fly, with not a rock’n’roll cover version in sight
REVOLVER • The greatest album The Beatles ever made? It’s wholly arguable, with every song a cultural landmark of its own…
THE STUDIO YEARS
SGT PEPPER: A PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE
SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND • The greatest album of all time? A lot of people think so. Let’s examine the evidence
THE BEATLES ON FILM • When Beatlemania hit, the silver screen beckoned! Let’s take a look at the best of The Beatles’ movie career…
GOODBYE, MR EPSTEIN
THE BEATLES (AKA THE WHITE ALBUM) • Double albums are always either a blessing or a curse. In the case of The Beatles’ self-titled epic, which was it to be?
THE SINGLESS • Even if you think you know The Beatles’ studio albums inside out, have you listened to their non-albusm singles? You’ve missed out on a weird and wacky treat – let us guide you through them…
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
ABBEY ROAD • The Beatles’ last stand was perhaps their finest hour. In 1969, John, Paul, George and Ringo came together, one final time, to produce a classic
LET IT BE • By the time Let It Be was released, The Beatles were already history. How does their final, understated work hold up?
BACK TO THE BEATLES’ ROOTS
END OF THE ROAD
THE END OF AN ERA
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