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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
The Beatles submitted photographs from the session for their promotional materials. Contrary to Whitaker's original vision, the band chose the butcher photo as the cover image for Yesterday and Today, and Lennon and Paul McCartney insisted that it was the Beatles' statement against war, particularly the Vietnam War. [40]
Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, announced the band's intention to tour the United States in early March 1966 while in New York. [1] [2] Taking place in August, it was the band's third annual summer tour of the US. [3]
The Beatles arriving for concerts in Madrid, July 1965. From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band the Beatles performed all over the Western world. They began performing live as The Beatles on 15 August 1960 at The Jacaranda in Liverpool and continued in various clubs during their visit to Hamburg, West Germany, until 1962, with a line-up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart ...
Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States. It was the group's first American album to be issued by Capitol Records , on 20 January 1964 in both mono and stereo formats.
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The Beatles wore matching dark green suits with silk lapels, designed by the new Chelsea boutique Hung On You. [51] The 9:00 p.m. show was filmed by the West German ZDF network [49] and first broadcast locally, in edited form, [21] on 5 July. [19] The Beatles held a rare backstage rehearsal in advance of the concert. [49]
The album became the first Beatles album released in North America when it was released in Canada on 25 November 1963 under the augmented title Beatlemania! With the Beatles, with additional text on the album cover, and issued only in mono at the time, catalogue number T 6051 (a stereo Canadian release would come in 1968, catalogue number ST 6051).