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As was typical for the Beatles, the year ended with band in a drastically different place from where the year began. Usually, that was a very good thing, ...read more
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Although the Beatles felt the need to prove themselves capable of functioning without the guidance of manager Brian Epstein, the truth is that, for the ...read more
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Up until this point, the Beatles career followed an arc of near-constant growth, with a series of projects that served their desire to continually grow and ...read more
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After you release the most exciting and influential album of all time, what do you do for an encore? For the Beatles, the answer was troubling.
With ...read more
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Previous shows featured all of the recordings from “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in their stereo versions. Although stereo is now the standard ...read more
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Our previous episode dedicated to the music and history of the Beatles featured the music from side one of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
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…and so, with our 39th show dedicated to a chronological coverage of the musical relevance of the Beatles, we finally reach “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ...read more
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With nobody watching the clock, the Beatles set out completely reinvent themselves, and they did it unabashed joy and unalloyed creativity.
The ...read more
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‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’
The most creative period in popular music came to happen almost completely by accident. The Beatles ...read more
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After a miserable touring experience during the summer of 1966, the Beatles decided to halt all of their live performances. The trouble was, what would ...read more
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