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The Beatles: Early Years

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Rubber Soul & Revolver

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

The White Album

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John Lennon founds Quarry Men Paul McCartney joins, later George Harrison joins group lineup cont. to grow eventually settled on The Beatles best selling group of all time around for little over decade makeshift nature of instruments high energy, rock-oriented folk music originating in England first recorded song a cover of Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be The Day” performing in clubs for extended period Brian Epstein became manager, signed w/ EMI records in ‘62 at EMI worked w/ producer George Martin member Best replaced w/ Ringo Starr image cleaned up; suits/conservative recorded 1st single “Love Me Do” in ‘62 “Please Please Me” released ‘63 ○ AABA? invade America in Feb. ‘64 “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” pop. in America first film “A Hard Days Night” next “Help” w/ more elaborate plot soundtrack of film showcased growing creative depth released ‘65 and ‘66 began featuring diversity of styles, instruments, & studio techniques ○ sitar world tour ‘66 had disasters, stopped performing live ○ drugs, offensive comments, snubbing president’s wife in Philippines “Norwegian Wood” ○ ABABA “Eleanor Rigby” “Tomorrow Never Knows” ○ uses 1 chord (Indian music) ○ odd/prerecorded sounds, tape loops ○ reverse guitar (played riff backwards) ○ unusual lyrics ‘67 concept album w/ music organized into circus-like concert atmosphere many songs had allusions to psychedelic drugs, spirituality, loneliness, and the surreal go to India on spiritual retreat ○ some stay but some leave early

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‘68 departure from prev. group efforts into more individ. creative domains stylistic variety, various instruments used thruout course of album Yoko Ono’s influence Lennon’s desire to get back to rock ‘n’ roll “Your Blues” ? ○ 12 bar blues...