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The Beatles' Revolver: A Musical Masterpiece
Revolver came out in August 1966, not 1967. A look at its songs, its studio methods and how it set up Sgt. Pepper and the Beatles' 1967 sound.
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Beatles Songs and Records
Individual Beatles recordings and releases from Rubber Soul to 1967.
The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life' Music Video: A 1967 Classic
There was no finished promo for A Day in the Life in 1967, only film of the 10 February orchestral session, followed by the BBC ban on the song in May.
The Beatles' 'All You Need is Love' Anthology: A Cultural Icon
What happened to All You Need Is Love after 1967: its link to the Summer of Love, the 1968 Yellow Submarine film and the 1995 Beatles Anthology series.
The Beatles' 'All You Need is Love' Song: A 1967 Classic
How All You Need Is Love was written and built: Lennon's lyric, the La Marseillaise intro, quoted tunes, the 7/4 verse, and the July 1967 single.
The Beatles' 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' Music Video: A 1967 Classic
No promotional video was made for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in 1967. The song's origin in Julian Lennon's drawing, the LSD claim, and the 1968 film.
The Beatles' In My Life: A Look Back at a 1967 Classic
In My Life is from Rubber Soul, December 1965, not 1967. How Lennon's Liverpool memoir became the lyric, and why he and McCartney disagreed over the melody.
The Beatles' In My Life: A Look Back at a 1967 Classic Song
In My Life was recorded in October 1965 for Rubber Soul, not in 1967. How George Martin's sped-up piano solo sounded baroque and fed the 1967 sound.
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