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Some may say that they are four young
long-haired hooligans singing primitive rock’n’roll tunes
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The others may put them in the same
rank with the greatest composers, such as Mozart, Beethoven
and Bach
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Still the others may call them outstanding pacifists,
philosophers and optimists
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They are four boys from Liverpool, who decided
to play and sing together.
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15 years of joint life and work, several
concerts at the greatest TV-studios, concert-halls and stadiums of
the World, some more than 200 songs and…
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…and the super-popularity which doesn’t fade away after
so many years…
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Rebels and idols, clowns and villains, magicians, quarrelers
and spiritual leaders.
Rebels and idols, clowns and villains, magicians,
quarrelers and spiritual leaders…
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They are THE BEATLES.
Have you never heard
of them?
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…It's a long way from Liverpool to legend…
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John Lennon was just 17 when he formed
his first band, The Quarry men.
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In 1957 Lennon met Paul McCartney and invited
him to join his group
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McCartney introduced to Lennon his friend and former
classmate, George Harrison and he joined the group
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John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
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Pete Best
Stuart Sutcliffe
In 1960 drummer Pete Best and
bassist Stu Sutcliffe joined to the group
Pete Best
Stuart Sutcliffe
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They went through a lot of names before
settling on The Beatles.
Paul, John, Pete and George
George,
Stu and John
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In June 1962, after Stu had gone the
band auditioned for Parlophone Records producer George Martin
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Ringo Starr, the drummer of another popular Liverpool
band was recruited to replace Best.
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In September, 1962, the band's first single, "Love
Me Do" was released, eventually reaching #17 in the
UK.
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Their first album, Please Please Me was released
in the UK in March 1963.
…She loves you …
yeah yeah yeah… she loves you… yeah yeah yeah…
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Their second album, With The Beatles became only
the second album ever to sell a million copies
in the UK
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Vee Jay Records obtained the US rights to
most of the songs from Please Please Me and
released them on an album titled Introducing ... The Beatles in January 1964.
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In New Zealand and Australia their arrival was
greeted by a crowd estimated at more than 300,000.
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The first Beatles movie, A Hard Day's Night
was released in 1964.
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The Fab Four became Members of the Order
of the British Empire
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The Beatles' second movie, Help! came out in
1965
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Revolver is considered to be one of the
Beatles' best albums
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Lennon set off a huge wave of record
burning protests when he suggested in an interview that
"Christianity is dying" and that the Beatles "are more popular than Jesus now."
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In August 1966, the band made what would
turn out to be its last public performance lasting
barely over a half hour.
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Their third feature film, Magical Mystery Tour, start
in 1967
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The band spent the first part of 1968
in India, studying transcendental meditation under the tutelage of
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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The double album, called The White Album which
was released in November 1968.
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The band's last performance together outside the studio
came in January 1969.
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Their last recording session (for Abbey Road) followed
in August.
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In September 1969, Lennon told the band that
he was leaving.
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The band's breakup was announced in April 1970,
a month before Let It Be was released.
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Paul McCartney formed a band called Wings with
his wife, Linda
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John Lennon achieved great success as a solo
artist. Tragically, he was killed by an obsessive fan,
Mark David Chapman, in 1980.
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George Harrison recorded many solo albums over the
years, and died of cancer in 2001.