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A1HLMLPCDPH09Y "Anna (Go To Him)" (30-second clip) - from the album "Please Please Me" 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/92f4cf59de0a7c1be382505bcb315abc30b6ec39-1893685489?e=1330421323&h=b17b0cf09956082441722a35e09eac45 Please Please Me (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
ABZURFI2POQ0T "Twist And Shout" (30-second clip) - from the album "Please Please Me" 30067 mp3:s/production/tracks/49396a74453fa8bc3c172f0d0e3e67fcbe6efa66-1248059738?e=1330421323&h=8384312bd5867e4223736e2615da7725 Please Please Me (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
AA91B5188L84P "Taxman" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/8d2353ad8a71348cf23d3213eb56bfebba6a2532-1808870208?e=1330421323&h=0f256b8930a6c3991e7f48d17f6d1d19 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A18TP396I3UY8A "Eleanor Rigby" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/f40798f497750e8b102cdb293128342e62404162-249363271?e=1330421323&h=187f70d96f51f6b749e4a070daed70c0 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A3VZN2B38DUNKP "I'm Only Sleeping" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30093 mp3:s/production/tracks/572e38548ba53bd2fbdd1f187eb5f676b33c0519-995243448?e=1330421323&h=2f2196df46761160d6f505c3eb3060b8 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A3C4BU5UZJDDFE "Love You To" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/705d2c7ba3e15932fab085d3a314bd556f31e95b-795836542?e=1330421323&h=6d97d59ac764097d5e0f37323d2880f5 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A3OLU0RIJV1W5I "Here, There, and Everywhere" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30015 mp3:s/production/tracks/466e7805973b2441490b8b9f2f57e06d7905684e-676803901?e=1330421323&h=971261cc0ee0e3c711b983a5349202da Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1NQZ7KPGARY5H "Good Day Sunshine" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/39fe63745354d9cdae01159b42e4066309dadb0e-1809636887?e=1330421323&h=0466446944aa1dbee1627a04b34dc9fe Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2EU16CZI2POAV "And Your Bird Can Sing" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/6a715bb2046aba02d94e6caccf18398b24184e26-522643042?e=1330421323&h=89678b59447fc29c36145fe759c9238a Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2RELU94NM7RWI "For No One" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/315c49c202370c8726cdf31a981a84ddbe82e180-1545674980?e=1330421323&h=27e8eb49c695850301ce9b694fc73437 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A3PJLKSKNAQDKQ "Dr. Robert" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/5566571a143f5b4998130d574139273d4a6e3ebe-1855229847?e=1330421323&h=e99bfc199a16b0ed2863e718ae4c7157 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2M4IK3DP8Q2B9 "I Want to Tell You" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/f1582cb4a89cf1160e09ff9ff46c43e6db421a89-341718720?e=1330421323&h=84b138b13dd8c375ff285546b89b1ea5 Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2PY3N3EUO0P12 "Got to Get You Into My Life" (30-second clip) - from the album "Revolver" (Remastered) 30067 mp3:s/production/tracks/414a8e19681a2cd3fd70a07f115d4b7a80370c58-1958507088?e=1330421323&h=44ff141f59bf30793a2163d4110440cd Revolver (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
AXWZ8O6TBUQYS "Back in the U.S.S.R." (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/2fe410494259be60da418063bb6dff9231f1592d-1649112875?e=1330421323&h=5f3d53755cf9faebb9640fb7ee3d2428 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1SD38LXDIEUL7 "Dear Prudence" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/04765b8925c8cff1e56d10941c54d242c85c7e92-789679938?e=1330421323&h=6529916fb3f08970d08a7e8a7fdb28ff NONE NOT_IN_CART
AWNO6YPFC8Z4T "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/26a77a2ae9ff2dc04d6eee7e13e4f3bebbb94805-227023128?e=1330421323&h=2464fc4ed08a6f03aa4f3455cf713877 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A21JV1D4BN8HQY "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/3af7a25e6e0e960a8062bf547b808e71ac8072e2-769054401?e=1330421323&h=a71eab6e9c0315977efbe55362071d0d The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1XVE3MSFXX4AR "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/a42bebd6b8315edd92b1b53a10094274acfde289-1150453244?e=1330421323&h=03e95406161e2d19749872c255adbcb1 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2IJL4HZM17Y91 "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/2de7a624398262a5a346735d0ff39d1d00405e2a-1921510362?e=1330421323&h=a514fb0b6bc50df898aeb25261c69534 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1A459BBCYSF7R "Martha My Dear" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 29780 mp3:s/production/tracks/90be413ed4bea6cba331bb9c6271c60623fcbe9a-1761082526?e=1330421323&h=518bf725329f25e1b3582f42513b92b4 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1Z1KVQY9LORB2 "Blackbird" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/19bcd3a6e22da12f8b9502d1cf1dceb4d7306051-1333672336?e=1330421323&h=9d03e254193f0455f672075ce442e6fd The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2U0389NPQZBNR "Piggies" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/3745beeca3ee3c103fd55ef8a4b36f37f2853df5-1939738640?e=1330421323&h=13cf5aa9f923d111a789da425bff3bcd The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2VLOYCK72UM0P "Rocky Racoon" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/218104d3b547d572a03b9b36f974e7255288f73c-1015197178?e=1330421323&h=85c4dcd1cb57cf8cfaffe0dea4f83ba8 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
AS5JVZ0BUSBZ6 "Why Don't We Do It in the Road" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/f2bec43dea3cfd68dbdc8f6962b31f44a1e45328-1268749852?e=1330421323&h=d6a63a24a0f46089784dbfddf2ff20f8 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1UVVEE8FI7MZJ "Julia" (30-second clip) - from "The White Album" (Remastered), Disc 1 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/c44735e64a2ba2e61c05e2ca9959dd914f8e2c4e-1549519766?e=1330421323&h=63f6f687fddac23403d32816e2fa52d9 The White Album (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A22YSI0RH0GQPJ "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (30-second clip) from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Remastered) 30067 mp3:s/production/tracks/6244a75e46ca0ffdaa3945fd26377e23062ae97e-792152703?e=1330421323&h=2d80f0562e58ef87960cb4d057ec430a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2K7E0JZMKWRPT "With a Little Help from My Friends" (30-second clip) from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/3faf6f5c0fb90cf94f1a1063c01df2950a2134b3-749917579?e=1330421323&h=0a43b3bdc95cb1c2fef7795563b08dc5 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A10R7XM20Z0323 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (30-second clip) - from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Remastered) 30067 mp3:s/production/tracks/3fb03246d1e69765a14d218589588c5ba9b0028f-1887302190?e=1330421323&h=143c4b78e168d325eb22872f5b4e84ba Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A2ZA1ISR8RH3JO "A Day in the Life" (30-second clip) - from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Remastered) 30041 mp3:s/production/tracks/d1222357777f6f27d6ba6e2cca01574f4a049dfc-222256489?e=1330421323&h=c51e1bbf49159a1eb4a0e18f91f48981 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) HYPERLINK_ALBUM NOT_IN_CART
A1K0VIFGKZKSE PODCAST SPECIAL: Interview with Abbey Road Engineers Allan Rouse and Paul Hicks - part 1 577045 mp3:s/production/tracks/c96912ee0701043d806b2ef6ee95949ea510a947-570425424?e=1330421323&h=217061f0483bdf9a6b172c4c7116dae3 NONE NOT_IN_CART
A7LUX0FAUDG19 PODCAST SPECIAL: Interview with Abbey Road Engineers Allan Rouse and Paul Hicks - part 2 606041 mp3:s/production/tracks/ba58453cdf9fc4c4b5b89624c3e99e70def87959-1592724718?e=1330421323&h=47241fce706e81c1ee78c1e11c518bde NONE NOT_IN_CART

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"The story began in Harold Macmillan’s “never had it so good” ’50s Britain. It should be fiction: four teenagers with no more than eight O’Levels between them, running and biking and busing and busking all over Liverpool in search of new chords and old guitars and half-decent drum kit and any gig at all.
They were determined to amount to something – in George’s words “we just had this amazing inner feeling of: ‘We’re going to do it’. I don’t know why... we were just cocky” – and make a record (in Ringo’s words you’d kill for that bit of plastic and make some money and have a laugh and shout.… Read more

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The Beatles were the biggest musical phenomenon of the 20th century, being largely responsible for inventing pop music as we know it. No other musical act has been as critically praised or as commercially successful, and only Elvis Presley's emergence in the mid-50s can compete with the Beatles' in terms of width or depth of cultural influence. Comprising song-writing team John Lennon and Paul McCartney (also vocals and rhythm/bass guitar), George Harrison (lead guitar) and Ringo Starr (drums), the Beatles emerged from Liverpool in England in the early 60s. Soon they were international pop superstars, prompting screams from hysterical teenagers wherever they went across the world (this reaction was dubbed 'Beatlemania'). As well as becoming international pop celebrities, the Beatles did more than anyone else to push the boundaries of pop music, both in terms of recording techniques, and compositional aspects such as structure and melody. In these early days of pop music, the Beatles showed it could be an art form of no less essential worth than jazz or classical music.

The Beatles are widely believed to have sold more records than any other musician or musical group in history. In 1985, before their albums were re-issued on CD, their record label EMI announced that they had sold over one billion (1,000,000,000) units of Beatles music. The Beatles recorded dozens of internationally famous songs - among 17 singles that topped the UK Charts are classics like: "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Ticket to Ride", "Paperback Writer", "All You Need is Love", "Hey Jude" and "Get Back". In the US they achieved 20 No.1 singles. Other well-known songs include: "Eleanor Rigby", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "A Day in the Life", "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I am the Walrus". "Yesterday", which reached No.1 in the USA, is possibly the most covered song of all time (with over 3000 recorded cover versions), and was the most performed song of the century (it was estimated to have been performed over seven million times).

The Beatles were also one of the first bands to take albums seriously (as opposed to just singles). They released 12 proper albums in their 10 year career, almost all of which are hugely critically acclaimed. Generally, five of their later albums are considered their best, with most fans able to choose a favourite from: Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (aka The White Album) (1968) or Abbey Road (1969). Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's often top 'best of all-time' lists, while the other three are regularly placed in the Top 50 of similar surveys. Other notable albums include: their debut, Please Please Me (1963); With The Beatles (1963); A Hard Day's Night (1964); and Magical Mystery Tour (1967).

As well as their influence on music, the Beatles have also had a massive influence on fashion and culture. The 60s saw a world of increasing independence and hedonism, and a burgeoning western economy boosting the spending power of the young. The Beatles provided an aspirational focus for the rise of the 'independent teenager', their every clothing choice or verbal statement directly influencing the views and attitudes of fans. Their mop-top haircuts were widely copied at the height of their popularity, and whatever they wore suddenly became a popular look worldwide.

But perhaps the Beatles' biggest contribution to western culture was that, in appealing so very much to so many people, they boosted the popularity of 'pop' music to the extent that it became the pre-eminent art form to the vast majority of ordinary people (as it still is today). Recorded music was becoming a source of enjoyment and a unifying force for millions anyway, but the music of the Beatles unified hundreds of millions of people unlike anything else in history.

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