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1968

It was the great glory of The Beatles that they could absorb and transmute so much, first in those tiny houses in Liverpool, listening to eclectic 1940s wireless, then to r’n’r and r&b and to Dylan and the poets and soon to music and messages from India.

Unafraid of growth, dogged individuals with a powerful devotion to the group ethic, the Beatles accepted each other’s offerings and really “cooked” to make each record a feast that left us breathless with admiration. They never stood still.

The Beatles started their own company, Apple Corps with five creative divisions – records, films etc – and then went public with an offer that anyone with an artistic need could come to them and get help. Is there, even now, a machine to count such numbers?

The promise was that all sincere supplicants would be given encouragement, succour, a contract and maybe an envelope full of money. At the same time, the Beatles flew to foothills of the Himalayas to learn meditation. There, between sessions with the Maharishi, they wrote songs for what would become The ‘White’ Album.

When recording started, the songs had come in such profusion that, famously, The White Album had thirty of them – enough for two high-class musicals. They sped from one track to another, content that the unity of the album would transcend the disparity in the style and content of the tracks. It was always their strength that they wrote bewitching singles.

New songs were written to suit themselves; sometimes written alone. This new work could virtually be recorded solo, spontaneously, simply.

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  • MarthamyDear98

    MarthamyDear98 on 29th Aug 10:

    “love george that year hes so peacful and hot”

  • mariofarecraft2

    mariofarecraft2 on 28th Aug 10:

    “John met Yoko, Ringo temporarily quit, they went to India, and over 30 songs were recorded. A very goo' year for The Fab Four!”

  • Peace&Love4evr

    Peace&Love4evr on 23rd Aug 10:

    “This is the pic in one of the Love adds at the Mirage in Vegas. Love the hair flowing.”

  • Helter S Kelter

    Helter S Kelter on 16th Aug 10:

    “The White Album - pure brilliance!”

  • iheartspaul(:

    iheartspaul(: on 30th Jul 10:

    “beatles and white album=epic”

  • LENNON LOVE

    LENNON LOVE on 24th Jul 10:

    “Forget about Sgt. Pepper”

  • MarthamyDear98

    MarthamyDear98 on 21st Jul 10:

    “george looks so peaceful in that picture as if he was humming Something hehe:D”

  • LENNON LOVE

    LENNON LOVE on 17th Jul 10:

    “Yeah Beatles Forever!”

  • Paulfan10101

    Paulfan10101 on 14th Jul 10:

    “I Love the Beatles”

  • lovelyrita98

    lovelyrita98 on 6th Jul 10:

    “LONG LIVE THE BEATLES MUSIC!!!!!!!!
    (I can still see George's baby face!)”

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