Beatles Alternate Discography 1963-1967
What if the Beatles had chosen the running order of all their albums the way they did with Rubber Soul, in order to make the album experience feel complete? Please Please Me (1963) With the Beatles A Hard Day’s Night is the same Beatles for Sale (1964) Help! (1965) Rubber Soul and Revolver are the same…
The Beatles Alternate Discography (1970-1980)
What if the Beatles after Abbey Road never broke up? What if they stayed together until John Lennon was tragically shot and killed? That’s one of the most beautiful questions in alternate history. For sure The Beatles would be remember even better than today. Some people are still questioning their mastery but in reality, if…
The Beatles: from the Star Club to Get Back
Many people say that from 1963 to 1969 the Beatles made a huge leap toward innovation. This is true, but they often forget that before Please Please Me (1963) and Abbey Road (1969), there were two seminal works. The Beatles at the Star Club in Hamburg (December 1962) shows how the band used to play…
The Beatles from “Love Me Do” to “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”: Desire as a Mantra
There is a strange line connecting “Love Me Do” (1962) and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy) from 1969. On the surface, they seem to belong to two completely different worlds. One is young, bright, simple, almost shy. The other is dark, heavy, hypnotic, almost frightening. But both songs are built around the same thing:…
Get Back Sessions
In January 1969, the Beatles began what became known as the Get Back sessions, one of the most chaotic and revealing periods of their career. Originally conceived as a return to live recording after abandoning touring in 1966, the project was meant to strip away studio excess and capture the band playing together again in…