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'''The Beatles''' (često se nazivaju i Beatlesi) je kultni [[pop]] i [[rock and Roll|rock]] sastav iz [[Liverpool]]a, [[Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo|Velika Britanija]]. Jedan su od najkomercijalnijih, najuspješnijih i najpopularnijih sastava u povijesti [[pop|pop glazbe]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com. Osvrt od: 29. ožujka 2007. |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/biography |access-date=2011-04-19 |archivedate=2007-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220235812/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/biography |deadurl=yes }}</ref>.

== Životopis sastava ==
U ožujku [[1957]]., pohađajući "Quarry Bank Grammar" školu u Liverpoolu, John Lennon formira ''[[skiffle]]'' (izvođenje folka, [[jazz]]a i [[blues]]a) sastav koji se zove "The Quarrymen"<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMG životopis Osvrt od: 29. siječnja 2007. |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:995j8qmtbtn4 |access-date=2011-04-19 |archivedate=2005-04-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404205443/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:995j8qmtbtn4 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>. Pet dana kasnije susreo se sa [[električna gitara|gitaristom]] Paulom McCartneyem, koji je dolazio iz Wooltona i pozvao ga da mu se pridruži u sastav. [[6. 2.|6. veljače]] [[1958]]. mladi gitarista George Harrison pozvan je u sastav na promatranje. Na McCartneyevo insistiranje Harrison je u sastav primljen nakon jedne probe u ožujku 1958. gdje je svirao prvu gitaru. U to vrijeme su Lennon i McCartney obojica jedan period svirala ritam gitaru. U siječnju 1960., Lennonov prijatelj iz škole Stuart Sutcliffe, dolazi u sastav i svira [[bas-gitara|bas gitaru]] i tada su se počeli zvati ''"The Silver Beetles"'' (izvedeno od njihovog menadžera Larrya Parnesa koji je predlagao da se zovu "Long John and the Silver Beetles"). Kasnije u [[august (mjesec)|kolovozu]] [[1960]]. počinju se zvati "The Beatles".<br />Članovi Beatlesa su tada:

* '''[[John Lennon]]''' ([[9. 10.|9. listopada]] [[1940]]. - [[8. 12.|8. prosinca]] [[1980]].) - [[pjevanje|vokal]], [[električna gitara|ritam gitara]]
* '''[[Paul McCartney]]''' ([[18. 6.|18. lipnja]] [[1942]]. - ) - vokal, [[bas-gitara|bas gitara]]
* '''[[George Harrison]]''' ([[24. 2.|24. veljače]] [[1943]]. - [[29. 11.|29. studenog]] [[2001]].) - gitara, vokal
* '''[[Ringo Starr]]''' ([[7. 7.|7. srpnja]] [[1940]]. - ) [[bubnjevi]], vokal
* '''[[Pete Best]]''' ([[24. 11.|24. studenog]] [[1941]].) - bubnjevi
* '''[[Stuart Sutcliffe]]''' ([[23. 6.|23. lipnja]] [[1941]]. - [[10. 4.|10. travnja]] [[1962]].) - bas gitara

Više no itko drugi, Beatlesi su objedinili najbolje vrijednosti ranog [[rock and Roll|rock and rolla]] te ih pretvorili u novu izvornu formu afirmirajući usput ideju rock sastava kao kolektivnog autora/izvođača u jednoj osobi. Fascinacija rock and rollom Eddieja Cochrana, Little Richarda i Genea Vincenta pokazala se poticajnom za stvaranjem novih rock standarda s kojima je sastav izborio svoj prvi nastup, višemjesečni ugovor u [[Hamburg|hamburškom]] [[Star-Club|Star klubu]]. U Hamburgu su silom prilika brzo profesionalno sazreli odrađujući višesatne setove u noćnom klubu blizu ozloglašene zone "crvenih svjetala". U Liverpool su se vratili [[1961]]. nakon dva odrađena ugovora u Hamburgu i nakon što ih je, kaneći se posvetiti studiju umjetnosti, napustio basista Stu Sutcliffe, koji pak [[1962]]. umire od izljeva krvi u mozak.

O karijeri Beatlesa u Liverpoolu skrbi novi menadžer [[Brian Epstein]] a stalne svirke u liverpoolskom klubu [[The Cavern]] (u kojem je utemeljen osebujni i iznimno popularan [[beat|Merseybeat]] zvuk), promoviraju ih u vodeću lokalnu atrakciju. Krajem 1961. i početkom [[1962]]. [[Brian Epstein|Epstein]] Beatlesima osigurava ugovor za snimanje ploče sa izdavačkom kućem EMI /Parlophoneom u [[leto|ljeto]] 1962. i to uglavnom zahvaljujući zalaganju [[producent]]a (kasnije njihov ključni suradnik), '''[[#George Martin|Georgea Martina]]'''. Prije snimanja nastupnog singla "Love Me Do", umjesto Petea Besta za bubnjara dolazi Ringo Starr, nekadašnji član sastava [[Rory Storm and the Hurricanes|Rory Storm & The Hurricanes]]. Nastupni singl "Love Me Do" potpisali su Lennon i McCartney. Bio je to tipičan singl ranog britanskog popa sa zaraznom melodijom refrena, naglašenom izvedbom gitare, pozadinskim sviranjem ritam sekcije i svježim harmonijama. "From Me To You" dospio je samo do 17. mjesta top liste, no već treći singl [[Please Please Me (pjesma)|Please Please Me]] dosegao je drugo mjesto na ljestvici.

Mlada publika mahom srednjoškolci koja je pohrlila u prodavaonice ploča, sa jednakim je ushitom odlazila i na koncerte, najavljujući početak '''[[#Beatlemanija|beatlemanije]]''', koja je uskoro temeljito potresla [[Britanija (otok)|Britaniju]], [[Evropa|Europu]], [[Sjedinjene Američke Države|Ameriku]] i cijeli svijet. Album prvijenac ''[[Please Please Me]]'' snimljen je za maratonskog jednodnevnog snimanja. Na albumu se našao izvorni materijal s potpisom Lennona i McCartneya, te standardi koje je grupa uvježbala na koncertima poput neizbježnog "Twist & Shout".

Potvrdu uspješne [[kompozitor|skladateljske]] formule dvojac Lennon/McCartney i novog zvuka koji je u studiju napravio [[George Martin]], dalo je tržište. Album je punih trideset tjedana bio na vrhu britanske top liste. Naravno, u skladu sa tadašnjim izdavačkim normama morao je uključiti hitove sa singl ploča koji su mu prethodili (Love Me Do", [[Please Please Me (pjesma)|Please Please Me]], "From Me To You",PS I Love You") te nove potencijalne hit singlove, poput kasnije uspješnice "Twist And Shout".

Album ''[[With the Beatles]]'' koristi istu formulu kombinacije standarda i skladbi Lennona i McCartneya, izlazi u [[novembar|studenome]] [[1963]]. i najavljuje uspješni hit singl "She Loves You". Beatlesi su tada već velike zvijezde, a album donosi čitav niz novih hitova. Nakon što je [[firma|tvrtka]] "Capitol" konačno u SAD-u objavila početkom [[1964]]. singl "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" te album ''[[Meet the Beatles!]]'' (američko izdanje slično britanskom ''With the Beatles''), Beatlesi u veljači kreču na američku turneju i osvajaju Ameriku. Stvarajući ujedno put za [[Britanska invazija|britansku invaziju]] grupa poput, [[The Rolling Stones|Stonesa]], [[The Kinks|Kinksa]]... Sudjelovanje na poznatom [[televizija|televizijskom]] Ed Sullivan nastupu, gledalo ih je rekordnih 70 milijuna gledatelja, a svega dva mjeseca kasnije Beatlesi su okupirali prvih pet mjesta na referentnoj Billboarovoj top lista singlova nizom: "Can't Buy My Love", "Twist And Shout", "She Loves You", I Want To Hold Your Hand", [[Please Please Me (pjesma)|Please Please Me]].

Album ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' izlazi u ljeto [[1964]]., na kojem se nalazi glazba iz istoimenog filma Richarda Lestera, koji je uhvatio atmosferu "[[beatlemanija|beatlemanije". Na kraju 1964. objavljen je novi album ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' koji je zauzeo prvo mjesto na obje strane [[Atlantik]]a. Godinu dana kasnije Beatlesi su na velikoj europskoj, [[azija|azijskoj]] i [[australija|australskoj]] turneji na kojoj uspijevaju snimiti još jedan film s Richardom Lesterom i pripadajućim albumom na koje se nalazi glazba iz filma. Album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]'' najavljen je singlom "Ticket To Ride", koja je kao i naslovna tema bila broj jedan u Americi, no ključna skladba na albumu je "Yesterday", jedna od najizvođenijih i najčešće snimanih skladbi svih vremena. ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' izlazi u [[decembar|prosincu]] [[1965]]. i bilježi pomak s plitkih ljubavnih tema prema slojevitim [[lirika|tekstovima]] te složenijim glazbenim teksturama. Album je jako puno pod utjecajem [[Bob Dylan]]a, [[psihodelični rock|psihodelije]] i folk rocka, a bilježi i različite interese trojice skladatelja; Lennona (Koji inzistira na "odmetničkom" rockerksom naboju), McCartneya (koji više njeguje pop glazbu) te Harrisona (koji se sve više gleda kao autor i prijenosnik psihodelične glazbe).

Album ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' izlazi [[1966]]. i ide još jedan korak dalje. Beatlesi su nakon objavljivanja albuma i službeno odustali od koncerta i turneje u korist studijskog rada, a već ''Revolver'' s 10 tjedana snimanja u studiju, postaje do tada najambicioznije sniman album. Početkom [[1967]]. Beatlesi objavljuju jedan od svojih najboljih singlova s dvostrukom "A" stranom, odnosno skladbama "Penny Lane" i "Strawberry Fields Forever", a to je bio pravi uvod u remek djelo koje je slijedilo.<br />Album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' izlazi u ljeto [[1967]].'' i postaje jedan od najutjecajnijih albuma u povijesti rocka. Sniman je novom tehnikom i korištenjem četverokanalnog studija te u novijoj produkciji Georgea Martina. Skladbe na albumu prožete su elektroničkim efektima, tradicijom ''music halla'', kabarea, psihodelije, elementima [[klasična muzika|klasične glazbe]], [[soul]]a, etnoom, i kao takav dao je mnoge hitove. ''Sgt. Pepper'' bio je njihov najprodavaniji album i punih 15 tjedana nije silazio sa vrha britanske top liste. Singl "All You Need Is Love" Beatlesi snimaju u živo u [[jul|srpnju]] 1967. za vrijeme pionirskog mondovizijskog TV prijenosa koji je prenošen satelitom. Iste godine umire im menađer [[Brian Epstein]].

Dvostruki album ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'', znan kao "dvostruki bijeli album" ili [[The White Album]] kojeg je likovno opremio [[Richard Hamilton (slikar)|Richard Hamilton (likovni umjetnik)]], nastao je nakon niza problema s kojima su se suočili Beatlesi; Lennonove rastave i veze sa Yoko Ono, smrt menađera, raspadom njihove [[Korporacija|korporacije]] "Apple"... Album je sniman vrlo dugo, uz nesuglasice i tenzije koje se nisu smanjile ni nakon snimanja, no komercijalni učinak albuma je bio ogroman. Prethodio mu je u vrlo uspješni singl "Hey Jude", koji je prodan u preko 6 milijuna primjeraka, no nije se našao na albumu. "Bijeli album" postao je jedan od najcitiranijih i najutjecajnijih albuma Beatlesa.<br />Nastojeći nadvladati nesuglasice u sastavu, u [[proljeće]] [[1969]]. snimaju novi materijal u studiju uz prisustvo kamera. Rezultat je poražavajući, skoro su se doslovno raspali pred kamerama, ostavljajući za sobom rastresit i neuravnotežen materijal čiji su bolji trenuci (uz postprodukciju [[Phil Spector|Phila Spectora]]) postali ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'', album objavljen [[1970]]. Riječ je o oproštajnom i zapravo posthumnom objavljenom albumu Beatlesa na kojem su se ipak našle neke iznimne skladbe poput naslovne teme, "Across The Universe" i "Long And Winding Road" te hit singla "Get Back".

Premda su razlike i tenzije u sastavu bile sve veće, Beatlesi su se još jednom našli u studiju sa svojim producentom Georgeom Martinom. Rezultat te suradnje bio je album ''[[Abbey Road]]'', posljednja ploča koju su Beatlesi objavili kao aktivan sastav. Album je desetljećima bio apsolutni favorit publike, a s devet milijuna prodanih primjeraka postao je i najnakladnijim albumom Beatlesa. Album je na "A" strani ponudio nekoliko iznimnih skladbi dok je na bogato orkestriranom "B" stranom bitno utjecao na način pisanja te promišljanja brojnih progresivnih autora ranih sedamdesetih.<br />Nedugo nakon izlaska albuma, Lennon je prvi počeo javno govoriti o odlasku iz sastava, ipak prvi je Beatlese službeno napustio Paul McCartney u [[april|travnju]] [[1970]]. Sva četvorica, tada već bivših Beatlesa, uskoro su nastavili svoje karijere; Lennon prvo sa "Plastic Ono Bandom", a potom i samostalnim projektima, McCartney solo ili sa "Wingsima", George Harrison i Ringo vlastitim albumima. Ubojstvo Lennona u [[decembar|prosincu]] [[1980]]. prekinulo je sve spekulacije o ponovnom okupljanju, a smrt Georgea Harrisona [[2001|2001.g]]. i mogućnost za tehnološki moguća "posthumna izdanja" kakva je bilo ono iz [[1995]]. na projektu ''Anthology''.

Projekt ''Anthology'' (tri izdanja s po dva [[CD]]-a iz 1995. i 1996.) ponudio je ranije neobjavljene demo-snimke, alternativne verzije, fragmente konverzacije i komentara. Cijeli projekt zamišljen je i odrađen je kao visokokvalitetna zvučna izvedba i zaključni je dokument u diskografiji Beatlesa. ''[[Let It Be… Naked]]'' također dolazi iz arhiva. Radi se o albumu sa isječcima za album ''Let It Be'', koji je prema tvrdnjama Paula McCartneya, bio zamišljen bez podrške velikog orkestra. Osim drugih verzija udarnih skladbi na albumu, donio je i ranije na albumima neobjavljene singlove "Get Back" i "Don't Let Me Down"<ref>Zlatko Gall, "Velika svjetska rock enciklopedija", Split, 2005. godine. {{ISBN|953-7088-35-9}}</ref>.

== Povijest ==

Grupa The Beatles je najpopularnija i najutjecajnija grupa u povijesti popularne [[muzika|glazbe]]. Njihove pjesme dominirale su [[1960-e|1960-ih]] godina kada su ljudi vjerovali da glazba može promijeniti svijet, a skladateljska vještina Lennona i McCartneya omogućila je da njihova glazba i dalje živi. Njihove pjesme još uvijek imaju utjecaja na mnoge današnje [[muzika|glazbenike]]. Prvi nastupi uživo počeli su u klubovima [[Liverpool]]a i okolici. Njihove žive izvedbe bile su uzbudljivo iskustvo u odnosu na ozbiljne i krute izvođače koji su prevladavali u popularnoj glazbi tog vremena. Slava The Beatlesa temeljila se na skljadateljskoj vještini [[John Lennon|Johna Lennona]] i [[Paul McCartney|Paula McCartneya]]. U početku su obojica pisali tradicionalne [[rock and Roll|rock and roll]] pjesme o prijateljstvu i ljubavi, no kako se taj tandem razvijao, njihove pjesme su postale raznovrsnije.

=== Rani život ===

Sva četvorica Beatlesa rođena su u [[Engleska|engleskoj]] luci [[Liverpool]]u i svirali su raznim [[rock and Roll|rock and roll]] grupama krajem [[1950]]-ih. Godina [[1960]]-[[1961|61]]. John, Paul, George i bubnjar [[Pete Best]] svirali su u [[Star-Club|Star Clubu]] u [[nemačka|njemačkoj]] [[luka|luci]] [[Hamburg]]u, gdje su puno naučili o nastupu uživo. Nakon povratka u Englesku, redovito su nastupali u liverpulskom [[Cavern Club]]u. [[18. 8.|18. kolovoza]] [[1962]]. njihov menadžer Brian Epstein ([[1934]].-[[1967|67.]]) zamijenio je Besta [[Ringo Starr|Ringom Starrom]] na mjestu bubnjara.

=== Beatlemanija ===

U [[januar|siječnju]] [[1964]]. pjesma "'''''I Want To Hold Your Hand'''''" dospjela je na vrh [[Amerika|američke]] glazbene ljestvice. U jezik je ušla nova riječ "'''''beatlemanija'''''" kao izraz za tisuće obožavatelja koji su vrišteći u stopu pratili ovu grupu. Za nekoliko mjeseci ''The Beatles'' su postali najveća glazbena grupa na [[svijet]]u.

== Snimanje ploča ==

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[[Datoteka:Street_sign_for_Abbey_Road,_in_Westminster,_London,_England_IMG_1461.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Abbey Road]]]]

Godine [[1966]]. The Beatlesi su prestali nastupati uživo i više vremena provodili u studiju. Tamo su eksperimentirali sa različitim [[glazbeni instrument|instrumentima]], kao što su gudački [[orkestar|orkestri]] i [[sitar]]i, te novim snimateljskim tehnikama. Za njihovo remek-dijelo '''''Sgt. Pepper˙s Lonely Hearts Club Band''''' trebalo je nekoliko mjeseci rada te primjena tehnika kao što su spajanje vrpci i snimanje na više kanala.

=== Posljednji album ===

Godine [[1969]]. grupa se počela raspadati zbog sukoba koji su rasli među četvoricom njezini članova i stoga što su njihovi glazbeni interesi kretali različitim smjerovima. Njihovi posljednji snimljeni albumi bili su '''''Abbey Road''''' ([[1969]].) i '''''Let it be''''', koji je pušten u prodaju [[1970]]. iako je snimljen prije ''Abbey Roada''. The Beatles su se krajem te godine i razišli. Sva četvorica su nastavili svoje karijere kao solo glazbenici.

=== George Martin ===

[[Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo|Britanski]] producent [[George Martin]] (r.[[1926]].) producirao je gotove sve gramafonske ploče ''The Beatlesa'', nakon što je prihvatio njihove prve demo vrpce za ''EMI'' [[1962]]. Martin je bio gramafonski producent a poznavao je klasičnu i popularnu glazbu. Pomogao je Beatlesima da izvuku što više iz snimateljskog studija te iz niza instrumenata korištenim na njihovim pločama, prenoseći mnoge njihove ideje u dotjerani glazbeni oblik.

== Povjesna tablica grupe The Beatles ==

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!style="background-color:#fffacd;" |'''THE BEATLES'''
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|'''1940'''- rođeni [[John Lennon]] i [[Ringo Starr]] (pravo ime Richard Starkey).
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|'''1942'''- rođen [[Paul McCartney]]. 
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|'''1943'''- rođen [[George Harrison]].
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|'''1957'''- John i Paul osnivaju grupu''The Quarrymen''
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|'''1962'''- prva ploča sa EMI-em; [[Ringo Starr]] pridružuje se kao bubnjar.
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|'''1964'''- Beatles vode na ljestvicama u [[Sjedinjene Američke Države|SAD]]-u.
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|'''1967'''- ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' pušten u prodaju.
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|'''1970-''' ''Let It Be'' pušten u prodaju, Beatlesi se razilaze.
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|'''1980'''- ubijen [[John Lennon]].
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|'''1997'''- [[Paul McCartney]] proglašen [[vitez (titula)|vitezom]].
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|'''2001.'''- umire [[George Harrison]].
|-
|}

== Diskografija ==
{{glavni|Diskografija The Beatlesa}}
=== Albumi ===

* ''[[Please Please Me]]'' ([[1963]].)
* ''[[With The Beatles]]'' (1963.)
* ''[[A Hard Day's Night]]'' ([[1964]].)
* ''[[Beatles For Sale]]'' (1964.)
* ''[[Help!]]'' ([[1965]].)
* ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' (1965.)
* ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' ([[1966]].)
* ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' ([[1967]].)
* ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (album)|Magical Mystery Tour]]'' (1967.)
* ''[[White Album]]'' ([[1968]].)
* ''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968.)
* ''[[Abbey Road (album)|Abbey Road]]'' ([[1969]].)
* ''[[Let It Be]]'' ([[1970]].)

== Izvori ==
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== Literatura ==
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*{{cite book|last=Austerlitz |first=Saul |year=2007 | title = Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video, from The Beatles to The White Stripes |publisher=University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=0-7119-7520-5 | ref = harv }}
*{{cite book |last=Badman |first=Keith |year=1999 |edition=2001 |title=The Beatles After the Breakup 1970–2000: A Day-by-Day Diary |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=wTZRwz8N9jIC&lpg=PP1&dq |publisher=Omnibus |location=London |isbn=978-0-7119-8307-6 |ref=harv |accessdate=31 March 2014 }}
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*{{cite web |publisher=BBC Radio 2 |title=60s Season&nbsp;– Documentaries |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/60sseason/documentaries/sgtpeppers.shtml#tracklist |accessdate=25 July 2009 |ref={{sfnRef|BBC Radio 2|2009}} }}
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*{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin |year=2004 |title=The Great Rock Discography |publisher=Canongate |location=Edinburgh and New York |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&printsec=frontcover&dq |isbn=1-84195-615-5 |ref=harv |accessdate=31 March 2014 }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009a |title=Biography of The Beatles |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-beatles-mn0000754032 |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009b |title=Rubber Soul |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rubber-soul-mw0000192940 |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009c |title=Magical Mystery Tour |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/magical-mystery-tour-mw0000651227 |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009d |title=Abbey Road |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/abbey-road-mw0000192938 |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009e |title=Let It Be |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-be-mw0000192939 |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |year=2009 |last2=Eder |first2=Bruce |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/yellow-submarine-mw0000668441 |title=Yellow Submarine |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=21 December 2011 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book|last=Winn|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957–1965|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UwvYhxcBr5oC|publisher=Three Rivers Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-307-45157-6|ref=harv|accessdate=31 March 2014}}
*{{cite book |last=Winn |first=John C. |year=2009 |title=That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970 |publisher=Three Rivers Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-307-45239-9 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LdsMqbAQJWgC&dq |ref=harv |accessdate=31 March 2014 }}
*{{cite book |last= Womack |first= Kenneth |year= 2007 |title= Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles |url= https://archive.org/details/longwindingroads0000woma |publisher= Continuum |location= London & New York |isbn= 978-0-8264-1746-6 |ref= harv }}
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== Vanjske veze ==
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* [http://www.beatles.com/ Službena stranica Beatlesa]
* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/ART_OF_THE_BEATLES_IN_THE_GLOBAL_LIBRARY Audio i video Beatlesa za besplatno korištenje pod Creative Commons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812115858/http://wiki.creativecommons.org/ART_OF_THE_BEATLES_IN_THE_GLOBAL_LIBRARY |date=2011-08-12 }}

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