There is an extremely rare 8 track tape version of this album, which approximately 10 to 15 copies still exist today. and UK versions (some Beatles hits in the US were not released as singles in the UK, such as " Eight Days a Week" and " Yesterday"). 20 Greatest Hits was the last Beatles album to be released with variations between the U.S. It was released on 11 October 1982 in the United States and 18 October in the United Kingdom and marked the 20th anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, " Love Me Do", in the UK in October 1962. George Martin and Phil Spector (US edition: side 2 track 8)Ģ0 Greatest Hits is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number one singles in the UK and US. Your preferences may vary, but these are undeniably the work of legends at the top of their game.EMI, Trident and Apple studios, London and Pathé Marconi Studio, Paris But you’ll also find the best of the world’s most influential band.
As such, you’ll definitely find some favourites missing here (no songs about the sun made the cut, and poor Ringo got left out entirely). In polling the biggest Beatlemaniacs on our roster, we discovered, unsurprisingly, love for every era of Beatledom, from the gruffer Hamburg days to the Ravi Shankar era. Which makes ranking the 50 best Beatles songs particularly difficult. Still, even the most basic Beatles number is worth a listen. There are also many, many songs about dessert foods, sea creatures and whatever popped into Paul’s brain during his afternoon doobie. There are genuine masterpieces in their discography. John, Paul, George and Ringo penned some of the greatest songs in modern music during their eight years together, but let’s be honest – not all Beatles tunes are equal. Now – 60 years past the British Invasion – Beatlemania is once again percolating thanks to Peter Jackson’s buzzy six-part Disney+ documentary, Get Back. They went from boy band to experimental musicians, fads to film stars. They introduced the mainstream to cheeky Britishisms, shaggy hair and psychedelia.
The Fab Four altered the very DNA of pop music. The Beatles parted ways way back in 1969, but the band never for a second left the pop-culture conversation, their legacy cemented by a catalogue of timeless hits and a neverending debate about which are the best Beatles songs.
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