Get Back: Incredible Facts About The Beatles
#14 It's Been A Long Time Coming
Due to specific publishing catalogs, the band's material wasn't remastered for sale until a few years ago. In November 2010, all of the band's studio albums plus two greatest hits albums were finally released on iTunes.
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Not Wasting Time
Immediately after their split, each member of The Beatles released solo albums in 1970 and other than a bootleg session in 1974, Paul McCartney and John Lennon had never recorded again.
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It's Been A Long Time Coming
Due to specific publishing catalogs, the band's material wasn't remastered for sale until a few years ago. In November 2010, all of the band's studio albums plus two greatest hits albums were finally released on iTunes.
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A Short Legacy
For a legacy that's so rich, popular and life-changing, the band was only around for ten years from 1960-1970. In that time-span, the group released 12 original LPs.
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They Were Banned At One Point
Because of John Lennon's remarks saying The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, the band were banned by some countries and shunned by religious groups. Up until 1971, the group was specifically banned from the country of South Africa.
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There Was A Fifth Beatle
For fifteen months in the early 1960s', the band was actually a quintet as they had abstract painter Stuart Sutcliffe as their official bassist. He left shortly after their formation and naming to attend art school and because Paul was never fond of his talent.
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Their Trophy Room
In the span of their career, The Beatles have won 15 Ivor Novello Awards and despite the amount most musicians receive today, they were only awarded 7 Grammy Awards as a band.
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Multi-Instrumentalists
Along with various instruments and even accidental guitar noise feedback, The Beatles were also known to record with weird objects such as a resonating glass bottle.
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Let It Be Isn't Their Last Record
Though it's not known worldwide, Let It Be was actually recorded before Abbey Road technically making the latter the band's last album. Let It Be was recorded in 1969 as the Get Back Sessions and the band later re-released an acoustic version of the album in 2003.
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The Battle Of Yoko Ono
Contrary to belief, Paul McCartney met Yoko Ono before John Lennon did as she visited him while working on a book for a mutual friend.
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That's A Lot Of Bling
To date, The Beatles have mastered the art of selling records as their catalog boasts 6 Diamond, 24 Multi-Platinum, 39 Platinum and 45 Gold Albums in the United States.
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It's A First For Lyrics
The group became the first band to include lyrics with one of their albums as when Sgt. Pepper was released, The Beatles made sure their exact lyrics for the record were printed on the back.
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Clapton... Was Almost A Member?
For a few days in January 1969, the foursome became a trio as George Harrison decided to call it quits due to personal reasons and if he didn't return by a specific time, the group we're going to welcome legendary guitarist Eric Clapton to the band.
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Show After Show After Show
On their first international tour in 1964, The Beatles played 32 concerts over a spread of 19 days.
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They Didn't Dig The Butchers
The Beatles original album cover for Yesterday And Today was banned due to its content. On the front, the four band members were wearing butcher coats while they were covered with parts of baby dolls and slabs of meat.
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The Very First TV Gig
Though it is reported that The Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, it was actually the Huntley-Brinkley Report, a news program that are the band during its prime-time segment.
