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The Beatles Studio Albums in chronological order.

Years Active: 1960–1970Origin: Liverpool !ngland

Genres: "oc# popMembers: $ohn Lennon %aul &c'artne( )eorge *arrison "ingo Starr

Studio albums: 1+Compilation albums: 17

Extended plays: 1+Singles: ,-

Labels: !& %arlophone 'apitol /deon Apple ee$a( %ol(dor S2an Tollie3nited Artists "ecords

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1 !lease !lease Me  The Beatles

"eleased ,, &arch 196+

Their 4irstever album ra2 and rough and still ver( roc# 5 roll. Lennon and

&c'artne( begin to 4le their 2riting muscles and had alread( scored t2o 3 hits2hen this appeared but the( still relied heavil( on the cover material to see them

through. Their insecurit( about their o2n abilities seems curious in hindsight sincethe(8d pulled the title song and Sa2 *er Standing There :2ith than#s to Little

"ichard; out o4 their hats. But the( 2ere an un#no2n <uantit( still to launch a

million bands and ta#e pop music to places it had never dreamed o44. A small step 4or4our men a giant leap 4or music.

 " #it$ t$e %eatles  The Beatles

"eleased ,, =ovember 196+

&escription: >ith The Beatles is the second studio album b( the !nglish roc# groupThe Beatles. t 2as released in =ovember 196+ on %arlophone and 2as recorded

4our months a4ter the band8s debut %lease %lease &e. The album 4eatures eightoriginal compositions :seven b( Lennon?&c'artne( as 2ell as )eorge *arrison8s 4irst

composition; and si covers :mostl( o4 &oto2n and "5B hits;. &ost o4 the songs4rom the album 2ere released in the 3nited States as &eet The Beatles@ on ,0

$anuar( 196 and the remaining that 2ere not 4eatured on their net 3S albumThe Beatles8 Second Album.

The album 2as also released in =ovember 196+ b( 'apitol "ecords in 'anada 2ith aslight change to the title Beatlemania@ >ith The Beatles. This release has the

distinction o4 being the 4irst Beatles L% released in =orth America predating the

'apitol 3S &eet The Beatles@ and the ee $a( "ecords ntroducing... The Beatles L%sb( , months.

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' A (ard &ay)s *ig$t  The Beatles

"eleased 10 $ul( 196 as a soundtrac# to the 4ilm o4 the same name.

&escription: A *ard a(8s =ight is the third studio album b( The Beatles releasedon 10 $ul( 196 as the soundtrac# to their 4ilm A *ard a(8s =ight. The Americanversion o4 the album 2as released on ,6 $une 196 b( 3nited Artists "ecords 2ith a

di44erent trac# listing. t 2as eventuall( replaced b( the original 3nited ingdomversion 2ith its 4irst release on ' and L% rerelease ,6 Cebruar( 19D7.

>hile sho2casing the development o4 the band8s song2riting talents the album

stic#s to the basic roc# and roll instrumentation and song 4ormat. The album containssome o4 their most 4amous songs including the title trac# and its distinct instantl(

recognisable opening chordEand 'an8t Bu( &e Love both 2ere transatlanticnumber one singles 4or the band. The album and 4ilm are said to portra( the classic

image o4 the Beatles as it 2as released at the height o4 Beatlemania.

The title o4 the album 2as the accidental creation o4 drummer "ingo Starr.Accordingto Lennon in a 19D0 intervie2 2ith %la(bo( magaFineG 2as going home in the car

and ic# Lester Hdirector o4 the movieI suggested the title 8*ard a(8s =ight8 4romsomething "ingo had said. had used it in 8n *is /2n >rite8 but it 2as an o44the

cu44 remar# b( "ingo. Jou #no2 one o4 those malapropisms. A "ingoism 2here he

said it not to be 4unn(...

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+ %eatles ,or Sale  The Beatles

"eleased ecember 196Banged out in a hurr( 4or the 196 'hristmas mar#et Beatles for Salesometimes

sounds it loaded 2ith illconceived covers and some o4 $ohn Lennon8s most sel4loathing l(rics. /n the other hand the people doing the bangingout 2ere the

Beatles 2hose instincts 4or 2hat 2or#ed musicall( 2ere so strong that the( couldbasicall( do no 2rongan( record that has Bab(8s in Blac# on8t >ant to Spoil

the %art( and the delectable !ight a(s a >ee# on it is onl( minor in the mostrelative sense. And though their voices had been 4raFFled a bit b( constant touring

the( revved them up 4or some Ko(ous shouting and indulged their 4ondness 4orAmerican countr( in subtle pla(4ul 2a(s. --Douglas Wolk 

- (elp.  The Beatles

"eleased 6 August 196-&escription: Trac# listingG

1. *elp@ ,. The =ight Be4ore +. Jou8ve )ot to *ide Jour Love A2a( . =eed Jou-. Another )irl 6. Jou8re )oing to Lose That )irl 7. Tic#et to "ide D. Act =aturall(

9. t8s /nl( Love 10. Jou Li#e &e Too &uch 11. Tell &e >hat Jou See 1,. 8ve $ustSeen a Cace 1+. Jesterda( 1. iFF( &iss LiFF(.

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/ 0ubber Soul  The Beatles

&escription: "ubber Soul is the sith studio album b( the !nglish roc# group TheBeatles released in ecember 196-. %roduced b( )eorge &artin "ubber Soul had

been recorded in Kust over 4our 2ee#s to ma#e the 'hristmas mar#et. 3nli#e the 4ivealbums that preceded it "ubber Soul 2as the 4irst Beatles album recorded during a

speci4ic period the sessions not dashed o44 in bet2een either tour dates or during4ilming proKects.A4ter this ever( Beatles album 2ould be made 2ithout the need to

pa( attention to other commitments ecept 4or the production o4 short promotional4ilms or principal photograph( and editing to &agical &(ster( Tour. The album 2as

described as a maKor artistic achievement attaining 2idespread critical andcommercial success 2ith revie2ers ta#ing note o4 the Beatles8 developing musical

vision.

The original 3nited ingdom release sho2s the soul in4luence o4 the album8s title.Trac# list changes to the 3nited States release including t2o acoustic songs held

over 4rom the previous 3 album *elp@ gave the 3S version a 4ol# roc# 4eel thatcritics attributed to The B(rds and Bob (lan.

"ubber Soul is o4ten cited as one o4 the greatest albums in pop music histor(. n

199D magaFine readers voted it the 0th greatest album o4 all time 2hile in ,000the same publication placed it at number ,1 in its list o4 the 100 )reatest British

Albums !ver.

0evolver  The Beatles

&escription: "evolver is the seventh album b( !nglish roc# group The Beatles

released on - August 1966. &an( o4 the trac#s on "evolver are mar#ed b( an electric

guitarroc# sound in contrast 2ith their previous 4ol# roc# inspired "ubber Soul. treached number one on both the British chart and American chart and sta(ed at the

top spot 4or seven 2ee#s and si 2ee#s respectivel(.

The album 2as released be4ore their last tour in August 1966 but the( did not

per4orm songs 4rom the album live. Their reasoning 4or this 2as that man( o4 thetrac#s on the album such as Tomorro2 =ever no2s 2ere too comple to per4orm

2ith live instruments.

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2 Sgt !epper)s Lonely (earts Club %and  The Beatles

&escription: Trac# listingG1. Sgt. %epper8s Lonel( *earts 'lub Band ,. >ith a Little *elp 4rom &( Criends +.

Luc( in the S#( 2ith iamonds . )etting Better -. Ciing a *ole 6. She8s Leaving

*ome 7. Being 4or the Bene4it o4 &r. ite@ D. >ithin Jou >ithout Jou 9. >hen 8mSit(Cour 10. Lovel( "ita 11. )ood &orning )ood &orning 1,. Sgt. %epper8s

Lonel( *earts 'lub Band :"eprise; 1+. A a( in the Li4e.Manu,acturer: %arlophone

0elease date: 1 $une 1967

3 Magical Mystery 4our  The Beatles

&escription: Trac# listingG

1. &agical &(ster( Tour ,. The Cool on the *ill +. Cl(ing . Blue $a( >a( -. Jour&other Should no2 6. Am the >alrus 7. *ello )oodb(e D. Stra2berr( CieldsCorever 9. %enn( Lane 10. Bab( Jou8re a "ich &an 11. All Jou =eed s Love.

Manu,acturer: 'apitol0elease date: ,- /ctober 1967

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11 Yello8 Submarine  The Beatles

&escription: The most dashedo44 o4 the Beatles8 records Yellow Submarinedoesn8t

have much to itG the goo4( title trac# and All Jou =eed s Love are reprised 4romearlier discs )eorge &artin8s tri4le o4 a score to the animatedSubmarine 4eature

ta#es up the second hal4 and that leaves Kust 4our relativel( insubstantial ne2 trac#s.

The Beatles8 thro2a2a(s are an(one else8s classics thoughG *e( Bulldog the lastsong Lennon and &c'artne( 2rote in 4ull collaboration has the instinctive urgenc( o4 

their best 2or# %aul8s singalong All Together =o2 is a24ull( cute and more than

one band has dedicated its career to tr(ing to replicate 2hat )eorge8s guitars aredoing on his daFed pulsing t8s All Too &uch

Manu,acturer: 'apitol0elease date: 1+ $anuar( 1969

1" Abbey 0oad The Beatles

&escription: Abbe( "oad is the eleventh studio album b( !nglish roc# band The

Beatles. Though Let t Be 2as the last album released be4ore The Beatles8 dissolutionin 1970 2or# on Abbe( "oad began in April 1969 ma#ing it the 4inal album recorded

b( the band. Abbe( "oad 2as released on ,6 September 1969 in the 3nitedingdom and 1 /ctober 1969 in the 3nited States. t 2as produced and

orchestrated b( )eorge &artin 4or Apple "ecords. )eo44 !meric# 2as engineer Alan%arsons 2as assistant engineer and Ton( Ban#s 2as tape operator.

Abbe( "oad is regarded as one o4 The Beatles8 most tightl( constructed albumsalthough the band 2as barel( operating as a 4unctioning unit at the time.

Manu,acturer: Apple0elease date: ,6 September 1969

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1' Let 9t %e  The Beatles

&escription: Slopp( in conception and even sometimes in the pla(ing Let ItBe o4ten gets a bad rap. 3n4airl( as it8s o4ten as charming 2ell 2ritten and :oh

(eah; roc#ing as the Beatles8 better albumsE it8s also more outright 4un than Abbey Road  the masterpiece it 4ollo2ed into the stores. >ith Lennon and &c'artne(

2or#ing together on the per4ect 8ve )ot a Ceeling T2o o4 3s and ig a %on(it8s hard to believe these gu(s 2ere about to implode.

Manu,acturer: 'apitol0elease date: D &a( 1970