Ritenuti un fenomeno di comunicazione di massa di proporzioni mondiali, i Beatles hanno segnato un'epoca nella musica, nel costume, nella moda e nella pop art. A distanza di vari decenni dal loro scioglimento ufficiale – e dopo la morte di due dei quattro componenti – i Beatles contano ancora un enorme seguito e numerosi sono i loro fan club esistenti in ogni parte del mondo.
Stando alle stime dichiarate hanno venduto a livello mondiale un totale di oltre un miliardo di copiefra album, singoli e musicassette, risultando fra gli artisti di maggior impatto e successo e, negli Stati Uniti, quelli con il maggior numero di vendite.Sono inoltre al primo posto della lista dei 100 migliori artisti secondo Rolling Stone.
L'aura che circonda lo sviluppo del loro successo mediatico e che ha favorito la nascita della cosiddetta Beatlemania e lo straordinario esito artistico raggiunto come musicisti rock sono inoltre oggetto di studio di università, psicologi e addetti del settore.
Durante la loro carriera decennale sono stati ufficialmente autori di 186 canzoni, la maggior parte delle quali porta la firma Lennon-McCartney.
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The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64
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?I Want to Hold Your Hand? was the first Beatles? record to top both the UK and the US charts. It was also their first to be recorded on a 4-track, as opposed to the usual 2-track, tape machine. The Beatles had the song well rehearsed when they made the first of 17 takes on October 17th 1963.
Following The Beatles? historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan show on February 9th, the single ? already at No.1 in the charts ? gained further momentum. They taped a performance of the song earlier in the day of their live appearance and it was shown on the Sullivan show of February 23rd, which helped maintain the song?s popularity. This avalanche of publicity, engineered by Brian Epstein, helped the single to stay at the top for seven weeks, which made it the longest-running No.1 of their career to date (until ?Hey Jude?).
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64
The Beatles Now Streaming. Listen to the Come Together Playlist here: http://smarturl.it/BeatlesCT
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?I Want to Hold Your Hand? was the first Beatles? record to top both the UK and the US charts. It was also their first to be recorded on a 4-track, as opposed to the usual 2-track, tape machine. The Beatles had the song well rehearsed when they made the first of 17 takes on October 17th 1963.
Following The Beatles? historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan show on February 9th, the single ? already at No.1 in the charts ? gained further momentum. They taped a performance of the song earlier in the day of their live appearance and it was shown on the Sullivan show of February 23rd, which helped maintain the song?s popularity. This avalanche of publicity, engineered by Brian Epstein, helped the single to stay at the top for seven weeks, which made it the longest-running No.1 of their career to date (until ?Hey Jude?).