The British Invasion

Discography• Formation and early years (1957–1962)

• Beatlemania and touring years (1963–1966)

– UK popularity, Please Please Me and With The Beatles

– The British Invasion

– A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul

• Controversy, studio years and breakup (1966–1970)

– Events leading up to final tour

– Revolver and Sgt. Pepper

– Magical Mystery Tour, White Album and Yellow Submarine

– Abbey Road, Let It Be and breakup

Discography• A. Formation and early years (1957–1962)

– 1. were a member of the “rockers gang”

– 2. participated in the skiffle scene

– 3. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr get

makeover by manager Brian Epstein

– 4. First hit, “Love Me Do” in late ’62

– 5. Beatlemania began and grew during 1963

Discography

• B. Beatlemania and touring years (1963–1966)

– 1. British Invasion - Dec. 1963 into 1964

• a. begins with Capital’s release of “I Want to Hold Your Hand”

– 2. played on Ed Sullivan and live concerts / toured constantly

– 3. A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul

• a. released more albums and starred in movies

• b. met and hung with Bob Dylan in August ’64

– i. both SUBSTANTIALLY influence each other

Please Please Me (1963)

• George Harrison –vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, hand claps

• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitars, harmonica, hand claps

• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, hand claps

• Ringo Starr –drums, tambourine, maracas, hand

claps, lead vocals on "Boys"

• Track Listings

• 1. I Saw Her Standing There

• 2. Misery

• 3. Anna (Go to Him)

• 4. Chains

• 5. Boys

• 6. Ask Me Why

• 7. Please Please Me

• 8. Love Me Do

• 9. P.S. I Love You

• 10. Baby It's You

• 11. Do You Want to Know a Secret

• 12. Taste of Honey

• 13. There's a Place

• 14. Twist and Shout

With The Beatles (1963)

• George Harrison –lead, harmony and background vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar on "Till There Was You"

• John Lennon – lead, harmony and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar on "Till There Was You"; Hammond organ on "I Wanna Be Your Man" and tambourine on "Don't Bother Me"

• Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and background vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano on "Little Child" and claves on "Don't Bother Me"

• Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps; lead vocals on "I Wanna Be Your Man" and Arabian loose-skin bongo on "Till There Was You" and "Don't Bother Me"

Side one Lead vocals Length

• 1."It Won't Be Long" Lennon 2:13

• 2."All I've Got to Do" Lennon 2:03

• 3."All My Loving" McCartney 2:08

• 4."Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) Harrison 2:28

• 5."Little Child" Lennon and McCartney 1:46

• 6."Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) McCartney 2:14

• 7."Please Mister Postman" Lennon 2:34

Side two Lead vocals Length

• 1."Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry)Harrison 2:45

• 2."Hold Me Tight" McCartney 2:32

• 3."You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson) Lennon with Harrison 3:01

• 4."I Wanna Be Your Man" Starr 2:00

• 5."Devil in Her Heart" (Richard Drapkin)Harrison 2:26

• 6."Not a Second Time" Lennon 2:07

• 7."Money" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy)Lennon 2:50

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

• George Harrison

– lead guitar (six- and 12-string); acoustic and Spanish guitars; background vocals; lead vocals on "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"; harmony vocal on "Things We Said Today" and claves on "And I Love Her"

• John Lennon

– lead, harmony, and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica; lead guitar on "You Can't Do That"; piano on "Things We Said Today" and tambourine

• Paul McCartney

– lead, harmony, and background vocals; bass guitar and piano; acoustic guitar on "I'll Be Back"

• Ringo Starr

– drums, cowbell, maracas and tambourine

Side one

• 1."A Hard Day's Night" Lennon and McCartney 2:34

• 2."I Should Have Known Better" Lennon 2:43

• 3."If I Fell" Lennon and McCartney 2:19

• 4."I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" Harrison 1:56

• 5."And I Love Her" McCartney 2:30

• 6."Tell Me Why" Lennon 2:09

• 7."Can't Buy Me Love" McCartney 2:12

Side two

• 1."Any Time at All" Lennon 2:11

• 2."I'll Cry Instead" Lennon 1:46

• 3."Things We Said Today" McCartney 2:35

• 4."When I Get Home" Lennon 2:17

• 5."You Can't Do That" Lennon 2:35

• 6."I'll Be Back" Lennon 2:24

Beatles for Sale (1964)

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and background

vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, harmonica, piano, tambourine, handclaps

• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony, and background vocals,

acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Hammond organ, handclaps

• George Harrison– harmony and background vocals, lead and

acoustic guitars, African drum, handclaps, lead vocal on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

• Ringo Starr– drums, tambourine, timpani, cowbell,

packing case, bongos, lead vocal on "Honey Don't"

Side one

• 1."No Reply" Lennon 2:15

• 2."I'm a Loser" Lennon 2:31

• 3."Baby's in Black" Lennon and McCartney 2:02

• 4."Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry)Lennon 2:32

• 5."I'll Follow the Sun" McCartney 1:46

• 6."Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson) Lennon 2:33

• 7."Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller & Richard Penniman) McCartney

2:33

Side two

• 1."Eight Days a Week" Lennon and McCartney 2:44

• 2."Words of Love" (Buddy Holly) McCartney and Lennon 2:12

• 3."Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins)Starr 2:55

• 4."Every Little Thing" Lennon and McCartney 2:01

• 5."I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" Lennon and McCartney 2:33

• 6."What You're Doing" McCartney 2:30

• 7."Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) Harrison 2:23

Help! (1965)

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and background

vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; electric piano and Hammond organ; percussion

• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and background vocals; lead,

acoustic and bass guitars; electric and acoustic piano; guiro

• George Harrison– lead and background vocals; lead, rhythm and

acoustic guitars; percussion

• Ringo Starr– lead vocals and backing vocals; drums and

percussion

Additional musicians

George Martin – piano and production

John Scott – flutes on "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"

String quartet on "Yesterday", arranged by Martin in association with McCartney.

Side one

1."Help!" Lennon 2:18

2."The Night Before" McCartney 2:33

3."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" Lennon 2:08

4."I Need You" (George Harrison) Harrison 2:28

5."Another Girl" McCartney 2:05

6."You're Going to Lose That Girl" Lennon 2:17

7."Ticket to Ride" Lennon 3:10

Side two

1."Act Naturally" (Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison) Starr2:29

2."It's Only Love" Lennon 1:54

3."You Like Me Too Much" (Harrison) Harrison 2:35

4."Tell Me What You See" McCartney 2:36

5."I've Just Seen a Face" McCartney 2:04

6."Yesterday" McCartney 2:03

7."Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams) Lennon 2:53

C. The Monkeys• 1. America’s knock-off

imitation of the Beatles

– a. had their own TV show

– b. Not real musicians

• i. “I’m A Believer”

D. Other British Acts• 1. Other acts from Britain quickly attempted to

capitalize on The Beatles success in America

– a. The Kinks

• a. “You Really Got Me”

• b. “A Well Respected Man”

– b. The Animals

• a. “House of the Rising Son”

– c. The Moody Blues

• a. “Nights in White Satin”

– d. The Who

• a. members of the Mods gang

• b. “My Generation”

DiscographyE. Controversy, studio years and breakup (1966–1970)

– 1. began to experiment with mind-altering

substances

• a. released the film Help!

• b. last cover song “Dizzy Miss Lizzy”

– 2. traveled and studied in India

– 3. Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper

• a. introduce the Sitar on “Norwegian Wood”

– 4. The Beatles quit touring• a. rift formed between band

• McCartney said, "We'd had our cute period, and now it was time to expand."[

• the studio sessions revealed signs of growing conflict within the group—"the clash

between John and Paul was becoming obvious", he wrote, and "as far as Paul was

concerned, George could do no right“

• "Christianity will go," Lennon said. "It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that;

I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know

which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was alright but his disciples were

thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.“

• "If you want me to apologize, if that will make you happy, then okay, I'm sorry."

Rubber Soul (1965)

• John Lennon– vocals, rhythm guitar, electric piano ("Think for

Yourself"), other instruments

• Paul McCartney– vocals, bass, piano, guitar, other instruments

• George Harrison– vocals, lead guitar, sitar ("Norwegian Wood"), other

instruments

• Ringo Starr– drums, lead vocals ("What Goes On"), Hammond

organ ("I'm Looking Through You"), percussion, box of matches, other instruments

Additional musicians

Mal Evans – Hammond organ

George Martin – producer, piano ("In My Life"), harmonium ("The Word")

• Side one

1."Drive My Car" McCartney 2:30

2."Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" Lennon 2:05

3."You Won't See Me" McCartney 3:22

4."Nowhere Man" Lennon, with McCartney and Harrison 2:44

5."Think for Yourself" (George Harrison)Harrison 2:19

6."The Word" Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison 2:43

7."Michelle" McCartney 2:42

Side two

1."What Goes On" (Lennon/McCartney/Starkey)Starr 2:50

2."Girl" Lennon 2:33

3."I'm Looking Through You" McCartney 2:27

4."In My Life" Lennon 2:27

5."Wait" Lennon and McCartney 2:16

6."If I Needed Someone" (George Harrison)Harrison 2:23

7."Run for Your Life" Lennon 2:18

Revolver (1966)

• John Lennon– vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, Organ,

Harmonium, Percussions

• Paul McCartney– vocals, bass guitar, lead, rhythm guitar and

acoustic guitars, piano, other instruments

• George Harrison– vocals, lead, rhythm guitar and acoustic

guitars, bass guitar ("She Said, She Said"), other instruments

• Ringo Starr– vocals, drums, tambourine, and maracas

Additional musicians and production– many

Side one

1."Taxman" (George Harrison) Harrison 2:39

2."Eleanor Rigby" McCartney 2:08

3."I'm Only Sleeping" Lennon 3:02

4."Love You To" (Harrison)Harrison 3:01

5."Here, There and Everywhere" McCartney 2:26

6."Yellow Submarine" Starr 2:40

7."She Said She Said" Lennon 2:37

Side two

1."Good Day Sunshine" McCartney 2:10

2."And Your Bird Can Sing" Lennon 2:02

3."For No One" McCartney 2:01

4."Doctor Robert" Lennon 2:15

5."I Want to Tell You" (Harrison)Harrison 2:30

6."Got to Get You into My Life" McCartney 2:31

7."Tomorrow Never Knows" Lennon 2:57

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and background vocals; lead, rhythm

and acoustic guitars; Hammond organ and piano; bass guitar; handclaps, harmonica, tape loops, sound effects and kazoo; tambourine and maracas

• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and background vocals;

lead electric and acoustic guitars; bass guitar; piano and Hammond organ; handclaps, vocalizations, tape loops, sound effects and kazoo

• George Harrison– lead, rhythm, acoustic and bass guitars; sitar; lead, h

armony and background vocals; tamboura; harmonica and kazoo; handclaps; maracas

• Ringo Starr– drums, congas, tambourine, maracas, handclaps

and tubular bells; lead vocals; harmonica and kazoo; final piano E chord

Side one

1."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" McCartney2:02

2."With a Little Help from My Friends" Starr 2:44

3."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Lennon 3:28

4."Getting Better" McCartney 2:47

5."Fixing a Hole" McCartney 2:36

6."She's Leaving Home" McCartney with Lennon 3:35

7."Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Lennon 2:37

Side two

1."Within You Without You" (George Harrison) Harrison 5:05

2."When I'm Sixty-Four" McCartney 2:37

3."Lovely Rita" McCartney 2:42

4."Good Morning Good Morning" Lennon 2:41

5."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" McCartney, with Harrison and Lennon

1:18

6."A Day in the Life" Lennon and McCartney 5:33

The Beatles (aka White Album) (1968)

• Side one

4."Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" McCartney3:08

7."While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) Harrison4:45

8."Happiness Is a Warm Gun" Lennon2:43

Side two

5."Rocky Raccoon" McCartney3:32

Side Three

6."Helter Skelter" McCartney4:29

7."Long, Long, Long" (Harrison)Harrison3:04

Side four

1."Revolution 1" Lennon4:15

• Yellow Submarine (1969)

– the tenth studio album

– issued as soundtrack

– usually considered The Beatles' weakest release

• 1."Yellow Submarine" (originally a 1966 single and

on Revolver)

• 2."Only a Northern Song" (George Harrison)

• 3."All Together Now"

• 4."Hey Bulldog"

• 5."It's All Too Much" (Harrison)

• 6."All You Need Is Love" (originally a 1967 single and

on Magical Mystery Tour)

• Abbey Road (1969)

• Let It Be (1970)*

F. Each then found success in an independent musical career.

1. McCartney and Starr remain active

2. Lennon was shot and killed in 1980

3. Harrison died of cancer in 2001.

G. they have sold more albums in the US than any other artist