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As one of the band’s final efforts before their extended sojourn in India 50 years ago, the Beatles tackled Paul McCartney’s superb new composition entitled “Lady Madonna.” During an afternoon session with producer George Martin at EMI Studios on Feb. 3, 1968, the group made short work of the song, which was both startlingly original, and yet, […]

On Jan. 9, 2018, New Jersey-native Paul Goresh died at 59 years old. While many Beatles fans might not know his name, they most certainly know his work. On December 8th, 1980—the darkest day on the Beatles’ calendar — Goresh, then 21, photographed John Lennon signing a copy of Double Fantasy for Mark David Chapman, the man who […]

When it was released in the United States back in December 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” hit the charts with a thud, barely cracking the Top 40. Credited to John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band, the song has enjoyed several different iterations over the past five decades—“some […]

In spite of their wide-ranging cultural impact, the Beatles were relative late-comers into the realm of holiday music fare. But as it happens, their stockings weren’t entirely bare. As solo artists, the ex-Fabs scored a pair of standout tracks in John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime,” […]

When it came to seasons’ greetings, the Beatles were front and center during their heyday when it came to providing holiday messages to their legions of loyal fans. Indeed, for seven consecutive years, the Beatles’ annual Christmas messages were distributed via their fan clubs in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively, as Flexi-disc […]