The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960. Primarily consisting of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) throughout their career, The Beatles are recognised for leading the mid-1960s musical "British Invasion" into the United States.

Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. After the band broke up in 1970, all four members embarked upon solo careers.

The Beatles are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music, selling over a billion records internationally. In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one, earning more number one albums (15) than any other group in UK chart history.

This commercial success was repeated in many other countries; their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion records worldwide. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, The Beatles have sold more albums in the United States than any other band. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles number one on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. According to that same magazine, The Beatles' innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s, and their influence on pop culture is still evident today.

In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of top-selling Hot 100 artists to celebrate the chart's fiftieth anniversary; The Beatles reached #1 again.

The Beatles Top 10 Best Acoustic Songs?

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10. I'll be back

9. Mother Nature's Son

8. Girl

7. While my guitar gently weeps (Acoustic Version)

6. You've got to hide your love away

5. Dear Prudence

4. And I Love Her

3. Julia

2. Yesterday

1. Blackbird

The beatles signed albums

You can find a lot of Beatles’ signed albums.

Valuable material like: “Meet The Beatles” LP Cover Signed By The Beatles, “A Hard Day’s Night” LP Cover Signed By The Beatles, A Rare Yellow Swedish “She Loves You” 45 RPM Picture Sleeve, etc.

There’s a famous album cover signed by all four Beatles (gift for George Harrison's sister).

It has been sold for more than $115,000

Here you are more prices:

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT album cover signed by all Beatles (sold for $41,000);

signed copy of SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND ($25,000).

Beatles Pictures - Abbey Road

One of the most famous pictures of Beatles is the cover of Abbey Road album.

It shows the four Beatles crossing Abbey Road Street in London.

The Abbey Road studios owned by The Beatles are in this street, and the gates of this recording studio are behind the white Beetle on the left.

A set of 24 unseen photos of The Beatles were exposed at an exhibition in Norwich on 2007.

This pictures has been taken at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 and it includes photos include the relaxing during the recording of the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts’ Club Band, drinking tea, chatting and taking a break from recording.

All photos were taken Frank Herrmann a photographer of “Sunday Times”.

The Beatles posters

Richard Avedon created in 1967 the famous Beatles posters which were printed and sold in Germany.

You can buy this set including separate posters of each Beatle, with a bonus B/W poster of The Beatles.

The individual posters measure 19" x 27" and the group poster measures 41" x 15.

You can also find many famous Beatles posters like:

• Abbey road, Let it be,
  
• Sgt Pepper with blue border,
  
• Sgt Pepper with red border,
  
• Beatles trough years 1 and 2,
  
• Beatles for sale, 1964-1970 albums poster,
• Blue Meany (Yellow submarine),
  
• Photo mosaic, Windblown, Beatles at Tittenhurst,
  
• A hard day’s night movie poster,
  
• A hard day’s night,
  
• old fashioned Beatles Concert Vintage Style Famous Artist Wall Print,
  
• Muhammad Ali and The Beatles,
  
• Yellow submarine poster,
  
• Revolver rare UK poster,
  
• Beatles Cassius Clay poster,
  
• 1962-1970 rare collage,
  
• THE BEATLES signed pop art CANVAS poster/ print artwork, etc.

Beatles autographs

There are some websites and organizations dedicated to collect Beatles’ autographs and offer it to visitors. They accept many payment methods like credit card and check. They also offer authentication system for autographs owned by other people. Price flows from $6,500 to $30,000 USD.

They collect material like:

• Beatles fan magazines signed by the Beatles,
• picture fully signed set,
• Beatles Signed Fan Club Promo Card,
• Meet The Beatles signed by all Beatles,
• In His Own Write signed by John Lennon,
• A Letter Written By John Lennon To A Fan (1963),
• photographs signed by all Beatles,
• A hard day’s night LP album signed by all Beatles,
• wine bottle signed by The Beatles,
• 45RPM disc signed by The Beatles,
• colored autograph page signed by Ringo,
• publicity photograph signed by The Beatles,
• travel agency brochure signed by The Beatles,
• Sgt . Peppers album signed by The Beatles,
• Please please me LP signed by the Beatles,
• a page with pencil drawings and handwritten notes by Stuart Sutcliffe,
• promotional photo signed by George Martin,
• Exhibition poster signed by Yoko Ono;
• First edition of McCartney Paintings signed by Paul;
• A letter signed by Paul;
• A picture of the Beatles signed by Paul,
• George and Ringo;
• “To Cathy with Love” signed by Lennon and McCartney,
• “To Margaret” set of autographs obtained in different concerts; Paul, George and Ringo autographs obtained in different places.

There are also other autographed items like guitars:

• 2 Quarrymen autographed electric guitars,
• Pete Best signed "THE PETE BEST BAND LIVE AT THE ADELPHI" CD,
• George Martin autographed 20 YEAR HMV SGT. PEPPER BOX SET CD, etc.

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NASA played the song “Across the universe” to the cosmos on February 14, 2008 in its 50th anniversary and 40th anniversary of the song creation.

Transmission started at 00H00 GMT and it will point to “Polaris” star.

Paul McCartney was exited with this news and he sent a communication to NASA saying: "Amazing! Well done, NASA! Send my love to the aliens. All the best, Paul."

John Lennon is the main creator of this song. His widow Yoko said: "It’s the beginning of a new era. One day we will communicate with millions of planets".

This is not the first time NASA uses a Beatles song. In November 2005 Paul McCartney “Good day Sunshine” and other Beatles songs in a concert and it was transmitted to the International Spatial Station IIS to tree wake astronaut.

NASA invited to all the people to play the songs in your own music players at the same time NASA transmit the song to the sky Across the Universe.

Beatles Stamps

Many countries have printed Beatles stamps for conventional mail. The last stamp series of The Beatles was printed in UK, on 9th January 2007. It was a compilation of 6 album covers:

With the Beatles (1st class stamp), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1st class stamp), Revolver (72p stamps), Abbey Road (64p stamps), Help (64p stamps) and Let it be (72p stamps).

Royal Mail offered Beatles' collectible items:

• The Beatles mint stamp set (Price: £3.36),
  
• The Beatles first class stamp sheet (Price: £19.20),
  
• The Beatles 64p stamp sheet (Price: £38.40),
  
• The Beatles 72 stamp sheet (Price: £43.20),
• The Beatles presentation pack (Price: £5.15),
  
• The Beatles stamp cards (Price: £3.30),
  
• The Beatles miniature sheet (Price: £1.28),
  
• The Beatles first day cover (Price: £4.42),
  
• The Beatles miniature sheet first day cover (Price: £1.98),
  
• The Beatles special (Price: £11.88).

Here’s a compilation of Beatles stamps sorted by country name.

• Abkhazia: John Lennon with Marx; John Lennon 1/12 stamps; John Lennon 1/9 stamps
• Angola: John Lennon with Bob Marley
• Antigua Barbuda: John Lennon 4/16 stamps (Rock & Roll Legends); John Lennon; John Lennon: 1/7.
• Australia: John Lennon 4 stamps.
• Azerbayjan: John Lennon 1/16 stamps - "Rock & Roll Legends"
• Batum: Four stamps of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
• Belgium: The Beatles 1/20 stamps
• Republic of Buriata: 8 stamps of Paul McCartney, Linda and the Band; Paul McCartney with band.
• Burkina Faso: John Lennon (2); The Beatles (1); Elvis Presley stamp with the Beatles.
• Republic of Burundi: John Lennon 1/4 stamps.
• Central-Africa: The Beatles (1)
• Chuvashia: The Beatles: The Beatles (12)
• Gagauzia Moldova: The Beatles 1/10
• Germany: John Lennon ¼
• Ghana: John Lennon (1/12); John Lennon (9)
• Gibraltar: John Lennon (3/10); John & Yoko (2)
• Guinea: The Beatles (1)
• Guyana: John Lennon (16)
• Hungary: John Lennon & M. Monroe (2)
• Karelia: The Beatles (12/12)
• Karjala: The Beatles (9/9)
• Komi: The Beatles (2/2)
• Kyrgystan: The Beatles (6/6) Beatles in doorway;
• Laos: The Beatles (3/6); John Lennon (2/3)
• Republic of Madagasikara: John Lennon & E. Fitzgerald (1); John Lennon (4/4)
• Republic of Malagasy: John Lennon & Sammy David Jr (2)
• Maldives: John Lennon (6/6); The Beatles (4/4); The Beatles (1) - Rock & Roll legends

Beatles' Pictures Disc

There are many Vinyl records illustrated with Beatles’ photos in series of 7" (45 rpm) and LPs since 1970.

Most of the disc contain are taken from TV shows appearances and interviews, that’s because the sound quality is poor.

Beatles have made at least 15 picture disc. You can look on sales pages like E-bay to buy many picture discs and the cost flows from $20 and $160 dollars.

The most offered titles are:

• From Me To You
• Thank You Girl,
• I Am The Walrus
• Hello Goodbye,
• The Ballad of John and Yoko
• Old Brown Shoe,
• Get Back
• Don't Let Me Down,
• Paperback Writer
• Rain,
• Lady Madonna
• The Inner Light,
• Yesterday b/w Help,
• Imagine,
• Hey Jude interview,
• In My Life
• John Lennon interview,
• Walking In The Park With Eloise.

Beatles Memorabilia

There’s a lot of Beatles memorabilia and you can find most of it at the WWW.
There are a lot of web stores stocking a large range of original 60's memorabilia like posters, records, t-shirts, new and old collectibles and autographs.
It’s hard to find old items in excellent condition. Price of these items flows from $9.99 to thousands of dollars.

Many companies made some Beatles memorabilia like Colgate (bubble baths with Beatles figures), Remco Dolls (Beatles figures), Model Products Corp (Yellow submarine kit), Washington Pottery (Beatles plates, mugs and candy dishes), Capitol Records (Promo glass), Apple records (Matches), Li-Lo Company (Air bed), NEMS Ltd Hong Kong (Inflatable 12” dolls), Selcol / UK (New Beatles drum), etc.

There are rare items of Beatles memorabilia you can find like an original Cavern Club Brick saved before the club rebuilt on 1983; a complete Yellow Submarine Desk set made in 1968, manufactured by A&M Leatherline. It includes: pen holder (value: $1200), pencil holder cup ($850), letter holder ($1000), notepad ($650), and desk pad ($1500).