Beatles Answers

Beatles Answers

Deep Analysis of the recordings of the Fab Four

214 songs · 12 studio albums · 13 EPs · 22 singles · 213 cited from Mark Lewisohn's Recording Sessions.

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New in this edition

  • Frequently asked sections on every song page (writer, vocalist, takes, key).
  • Pattern analysis charts now appear above the recording section for faster orientation.
  • Cross-links from infobox values into the equipment and sessions hubs.
  • Expanded entries for singles and EPs — release context, chart history, alternate masters.
  • Schema.org breadcrumbs + MusicAlbum/MusicRelease markup site-wide.

A drift through the canon

Long Tall Sally
Paul McCartney · 2:01
Beatlemania · 16 takes
If I Fell
John Lennon · 2:19
Beatlemania · 22 takes
Ticket to Ride
John Lennon · 3:11
Folk-Rock & Maturity · 24 takes
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
John Lennon · 7:47
Abbey Road · 35 takes
Don't Let Me Down
John Lennon · 3:34
Get Back / Rooftop · 9 takes
Within You Without You
George Harrison · 5:04
Sgt Pepper's · 14 takes
I'll Follow the Sun
Paul McCartney · 1:48
Beatlemania · 19 takes
Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Paul McCartney · 2:30
Beatlemania · 4 takes
I'm a Loser
John Lennon · 2:31
Beatlemania · 19 takes
I Me Mine
George Harrison · 2:25
Let It Be · 27 takes
Chains
George Harrison · 2:23
Beatlemania · 16 takes
Your Mother Should Know
Paul McCartney · 2:33
Magical Mystery Tour · 52 takes
Rock and Roll Music
John Lennon · 2:30
Beatlemania · 19 takes
Twist and Shout
John Lennon · 2:32
Beatlemania · 16 takes
A Day in the Life
John Lennon · 5:39
Sgt Pepper's · 24 takes
Girl
John Lennon · 2:33
Rubber Soul · 28 takes
Ask Me Why
John Lennon · 2:24
Beatlemania · 18 takes
Roll Over Beethoven
George Harrison · 2:45
Beatlemania · 23 takes
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Paul McCartney · 1:57
Abbey Road · 42 takes
You Like Me Too Much
George Harrison · 2:36
Folk-Rock & Maturity · 14 takes
All You Need Is Love
John Lennon · 3:48
Magical Mystery Tour · 58 takes
Mean Mr. Mustard
John Lennon · 1:06
Abbey Road · 40 takes
Revolution 1
John Lennon · 4:15
The White Album · 22 takes
I'll Cry Instead
John Lennon · 1:46
Beatlemania · 11 takes
In My Life
John Lennon · 2:27
Rubber Soul · 5 takes
The End
Paul McCartney · 2:05
Abbey Road · 99 takes
Anna (Go to Him)
John Lennon · 2:54
Beatlemania · 29 takes
Baby, You're a Rich Man
John Lennon · 3:03
Magical Mystery Tour · 12 takes
She Said She Said
John Lennon · 2:37
Revolver · 15 takes
Piggies
George Harrison · 2:04
The White Album · 67 takes
Long Tall Sally
Paul McCartney · 2:01
Beatlemania · 16 takes
If I Fell
John Lennon · 2:19
Beatlemania · 22 takes
Ticket to Ride
John Lennon · 3:11
Folk-Rock & Maturity · 24 takes
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
John Lennon · 7:47
Abbey Road · 35 takes
Don't Let Me Down
John Lennon · 3:34
Get Back / Rooftop · 9 takes
Within You Without You
George Harrison · 5:04
Sgt Pepper's · 14 takes
I'll Follow the Sun
Paul McCartney · 1:48
Beatlemania · 19 takes
Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
Paul McCartney · 2:30
Beatlemania · 4 takes
I'm a Loser
John Lennon · 2:31
Beatlemania · 19 takes
I Me Mine
George Harrison · 2:25
Let It Be · 27 takes
Chains
George Harrison · 2:23
Beatlemania · 16 takes
Your Mother Should Know
Paul McCartney · 2:33
Magical Mystery Tour · 52 takes
Rock and Roll Music
John Lennon · 2:30
Beatlemania · 19 takes
Twist and Shout
John Lennon · 2:32
Beatlemania · 16 takes
A Day in the Life
John Lennon · 5:39
Sgt Pepper's · 24 takes
Girl
John Lennon · 2:33
Rubber Soul · 28 takes
Ask Me Why
John Lennon · 2:24
Beatlemania · 18 takes
Roll Over Beethoven
George Harrison · 2:45
Beatlemania · 23 takes
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Paul McCartney · 1:57
Abbey Road · 42 takes
You Like Me Too Much
George Harrison · 2:36
Folk-Rock & Maturity · 14 takes
All You Need Is Love
John Lennon · 3:48
Magical Mystery Tour · 58 takes
Mean Mr. Mustard
John Lennon · 1:06
Abbey Road · 40 takes
Revolution 1
John Lennon · 4:15
The White Album · 22 takes
I'll Cry Instead
John Lennon · 1:46
Beatlemania · 11 takes
In My Life
John Lennon · 2:27
Rubber Soul · 5 takes
The End
Paul McCartney · 2:05
Abbey Road · 99 takes
Anna (Go to Him)
John Lennon · 2:54
Beatlemania · 29 takes
Baby, You're a Rich Man
John Lennon · 3:03
Magical Mystery Tour · 12 takes
She Said She Said
John Lennon · 2:37
Revolver · 15 takes
Piggies
George Harrison · 2:04
The White Album · 67 takes

Browse by era

Beatlemania (1962–1964)
Mod sharpness — sharp suits, sharper hooks.
Folk-Rock & Maturity (1965)
Acoustic warmth and Dylan's long shadow.
Rubber Soul (late 1965)
Burnished tone, sitar curls, fish-eye perspective.
Revolver (1966)
Studio awakening — backwards everything, tape loops.
Sgt Pepper's (1967)
The marching-band concept LP.
Magical Mystery Tour (late 1967)
Kaleidoscope coach trip and walrus dreams.
The White Album (1968)
Each track its own room. Minimal. Sprawling.
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Pop-art primary blocks for the animated film.
Abbey Road (1969)
Mature, melodic, valedictory.
Let It Be (1969–70)
Rooftop chill, gold-on-black valedictions.

The twelve studio albums (all carry extended essays)

Please Please Me ★
22 March 1963
With the Beatles ★
22 November 1963
A Hard Day's Night ★
10 July 1964
Beatles for Sale ★
4 December 1964
Help! ★
6 August 1965
Rubber Soul ★
3 December 1965
Revolver ★
5 August 1966
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ★
1 June 1967
The Beatles (White Album) ★
22 November 1968
Yellow Submarine ★
17 January 1969
Abbey Road ★
26 September 1969
Let It Be ★
8 May 1970

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Sections

Catalogue analysis
Vocalist donuts, era distribution, length extremes, theme prevalence, takes histogram.
Sessionography
Every song in recording-date order, 1962–1970.
Equipment
Year-by-year studios, mics, instruments, amps.