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Did any of the Beatles play the violin?
The Beatles started out like most other rock and roll bands, employing a standard guitars/bass/drums instrumentation. Not listed are instruments played by the Beatles’ session players such as cello, violin, saxophone, trumpet, French horn or the 41-piece orchestra heard on “A Day in the Life”.
Did the Beatles get stoned?
By the time they came to make Help! in 1965, The Beatles’ cannabis use had reached a peak. It affected their songwriting, which became mellower and more introspective. During the filming of Help! they were often stoned on set, which caused them to forget their lines.
When did the Beatles break up?
1970
“But I didn’t instigate the split. That was our Johnny coming in one day and saying ‘I’m leaving the group’.” Newsweek looks at the various moving parts which led to The Beatles’ split over the years before their break-up in 1970.
Did The Beatles really play their own instruments?
In the course of their career every member became a multi-instrumentalist. George Harrison played the lead guitar and also introduced such exotic instruments as ukulele, Indian sitars, flutes, tabla, darbouka, and tampur drums. John Lennon played a variety of guitars, keyboards, harmonicas and horns.
What Beatles songs were written while high?
Day Tripping: The 10 Druggiest Beatles Songs
- Parlophone/Capitol. ‘Day Tripper’
- Capitol/Parlophone. ‘Magical Mystery Tour’
- Capitol/Parlophone. ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’
- Capitol/Parlophone. ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’
- Parlophone/Capitol. ‘I Am the Walrus’
- Apple.
- Capitol/Parlophone.
- Capitol/Parlophone.
Who was responsible for giving the Beatles their iconic hairdo?
Who was the first of the Beatles to wear a mop top haircut? The classic Beatle moptop style was growing out by ’67. It was first worn by former Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, and it was given to him by his German girlfriend, Astrid Kirchherr.
Which Beatle song is the most recorded song in history?
Around the turn of the century, the BBC declared “Yesterday” the most-covered song of all time with 2,200 versions on record. After its 1965 release on Help!, the Paul McCartney-penned tune started racking up cover versions right away.
Where was the remastering of the Beatles done?
The remastering team readjust to daylight after their four‑year incarceration in Abbey Road Studios.
Why did George Martin put the Beatles albums on CD?
Well, for one thing, the existing Beatles catalogue on CD was incomplete. When the albums were first made available digitally, George Martin took the decision to use the mono versions of the first four albums, and the stereo versions of the rest — even though, as Guy says, “The mono was always The Mix.
Are there any new mixes of the Beatles?
So basically, the CDs that everyone knows of those two albums are actually new mixes that were done in the ’80s by Geoff Emerick and George Martin.” (The original stereo mixes of these two albums are included in the mono box set.) There’s also the issue of audio quality.
When was the first digitisation of the Beatles catalogue?
The catalogue was first digitised in 1986, and although it was done well by the standards of the time, the improvement in digital audio since then has been vast. “People slag off the original CDs, and I definitely think what we’ve got is a step up, but I don’t think they sound awful,” says Guy Massey.