The Beatles

Artist:  The Beatles
Origin:  Liverpool, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Classic line-up:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Beatles were an English Rock Band from Liverpool formed in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.  They became the greatest and most influential act of the Rock Era, with several Genres from Pop, Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock.  Their first hit single "Love Me Do" in the late 1962.  They acquired the Nickname "The Fab Four" as Beatlesmania and in early 1964 they had become international stars, leading "The British Invasion" of the USA Pop Market.  From 1965 The Beatles produced and released many finest materials and widely influential albums such as Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album in 1968),  and Abbey Road (1969).  After their break-up in 1970.  They each enjoyed successful musical careers.  John Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and George Harrison died of Lung Cancer in November 2001.  Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still remain musically active.  The Beatles are the Best-Selling Band in USA with 177 million certified units according to the RIAA.  They have had more No. 1 albums on the British Charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other artists.  In 2008, the group topped Billboard Magazine's list of the All Time Most Successful "Hot 100" Artists.  They have received 7 Grammy Awards, The Best-Selling Band in the History, The 20th Century's 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine, and estimating sales of over one billion units by EMI Records.  In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked The Beatles as The Greatest Artist Of All Time.

Title:  The Very Best Of The Beatles 1962-'64 (Limited Edition) (2016)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Label:  Coda Publishing
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Love Me Do (Original Studio Recording) (2:22)
 2.  P.S. I Love You  (2:02)
 3.  I Saw Her Standing There  (2:37)
 4.  Misery  (1:46)
 5.  Too Much Monkey Business  (1:52)
 6.  I'm Talking About You  (1:52)
 7.  Please Please Me  (1:53)
 8.  Hippy Hippy Shake  (1:41)
 9.  Twist And Shout  (1:20)
10. A Hard Day's Night  (2:30)
11. Things We Said Today  (3:01)
12. You Can't Do That  (2:56)
13. If I Feel  (2:17)
14. Long Tall Sally (1:59)
15. From Me To You  (1:51)
16. She Loves You  (2:16)
17. I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:25)
18. Can't Buy Me Love  (2:04)

Tracks  1-2 Original Studio Recording (Published 1962)
Tracks  3-8 BBC Saturday Club (15th March 1963)
Tracks  9 & 18 Philadelphia (2nd September 1964)
Tracks  10-14 Blackpool Night Out (19th July 1964)
Tracks 15-17 The Ed Sullivan Show, Miami (16th February 1964)

Personnel:

John Lennon:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Paul McCartney:  Vocals, Bass
George Harrison:  Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ringo Starr:  Vocals, Drums

The Very Best Of The Beatles 1962-'64 is the live collection series album by The Beatles, was released in 2016 by Coda Publishing, featuring the lost BBC Saturday Club session as well of the classic live broadcasts from New York, Miami and Blackpool.