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12 of the best songs by The Beatles to test your hi-fi system

From infectious pop to mind-bendingly experimental, The Beatles have a rich catalogue and revolutionised music a few times over. Here are a dozen of our favourite tracks to give your hi-fi system a challenge.

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“I don’t remember saying I’d never heard Led Zeppelin. It’s beyond stupidity to say that!”: did Kingdom Come really sound like Zeppelin? Not according to singer Lenny Wolf

Kingdom Come released their divisive debut album on March 1, 1988. Original singer Lenny Wolf looks back on success, struggle and those infamous comparisons

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“I think Sgt Pepper was a ‘prize period’ when I was playing my best bass”: Paul McCartney’s 10 best basslines with The Beatles

Paul McCartney is, to state the obvious, a bass guitar legend – and these are his 10 best basslines

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“George owned many, many instruments, and all of them were in storage – with the exception of the ones I made for him”: How Bernie Hamburger’s Hamburguitar became a favorite of George Harrison

In the Beatles’ mid-’90s Anthology era, George Harrison’s guitars were built by a man named Bernie Hamburger – and one of his creations features in the video for the band’s final single, Now and Then. But what do we know about these guitars?

Guitar World

Bill Simmons debates whether Taylor Swift is bigger than Michael Jackson, The Beatles

Simmons was joined by pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman to discuss Swift's popularity.

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Taylor Swift Breaks Record For Most Weeks In Billboard 200 Top 10

Taylor Swift surpasses The Beatles with 3 albums in top 10 on Billboard 200, setting new record for most weeks in top 10.

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Paul Mccartney Reveals Dream-Inspired Creation Of Iconic Beatles Song

Explore the captivating story behind The Beatles' iconic song 'Yesterday' and its lasting impact on music history.

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Director Sam Mendes To Bring The Beatles To The Big Screen

Director Sam Mendes to helm four Beatles biopics with full band cooperation, set for 2027 release by Sony Pictures.

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"George Martin knew Robert Moog, and asked him to come to Abbey Road and show us this Moog thing": Paul McCartney on the synth used on the final Beatles album and how its 'noise' created tension in the band

Did the Moog synth speed up the demise of the Beatles?

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Sir Paul McCartney is DEFINITELY an Everton fan, says fellow Toffee, Andy Burnham

Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham explains how The Beatles bassist has always shown Evertonian-supporting tendencies...

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Casting The Beatles for Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-film project on the beloved band

We've got some ideas for casting the upcoming four-film Beatles biopics.

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The Beatles To Be Featured In Four Biopics By Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes to direct series of feature-length films spotlighting each member of The Beatles. Excitement builds for cinematic tributes to the iconic band.

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"I'm excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies": Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty/Skyfall) to direct biopics for each of the four Beatles

The Beatles are to be immortalised in not one, but four separate biopics, to hit cinemas in 2027

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James Bond director to helm four Beatles biopics – and they're all releasing in the same year

Sam Mendes is directing four new movies about The Beatles

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If The Beatles had never discovered drugs, says Killing Joke bassist Youth, then their music would have sounded very different – and so would everyone else's

"It's not hard to imagine how grey all our lives would be today if The Beatles had not paved the way for turning music into a kaleidoscope of colour explosions after the bland, sugar-sweet pop of the early sixties"

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“Paul wants it to be fixed up, so he can play it… He was excited as a school boy”: Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner violin bass has been found after 50 years

Paul McCartney has been reunited with “the most important bass guitar in history”, which vanished after the Beatles split up – and was unearthed in an English attic

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Docuseries Shines Light On New England Patriots, 'Beatles Of Football'

American football dynasty the New England Patriots have been compared to the Beatles for having the same leading lights for more than a generation.

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Long-lost bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney after more than 50 years

Violin-shaped Höfner vanished after Beatles split up but has resurfaced in pub in west London after global appeal

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"From our family to yours": Pedro Pascal breaks silence on Fantastic Four casting by all but confirming the 1960s setting

Mister Fantastic is a big fan of The Beatles, clearly

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"We were surrounded by these drums and guitars that The Beatles had used, but the engineers were too stoned to record us": How the stars repeatedly failed to align for Trapeze

Fronted by the future Voice Of Rock, Trapeze were soon on board the Express To Success. But then Deep Purple came calling and walked off with the golden-throated goose

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The Beatles weren't fond of Muhammad Ali, witnessed initial meeting

Discover the intriguing story of the initial meeting between The Beatles and Muhammad Ali, where tensions rose and egos clashed. Find out why the band coul...

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"When the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, life went from black and white to colour": The Beatles and the five songs that changed American music forever

February 9, 1964: 73 million households tune in as The Beatles make their debut on the Ed Sullivan show. Amongst them are a generation of future musicians

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Lament bass, varispeed and Eric Clapton: A music professor breaks down the key theory, playing and production ingredients of The Beatles' While My Guitar Gently Weeps

We put one of The Beatles' most beloved tunes under the musical microscope

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Paul McCartney's podcast explores the origins of Beatles' hit songs

Discover the origins of the Beatles' mantra something will happen as Paul McCartney dives deep into their early days and hits in his podcast series.

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Paul McCartney's New Beatles Song Honors Band Members' Contributions

Discover how Paul McCartney respectfully incorporated the work of his late bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon in The Beatles' new song, Now and Then...

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