Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team ...

The Beatles split in 1970 after years of high tensions within the band - and the relationship between the Fab Four was still ...

The Beatles' split was announced in April 1970 but there was almost a reunion three years later - and John Lennon had a very ...

As we join the Beatles in the latest Ultimate Record Collection, it is the start of 1965, and Beatlemania is cresting. You ...

The LP, which turned 20 a couple of years ago, features melodramatic songwriting, pop hooks, and unclean screams from Pete ...

Twitter Chat: ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at 50 The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” shattered genre norms when it first came on the music scene a half ...

For decades after its release, Sgt Pepper… was lauded as the pinnacle of rock achievement, and I can understand why. It’s excellent. It revolutionised popular music, defined Sixties ...

The Liverpool ECHO hailed the tune as “magnificently funky”, while the Western Daily Press lauded it as one of the standout ...

According to Chris Ingham's book 'The Rough Guide to The Beatles', an early incarnation of the song was written by John for a political campaign by Timothy Leary based on a slogan 'Come Together - ...

New John Lennon documentary film Borrowed Time, about the late star's final decade after The Beatles, has seen its first trailer and release date announced.

The basic idea behind the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ... thus shedding some of the expectations that came with being Beatles. But Ringo Starr was the only one who actually ...

A massive mural made by around 300 artists that features more than 350 women was ceremoniously unveiled at Salt Lake ...