George and Paul during the Octopus’s Garden sessions
George and Paul having some fun in the studio while recording backup vocals for Octopus’s Garden at Abbey Road studios, July 17, 1969. Photos by Linda McCartney.
Category: Photos
Beatles fashion, 1966
Photo from the June 30, 1966, press conference held at the Tokyo Hilton in Japan. Due to police protection, the Beatles were restricted to their hotel rooms with little outside contact. George later compared...
Mad Day Out Muscle Man Paul
Paul goofing around during the Mad Day Out photo session, July, 28, 1968.
MAD Magazine predicts what the Beatles would look like
The September 1976 MAD Magazine predicted what The Beatles and other celebrities would look like and would be doing in 1996, twenty years in the future.
Paul’s piano string bass
On February 12, 1961, the Beatles played the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. Bassist Chas Newby— Stu Sutcliffe’s replacement — had just quit the group to attend university and Paul reluctantly agreed...
Please keep off the grass…
The Beatles did not, in fact, keep off the grass (or keep off “the grass”). Photo taken by Don McCullin on July 28, 1968, during the famous “Mad Day Out” photo session at the mausoleum...
George and Pattie’s Wedding
On January 21, 1966, George Harrison and Pattie Boyd were married at at Epsom Register House, Surrey. They met on the set of A Hard Day’s Night where she played a fan, and George...
John passes his driving test
On February 12, 1965 at 2:30 PM, The Beatles began their first recording sessions for what would become their album Help! But earlier that day, John took and passed his driving test, supported by...
Pirated version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band from Taiwan
A pirated version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band issued by Liming Record in Taiwan. This label pressed pirated albums for soldiers stationed in Vietnam. The title translates as “Beatles Choir Lonely Club Band”. The...
