Ben Squires
Music

8 facts about The Beatles most people don’t know

The fab four are well known for their place in musical history. These lesser-known facts are sure to appeal to the true Beatlemaniacs amongst our readers.

  1. Strawberry Fields was a real place – it was the garden of a Salvation Army orphanage near where John Lennon grew up.
  2. Some of the famous faces on the cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band include Mae West, Bob Dylan, Marilyn Monroe, Oscar Wilde, and Albert Einstein.
  3. Ringo Starr was actually born Richard Starkey. He replaced the band’s original drummer Pete Best.
  4. There are some famous crooners singing the backing vocals on ‘All You Need Is Love’ including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Keith Moon.
  5. Sgt. Pepper was the first major record to have the complete lyrics printed on the cover.
  6. Ringo Starr’s personal copy of The White Album, numbered as 0000001,sold for $790,000 at auction in 2015.
  7. The Beatles had four UK Christmas number one hits – ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, ‘I Feel Fine’ and ‘Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out’, and ‘Hello, Goodbye.’
  8. All four of the Beatles released solo albums in 1970. Ringo’s album, aptly titled ‘Ringo’ was the only one to feature all four ex-Beatles (on separate tracks).

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music, the Beatles, entertainment, paul mccartney, John Lennon