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Is the concept of the fifth Beatle important enough to include in the intro?--Jack Upland (talk) 07:41, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
What, now they are down to 500 million? Who is responsible for this crap? The Guinness Book of Records put them over a billion in 1989, I believe. 2607:FEA8:9660:6D50:CD5C:4442:44D:6EBC (talk) 12:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
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I have added a modified version of timeline from the members page due to it being more detailed than the one that was added and having better readability. 80s Sam (talk) 21:09, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
Should be added to the "2020s" section of the article. The Get Back project is no longer the most recent Beatles related project. 92.15.144.174 (talk) 19:41, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
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The article should mention that The Beatles openly sided with IRA terrorism. Hiarat (talk) 16:21, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
No, the Beatles did not. Humbledaisy (talk) 20:26, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
I placed an unrefsec tag on the section, but I don't want to hastily start removing things. I understand that some of these may be sourced in the text of the article, but much of it (such as dates) is not. There's also the issue that we could cull through articles on members, songs, and albums and possibly find some support. But I really think citations belong in the Personnel section. I'm particularly concerned about the timeline. I would be OK for a while if citations are added to Personnel over time, but we can't chop up the timeline. I'll admit that I dislike timelines in most band articles because they tend to be unsourced. I really don't think a timeline adds much (if anything) to an article. If I want to see when John played harmonica, I can easily look immediately above the timeline and see it in words. I think most timelines are not added to provide information, but instead are added by people who like to make timelines. I'm asking for opinions about my dilemma. Thanks. Sundayclose (talk) 17:09, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
Should "1995-1996" be added to the "years active" section in the articles info box to account for the Anthology project and the two reunion songs (Free as a Bird and Real Love) that came with it? CY223 (talk) 00:24, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
The Discography section of this article lists 13 studio albums, including Magical Mystery Tour. However, the article The Beatles discography states that The Beatles released 12 studio albums, considering Magical Mystery Tour to be an LP in the UK (and a studio album only in the US).
The other article has reached a consensus that there are 12 studio albums, so I think this article should be changed to match that. Perhaps there should be a footnote explaining that some sources count 13 albums instead of 12. Vigilant Cosmic Penguin (talk | contribs) 🐧 18:54, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
In this section, there is a claim that two songs credited to all four Beatles are Flying and Dig It. However, Carry That Weight from Abbey Road is also credited to all four Beatles. NoMoreNameOptions (talk) 01:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
Should Wings be added as a spinoff like Plastic Ono Band is? I don’t see why not MCMax05 (talk) 15:59, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-john-lennon-played-lead-guitar-on-the-beatles-get-back/ in this article it states that during George Harrisons departure Lennon played lead guitar. 80s Sam (talk) 13:13, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
In 2003, police recovered stolen reel-to-reel tapes of the Beatles apparently from the Let it Be era. I found a few news articles about this but nothing in depth of what the tapes contain. Anyway, I can't seem to find it mentioned in any of our Beatles articles. Just wondering if this deserves a mention somewhere?
Not reliable, but interesting source:
A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 09:39, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
It may be obvious and implicit to some that the name "Beatles" is partly a reference to the word "beat" as in "beat groups" / "beat boom" / "beatnik" or wherever the original slang or term came from. Still, it's not mentioned in this otherwise thorough article.
Later when discussing the name, Lennon even said, "It was beat and beetles and when you said it, people thought of crawly things, and when you read it, it was beat music"
https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-band-name-the-beatles/
Anyway - I always thought it was obvious and it just jumps out at you (well, it does to me), but the article doesn't seem to acknowledge it. It's surely worth adding? Charliepenandink (talk) 14:16, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
I guess that the timeline now at List of members of bands featuring members of the Beatles#Timeline was removed following discussion at #John Lennon lead guitar above.
I think that this article should at least link to such a timeline. Andrewa (talk) 02:51, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
Based on the comments on Reddit, it seems huge numbers of people (including me) never realized that "beatles" and "beetles" are spelled differently. It seems obvious once this it pointed out that it's a pun based on "beat". I added a mention of this to the article, but User:Sundayclose reverted with the edit summary "Unsourced and not necessary". I'm sure there are a dozen sources that make this connection we could track down, but there's no point doing that work if this note is going to be deleted anyway. Do other editors think this is worth mentioning? -- Beland (talk) 01:25, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion about an image used on this page over at the Image use policy talk page. Tkbrett (✉) 00:03, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
I feel like the History section of the page needs some reorganization. I think that the major sub-sections "Touring years" and "Studio years" are too broad, and from what I've seen the main consensus among Beatles fans and music critics is that their recording career as a group had three eras, Beatlemania (Please Please Me - Help), Transitional (Rubber Soul - Magical Mystery Tour) and Apple (The Beatles - Let It Be). I could go on and on and on about why I think so, but to make things short I recently attempted to edit the history section based on the consenses I've heard, so you can check that edit out to get a better idea of how I think it should be organized. However my edit was quickly reverted and I was told to "get consensus" on this, so I'm wondering if my edit made more sense. HawkNightingale175 (talk) 20:35, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
Look, there’s already twenty-five templates on here. We don’t need twelve additional ones that don’t link to this page. Eyeluvbraixen (talk) 18:17, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Abbey Rosd studios have fond out with a statement that Paul McCartney wrote about 95 % of ” I want to hold your hand”. The song was Paul's love song to Jane Asher written in the Basement of the Asher house. When John came there the song was almost finished. And as it was written on a piano an instrument John could not play then he only made a few suggestions. Paul Said in Melody maker no 1 in 1964 ” I was told I had to get this song really going so I started banging out on the piano, first came the catch line, then followed the rest of the text” I wrote the text down and showed the song to the others and our producer the next day. We recorded it the next day. In Pauls songwriting lyrics to ” I Want to hold your hand” it says ” I wanna hold your hand” as Paul was going after the American market. The British publishing company changed the text to ” I want to hold your hand” as it was more British. The title came from Pauls song ” I wanna be your man” a variation of that song, and the Melody came from Pauls ” Hold me tight”. In his latest book he writes ” I was 21 year old when I wrote I want to hold your hand. There was an erotism behind the song, everything I did at that time was erotism being the driving force behind everything I did. I want to hold your hand, open brackets ( and probanly a lot more. You can hear when they recoord the song that it is very much McCartneys song. He Tells the Other exactly What each one should do and gets very angett when they dont get it wright. Among then ” drums come in in an attach, guitars follows, and the song is fast”. You can Also hear him get dissapointed at the others when they dont get it right. Screaming in dissapontment ” come on guys get it right” Something Paul only did with his oen songs. 217.213.122.219 (talk) 00:14, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
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Beatles Rock only band? Mrdt8910 (talk) 01:16, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
Shouldn't it be "...was a member of The Beatles." and not "...was a member of the Beatles." "The" is part of the band name so the "t" of "the" should be capitalised in the middle of a sentence right? BrightOrion (talk) 00:12, 6 November 2023 (UTC) BrightOrion
It looks like the last time the main image was talked about was in two brief discussions in 2018. I've never been a hige fan of the New York arrival collage. In particular, I don't think it does George a great service. However, I noticed this photo used on the main page for the "Now and Then" new item, which seems to have been uploaded and added to the page in April. To me, this is a much better image for the infobox. It's high quality, and is an actual group photo of the band. While I get the leaning toward a Beatle-mania era photo, I think a 1967 photo is also a great representation of what many see as the height of their output in the studio. Any thoughts on changing the main image? Seltaeb Eht (talk) 01:39, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
The article continually describes albums etc as the first that ever did something or no 1 in the charts etc or uses some other superlative. Reading through the article becomes monotonous. I think some of these descriptions could be left on the individual pages of albums etc. Jack Upland (talk) 23:36, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Hello all,
I noticed that (fairly recently) someone moved Norman Chapman and Chas Newby to the touring members section. I disagree with this change and was hoping to find consensus here. Norman Chapman, according to his own Wiki page (I admit I'm not too familiar with his role in the early Beatles' story), intended to remain in the group; he wasn't meant to be a temporary substitute like Jimmie Nicol. Regarding the late Chas Newby, while he did fill in for a brief time for an absent Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon reportedly (as cited in the article here, I think) asked him to come to Hamburg with them, even though Stuart Sutcliffe remained in the group for several more months. Newby turned him down. Regarding the timeline, since the name "The Beatles" was created by John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe, why is Stuart listed as joining the band after John, Paul, and George? Technically the four started the band together.
Thanks!! EPBeatles (talk) 05:32, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
for is a great way for people who have to be a little bit nervous to be able and have Hi you have to do it again and the next time they get a little bit of the time I 41.116.119.17 (talk) 07:47, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
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What is "label billing"? I ask because the statement in the article "Preston received label billing on the "Get Back" single – the only musician ever to receive that acknowledgment on an official Beatles release" may be false. You'll find that Alan Civil got credit for his horn playing on Revolver, and the article on Civil says there was a total of five such, presumably he, Preston and three others. 71.245.188.249 (talk) 04:37, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
I found while doing reasearch of what happened in 1971, an article talking about their breakup, now I would love to edit the page and add these details myself, but unfortunetely I can't since my account is new. This is the article I'm referring to. If you are here you probably want to edit something already yourself, so please consider doing this extra work. Brekslo (talk) 13:45, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
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The Beatles are the best selling band of all time with sales over 500 million. 58.107.140.44 (talk) 11:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide." with two reliable sources. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:06, 20 February 2024 (UTC)