DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES

From a garden party meeting in 1957 to the "toppermost of the poppermost" by the end of 1962, explore the band's remarkable Origin Story.

This was the year that defined the "mania." It began with their early sessions with George Martin and ended with worldwide acclaim. Follow each frenzied step.

Make a masterpiece, from scratch, in thirty days? No problem! This is a really entertaining race against the clock.

Many music polls list Revolver as the top album of all time, with good reason. Dig into this extremely-fertile creative process.

For a band that wasn't sure it was even a band anymore (having recently stopped touring), The Beatles hit another creative peak here.

Failed film. Incredible album. That vastly oversimplifies a complex story, as you'll see...

After the studio wizardry of Sgt. Pepper, the band wanted to get back to basics. The approach may have been simpler, but the breadth of styles -- from music hall to metal -- is dazzling.

This album is so great, we needed two films to cover it. Begin with the so-called “song side” of Abbey Road,with deep dives into “Come Together,” “Something,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” and the rest of Side One, including analysis of “The Ballad of John and Yoko” and “Old Brown Shoe.”

Learn about the Eastern rhythms on “Here Comes the Sun,” the influence of Beethoven on “Because,” and the reason why “Her Majesty” ended up as the album’s hidden track. Then explore the entire Side Two medley. Also includes deconstructions of “Give Peace a Chance” and “Come and Get It.”