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Thank You For Visiting The Beatles-Yesterday Today! |
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Welcome to the Beatles Yesterday, a web site dedicated to remembering the music of the fab four. The Beatles formed as a pop rock group in Liverpool, England in 1960 and went on to become one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of pop music. Internationally, the Beatles sold over 1 Billion records. The members of The Beatles were: John Lennon (rythmn guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). A splendid time at Beatles Yesterday is guaranteed for all! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 January 2010 )
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In 1963 Dick James Music created a company called Northern Songs for the purpose of publishing the songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The company went public in 1965 with Lennon and McCartney owning only 15% of the company’s shares. Dick James and Charles Silver held the controlling shares, approximately 37% of the company.
In 1968 the Beatles created Apple Publishing and instead of renewing with Northern Songs George Harrison and Ringo Starr signed with Apple Publishing. George Harrison later created a company called Harrisongs, which still owns the rights to many of his later songs hits including: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Something”. Ringo Starr also created a publishing company named Startling Music, which holds the rights to songs like “Octopus’s Garden” and “Don’t Pass Me By.”
Lennon and McCartney attempted to buy Northern Songs in 1969 but instead James and Silver sold the company to Associated Television (ATV), a British TV company. Then, in 1985, after a short period in which ATV was owned by an Australian business magnate ATV Music and the rights to over 200 Lennon/McCartney songs was sold to Michael Jackson for $47 million. Michael Jackson outbid both Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono.
Since 1995, Michael Jackson and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have jointly owned most of the Lennon-McCartney songs. John Lennon's estate and Paul McCartney still receive their songwriter shares of all royalties. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 July 2009 )
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In just 7 years, the Beatles set a number of world music records - many of which still have not been equaled by anyone else. A partial listing of their achievements includes: Album Achievements
* According to EMI, the Beatles have sold an estimated one billion media (records, tapes, CD’s) worldwide making them the best-selling musical group of all time.
* The Beatles have achieved the most multi-platinum selling albums for any artist or musical group.
* The Beatles hold the record for the greatest number of diamond-selling albums (10 million copies or more). These include: (a) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, (b) The Beatles, (c) Abbey Road, (d) The Beatles: 1962-1966, (e) The Beatles: 1967-1970, and (f) The Beatles 1.
* The Beatles achieved 19 number one albums in the U.S. and 15 number one albums in the UK. No other group has enjoyed this level of success.
* The Beatles enjoyed 174 weeks in the UK at the number one position in the albums chart and 132 weeks in the USA.
* The Beatles Anthology 1 sold 855, 473 copies in the first week of sales in the USA from November 21 – 28, 1995.
* The Beatles 1 is the fastest selling CD of all time selling over 13 million copies in four weeks.
Single Achievements
* The Beatles hold the record for having the most number one singles of any mucsical group.
* Lennon and McCartney are the most successful songwriters in history, with 23 number one singles in the U.S. and 25 in the UK.
* In 1964, The Beatles had twelve songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles including the top five positions.
* The Beatles' "Yesterday" is the most covered song in history, appearing in the Guinness Book of Records with over three thousand recorded versions.
* The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was the fastest selling single of all time. The song sold 250,000 copies within three days in the U.S. and sales reached one million within 2 weeks,
* The Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” hold the record for the largest number of advance orders (2.1 million in the U.S.) for a single.
* The Beatles appear five times in the top 100 best-selling singles in the UK. No other group appears more than twice.
Performances Achievements
* The Beatles set new world records for concert attendance (55,600) and revenue with their performance at Shea Stadium in 1965.
* With their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show the Beatles broke television ratings records in the U.S. with over 70 million people viewing.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 April 2009 )
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