The Beatles — UK Canon

The Beatles — UK Canonical Discography

An encyclopaedic catalogue with extended editorial essays — every song, single, EP and LP cross-referenced and source-cited.

214 songs · 12 studio albums · 13 EPs · 22 singles · 213/214 cited in Mark Lewisohn's Recording Sessions. ★ 15 marquee song essays · 14 extended release essays.

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Beatlemania (1962–1964)
Mod sharpness — sharp suits, sharper hooks.
Folk-Rock & Maturity (1965)
Acoustic warmth and Dylan's long shadow.
Rubber Soul (late 1965)
Burnished tone, sitar curls, fish-eye perspective.
Revolver (1966)
Studio awakening — backwards everything, tape loops.
Sgt Pepper's (1967)
The marching-band concept LP.
Magical Mystery Tour (late 1967)
Kaleidoscope coach trip and walrus dreams.
The White Album (1968)
Each track its own room. Minimal. Sprawling.
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Pop-art primary blocks for the animated film.
Abbey Road (1969)
Mature, melodic, valedictory.
Let It Be (1969–70)
Rooftop chill, gold-on-black valedictions.

The twelve UK studio albums (all carry extended essays)

Please Please Me ★
22 March 1963
With the Beatles ★
22 November 1963
A Hard Day's Night ★
10 July 1964
Beatles for Sale ★
4 December 1964
Help! ★
6 August 1965
Rubber Soul ★
3 December 1965
Revolver ★
5 August 1966
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ★
1 June 1967
The Beatles (White Album) ★
22 November 1968
Yellow Submarine ★
17 January 1969
Abbey Road ★
26 September 1969
Let It Be ★
8 May 1970

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Sections

Catalogue analysis
Vocalist donuts, era distribution, length extremes, theme prevalence.
Sessionography
Every song in recording-date order, 1962–1970.
Equipment
Year-by-year studios, mics, instruments, amps.