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The Beatles Recording History: Abbey Road and George Martin

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  1. 3. Ravi Shankar's instrument, which George played on Norwegian Wood in Studio Two
  2. 5. Double-reed instrument George Martin formally studied at Guildhall before applying symphonic polish to rock
  3. 7. Tuxedoed forty-piece collective paid to improvise an apocalyptic sonic avalanche on A Day in the Life
  4. 8. Unnatural orientation chosen for George's guitar track on I'm Only Sleeping to produce floating swells
  5. 11. EMI label, home of George Martin's Peter Sellers comedy records, that signed the Beatles in 1962
  6. 12. Pencil-and-staff manuscript Martin drafted for eight skeptical classical string players on Eleanor Rigby
  7. 13. Ken's phantom doubler that excused Lennon from matching his own voice bar for bar

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  1. 1. Patch-cord synthesizer George Harrison overdubbed on Because in 1969
  2. 2. Single-channel mix the Beatles labored over for Sgt. Pepper, leaving stereo to Martin's team
  3. 4. Oxide-coated ribbon cut into loops and held taut on pencils for Tomorrow Never Knows
  4. 6. Frequency oscillator hack used to bring two disparate recordings into harmonic alignment
  5. 8. Alan Civil's French horn part on For No One highlighted this orchestral section Martin drafted
  6. 9. Low string instrument Martin scored with Bernard Herrmann-inspired staccato slashes for Father McKenzie
  7. 10. Drafty London platform where five floors of multicore cable met a freezing January swansong

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The Beatles Solo Careers

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  1. 3. Kind of musical 'Fantasy' Lennon and Ono shared in late 1980
  2. 4. Untamed descriptor for the 1971 debut effort from Wings
  3. 5. Harrison soared back onto the charts in 1987 with one numbered Nine
  4. 6. Ringo's nostalgic 1973 US number one, co-written with George
  5. 8. Word preceding 'on the Run' for Paul's biggest post-Beatles triumph
  6. 10. Newsboy's cry punned on in Harrison's 1975 album title ___ Texture
  7. 13. 1975 funky number-one single Lennon co-wrote with David Bowie

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  1. 1. Live charity spectacle staged at Madison Square Garden by George in 1971
  2. 2. Hyphenless label for the rotating ensemble backing Ringo on tour since 1989
  3. 6. Wind instruments named in McCartney's 1983 follow-up to 'Tug of War'
  4. 7. Five-letter wish John begged listeners to give a chance in 1969
  5. 9. Harrison's equestrian-themed boutique label, ___ Horse Records
  6. 11. Pulling contest paired with 'of War' on McCartney's 1982 album
  7. 12. Paul and Linda's pastoral 1971 farm-themed LP

Beatlemania and the British Invasion

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  1. 1. Epstein of NEMS Enterprises, the visionary architect behind smart matching stage suits
  2. 5. Maximum R&B quartet whose anthemic stuttering became a generational battle cry
  3. 7. Belfast garage band that introduced Van Morrison and shouted out Gloria
  4. 8. Suffix tacked onto the wild, fainting transatlantic hysteria of late 1963 and 1964
  5. 9. Sunday night TV host whose February 1964 Beatles broadcast drew about 73 million viewers
  6. 11. Scooter-riding mid-sixties London youth sporting tailored suits and target roundels
  7. 12. Rhythm guitarist who asked the pricier seats at the 1963 Royal Variety show to rattle their jewelry
  8. 13. The so-called quiet member who smuggled Indian ragas and twelve-string Rickenbackers into rock

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  1. 1. The trademark rhythmic pulse that put the River Mersey on the global music map
  2. 2. Newcastle blues-rockers who struck gold with an electric adaptation of an old folk ballad about New Orleans
  3. 3. Queens ballpark where 55,000 screaming teenagers utterly drowned out Vox amplifiers in 1965
  4. 4. Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent's band behind the airy, baroque mystery of She's Not There
  5. 6. The cultural wave of overseas talent that abruptly took over US airwaves starting in 1964
  6. 9. Gritty London outfit marketed as the snarling, rebellious foil to clean-cut rivals
  7. 10. Ray Davies' band, whose guitarist brother Dave razor-slashed an amp speaker for a fuzzy sound

The Beatles Movies

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  1. 2. Colorful chartered motorcoach driving the psychedelic plot of a 1967 television film
  2. 5. Bandmate burdened with keeping his mischievous fictional grandfather out of trouble
  3. 7. Savile Row headquarters whose elevated heights hosted the climax of Let It Be
  4. 9. Bright underwater craft charting psychedelic waters to save an enchanted land
  5. 12. London-bound setting where the boys play cards in the guard's van in A Hard Day's Night
  6. 13. Grand instrument placed out in the snow for the Ticket to Ride sequence in Help!
  7. 14. Comedic, fast-paced sequence of frantic evasion set to lively pop tunes

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  1. 1. Animal disguise famously sported during an airfield song performance in a 1967 film
  2. 2. Color of the spiteful creatures determined to silence all music in Pepperland
  3. 3. Watery expanse divided into zones of Time, Science, and Monsters in Yellow Submarine
  4. 4. Snowy Austrian peaks where the Fab Four attempt an impromptu ski escape
  5. 6. Vibrant musical sanctuary drained of color until the Fab Four arrive to liberate it
  6. 8. Paul's scheming elderly relative described repeatedly as very clean
  7. 10. Villainous animated character who despises joy, beauty, and music
  8. 11. Bewitching quality applied to the surreal 1967 mystery road excursion

The Beatles Early Years: Liverpool and Hamburg

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  1. 2. Liverpool berths where, legend has it, Cunard seamen brought in American 45s
  2. 7. Drummer whose dismissal in 1962 sparked chants of 'Pete forever, Ringo never!'
  3. 8. Lead guitarist whose 1960 German stint ended abruptly when authorities realized he was only seventeen
  4. 9. Traditional tune recorded as a German single that sparked a customer's inquiry at NEMS
  5. 13. Hayman's Green cellar club opened by Mona, where the boys helped paint the ceilings
  6. 14. Pointed Chelsea footwear retrofitted with Cuban heels that became standard band uniform
  7. 15. Slater Street coffee bar whose basement murals Lennon and Sutcliffe painted in return for rehearsal space

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  1. 1. Hurricanes drummer who occasionally sat in during all-night St. Pauli sets
  2. 3. Sweaty subterranean vault on Mathew Street that hosted nearly 300 of their midday and evening sets
  3. 4. St. Pauli's notorious mile of vice where the band cut their teeth playing marathon sets
  4. 5. Tragic original bassist who traded his brushes for four strings before staying in Germany
  5. 6. Sheridan, English rocker the band backed at their first professional recording session in 1961
  6. 10. Mersey ___: local newspaper launched by Bill Harry that documented the booming scene
  7. 11. Quarry Bank schoolboy who formed the Quarrymen in 1956 after Heartbreak Hotel hooked him
  8. 12. Kind of hairstyle championed by Astrid Kirchherr that soon defined the band's silhouette

The Beatles Albums

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  1. 1. First name of McCartney, bassist and vocalist on Beatles albums
  2. 3. Exclamation that titles the Beatles fifth studio album and feature film
  3. 4. Word between Magical and Tour in a 1967 Beatles album title
  4. 7. Word following Abbey in the title of the Beatles 1969 album
  5. 9. Adjective describing the mystery tour in a 1967 Beatles album and movie
  6. 11. Term for an individual recorded song on an album
  7. 12. Word paired with Masters on two Beatles compilation albums
  8. 13. British recording company that released Beatles albums through Parlophone
  9. 14. Surname of the Sgt. who leads the Lonely Hearts Club Band

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  1. 2. Word preceding It Be in a 1970 Beatles studio album title
  2. 3. Word describing A Day's Night in a famous 1964 Beatles album title
  3. 4. Single-channel audio format used for the original releases of early Beatles albums
  4. 5. Type of vessel featured in the title of a 1969 Beatles soundtrack album
  5. 6. Word paired with Rubber in the title of a 1965 Beatles album
  6. 8. Term for an artist's first official album release, like Please Please Me
  7. 10. Record company label founded by the Beatles in 1968

The Beatles Band Members: John, Paul, George and Ringo

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  1. 2. Country visited by the musicians in 1968 to study meditation
  2. 4. Record company founded by the band with a green fruit logo
  3. 6. Stage surname of the drummer who sang Yellow Submarine
  4. 9. Last name of the lead guitarist who wrote Something
  5. 10. Avant-garde artist who married John Lennon in 1969
  6. 12. Stage moniker of drummer Richard Starkey
  7. 13. Given name of the bassist who composed Yesterday
  8. 14. Historic underground club in Liverpool where the band played frequently

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  1. 1. Musical group formed by the four English performers
  2. 3. Iconic 1971 solo anthem composed by John Lennon
  3. 5. English port city where all four members were born and raised
  4. 7. Musical genre that defined the group's classic sound
  5. 8. Six-stringed instrument played by George and John
  6. 11. Headcount of core musicians in the legendary group

The Beatles Songs

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  1. 1. Greeting paired with 'Goodbye' in a chart-topping 1967 single
  2. 2. Subject of the energetic cover song subtitled 'That's What I Want'
  3. 4. Mia Farrow's sister who inspired the gentle plea 'Dear ___'
  4. 6. Student named in the title of an Abbey Road song with a silver hammer
  5. 9. Acoustic White Album tribute written by John Lennon for his late mother
  6. 10. Paperback Writer B-side about weather grumbles, with backward vocals
  7. 11. Core emotion celebrated as 'all you need' in a 1967 worldwide broadcast
  8. 12. First word in the title of the street-inspired track '___ Lane'

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  1. 1. 1965 Beatles title track that opens with a frantic shout for assistance
  2. 2. Ballad featuring French lyrics like 'sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble'
  3. 3. Brightly colored underwater craft where Beatles friends live beneath the waves
  4. 5. Title woman who picks up rice at a church in a string-backed classic
  5. 7. Rubber Soul track featuring Lennon's audible sharp inhales on the chorus
  6. 8. Exhausted feeling John Lennon sang about in 'I'm So ___'
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