The Beatles: a trigger for a musical revolution

In an extract from a new anthology of Beatles-based writing from the Guardian and the Observer, Stanley Reynolds turns his investigative eye on a new four-piece band from LiverpoolOn 5 October 1962, the Beatles released their first single, Love Me Do. It eventually reached No 17 in the UK charts, but this modest debut was the trigger for a musical revolution.At first the national press paid little attention to the Liverpool four-piece. Then, in February 1963, their second single, Please Please M...

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