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Discography

The Beatles. Please Please Me. Parlophone PMC 1202, 1963.

The Beatles. With the Beatles. Parlophone PMC 1206, 1963.

The Beatles. Help!. Parlophone PMC 1255, 1965.

The Beatles. Rubber Soul. Parlophone PMC 1267, 1965.

The Beatles. Revolver. Parlophone PMC 7009, 1966.

The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Parlophone PMC 7027, 1967.

The Beatles. Magical Mystery Tour. Parlophone MMT 1, 1967. [EP double set; later canonized as LP by Capitol (US), 1967].

The Beatles. The Beatles [White Album]. Apple PMC 7067/8, 1968.

The Beatles. Abbey Road. Apple PCS 7088, 1969.

The Beatles. Let It Be. Apple PCS 7096, 1970.