The Beatles Hey Jude 1970 Apple Records SW-385 Vinyl LP Record Album EX/EX

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The Beatles – Hey Jude

Label: Apple Records  – SW-385

Format: Vinyl,  LP, Compilation, Stereo

Release: US, 1970

Vinyl EX with a small surface scuff on side 2, otherwise almost NM, clean and unmarked labels. Sleeve is EX with all edges intact, no splitting, no cut-outs, no ring wear, clean and unmarked, no writing, no stains, no price stickers, some faint surface wear from age, use, storage and handling.

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The Beatles were an English  rock  band formed in  Liverpool  in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised  John Lennon,  Paul McCartney,  George Harrison  and  Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the  most influential band  in Western  popular music and were integral to the development of  1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in  skiffle,  beat  and 1950s  rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of  classical music  and  traditional pop  in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from  folk  and  Indian music  to  psychedelia  and  hard rock.  As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionized many aspects of the music industry and were often publicized as leaders of the  era's youth  and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriters  Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group,  the Quarrymen, and built their reputation by playing clubs in Liverpool and  Hamburg, Germany, starting in 1960, initially with  Stuart Sutcliffe  playing  bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including  Pete Best, before inviting Starr to join them in 1962. Manager  Brian Epstein  moulded them into a professional act, and producer  George Martin  developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after they signed with  EMI  and achieved their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four". Epstein, Martin or other members of the band's entourage were sometimes informally referred to as a "fifth Beatle".

By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success. They became a leading force in Britain's cultural resurgence, ushering in the  British Invasion  of the United States pop market. They soon made their film debut with  A Hard Day's Night  (1964). A growing desire to refine their studio efforts, coupled with the challenging nature of their concert tours, led to the band's retirement from live performances in 1966. During this time, they produced albums of greater sophistication, including  Rubber Soul  (1965),  Revolver  (1966) and  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band  (1967). They enjoyed further commercial success with  The Beatles  (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and  Abbey Road  (1969). The success of these records heralded the  album era, increased public interest in  psychedelic drugs  and Eastern spirituality, and furthered advancements in  electronic music,  album art  and  music videos. In 1968, they founded  Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After  the group's break-up  in 1970, all principal former members enjoyed success as solo artists. While some  partial reunions  occurred over the next decade, the four members never reunited.  Lennon was murdered  in 1980 and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001; McCartney and Starr remain musically active. 

The Beatles are the  best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600  million units worldwide. They are the most successful act in the history of the US  Billboard  charts,  with the  most number-one hits  on the U.S.  Billboard  Hot 100  chart (20), and they hold the record for most number-one albums on the  UK Albums Chart  (15) and most singles sold in the UK (21.9  million). The band received  many accolades, including eight  Grammy Awards, four  Brit Awards, an  Academy Award  (for  Best Original Song Score  for the 1970 documentary film  Let It Be) and fifteen  Ivor Novello Awards. They were inducted into the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  in their first year of eligibility, 1988, and each principal member was individually inducted between 1994 and 2015. In 2004 and 2011, the group topped  Rolling Stone's lists of  the greatest artists in history.  Time  magazine named them among the  20th century's 100 most important people.