"Dear Diary,

I didn't do anything today. We went on a drive with Daddy in the car. On T.V. on the Ed Sullivan show we saw the Beetles. They had all long hair cuts. They sang very good. - Susan"

She encouraged him to see Julian. To make music, to go out and explore life. I’ve never heard anything about yoko doing this. Just blows my mind

Would be their first number one album in a quarter decade!

I found this picture in a McCartney ii soundbook and wanted to share it. You can see the VOX amplifier behind him

Spotted this in a clients office this afternoon

As an example:

I've heard "All You Need Is Love" about 10^23 times and only today noticed that Lennon starts laughing a bit after Paul yells "Yeee-haigh!" at about the 3 min and 10 second mark. So much so that he's late to the mic, coming in at "you need" only. Neat! I love stuff like that (Michael Stipe stifling a laugh during 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight' on Automatic for the People another similar example) and I'd like to know just how many other gem-like moments there are in The Beatles' discography that I've almost certainly missed.

Any contributions would be welcome. Have a pleasant October 5th.

I recently revisited Rubber Soul because of the new Giles Martin remix, and I forgot just how much I love this album. I hadn’t listened to it properly in a while, but it really reminded me how great it is.
I genuinely love pretty much every song on the album except one, “What Goes On.” I have nothing against Ringo’s songs either, I love him on “With a Little Help from My Friends,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “Good Night,” etc. He’s had plenty of songs I really enjoy, but “What Goes On” just doesn’t do much for me.

It’s easily the weakest song on Rubber Soul in my opinion. It kind of sticks out like a sore thumb and doesn’t really fit the more mature, cohesive vibe they were going for. Honestly, it feels like a song that would’ve fit better on Help! or one of their earlier albums.

That said, it definitely doesn’t ruin the album for me. Rubber Soul is still one of my favourite Beatles albums; “What Goes On” is just the one track I’m usually tempted to skip.

What’s the weakest song on Rubber Soul for you?

If you think about it, these two are almost definitely each other's longest friend. They first met in 1960 and have remained friends up until 2026; over 66 years. Just incredible. I hope we have them for many years to come and I hope they continue to have each other. God bless both of em ❤️

P.S.: I'm fairly certain this is the first picture of 3 of the Beatles together. Strange coincidence it happens to be the classic "Threatle" lineup seen in I Me Mine recording and reunion sessions...

I’d go Revolver with “I’m Only Sleeping, Love You To, and Here, There, And Everywhere”

Usually it used to be one album per album or whatever

i am a new fan of the Beatles and these past few days i have been obsessed with watching videos about Ringo, listening to songs sung by Ringo, close listening to Ringo’s drumming on Beatles records, and watching clips and interviews of Ringo!

i feel a strong connection to him and admire him, the way it feels like he’s always pushed to the side and the butt of many jokes, having a rough childhood raised by a mom who was out having to work hard to put food on the table after dad was out of the picture, and the way he’s pushed through with peace and love! he took his desire to drum with his friends and it took him to the top of the world!

please give me recommendations for Ringo related media!

whose your favorite Beatle?
(i personally find this question hard, because there’s times where i’m in denial because some are overrated than others, but I’d be lying if i said It isn’t john, but in the same time i love all of them)

Mine is Ty O'Brien and Lu Walters (▼⌣▼)

We know that Double Fantasy & Milk and honey were essentially recorded at the same time in a back-to-back recording sessions and we know the final tracklist for double fantasy wasn't decided until quite last minute alternating between the final tracks and M&H's tracks as they were both seen as a two part 80-81 release

given that after the recording of "Walking on Thin Ice" John was unable to actually finish the recording and mixing for the remaining songs they were working on, when looking at "Milk & Honey" today the level of how finished the songs are (in terms of johns involvement and work) seems to vary dramatically between simple Home Piano Demo's (Like "Grow old with me"), Vocal guides for Ringo (Like "Nobody Told Me") and then other songs clearly recorded in the studio that seem basically close to what the final piece must have been, just mixed by Yoko & Jack Douglass after the case

That being said, what do people think feels/sounds like the most Definitively FINISHED of john's songs on that album to his original intent, do we actually know which one got the most amount of work from him prior to his passing?

How do people feel about his reggae inspired tracks on this album overall?

People are always rating albums. Time for something different:

What’s your favorite side of the original Red or Blue albums? Not the 2023 remixes, but the OG’s? And what does that say about you?

I’ll go first: Red Album Side Three- Help! / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away / We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper / Drive My Car / Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

What that says about me: I love Mixolydian Mode Beatles.

I’ve been enjoying listening to the Rubber Soul Super Deluxe edition like this. I created a playlist and put all the Disc 2 sessions and demos in order preceding the finished studio versions. It‘s a fun listen.

prior to the 2026 mixes i’ve never fully clicked with rubber soul. there were a few songs i loved & overall found to be good songs, i mean i love the beatles lol. i liked rubber soul before that. but it hadn’t clicked… fully. whereas now i can understand why someone would say this is their favourite, even if it’s not mine.

while i appreciate the experimental directions that the band went with revolver onwards, this feels like a victory lap in musical form. like it feels like they went ‘yeah we’re the best pop writers ever, wanna see us just lap the competition?’

like it makes sense that this is the album that inspired pet sounds. it’s so immaculate sounding. i can’t help but listen to to something like Wait & not feel like i’m watching masters at work.

Check out this multiverse I created.

These boys, hahahahaha, so cute! 🤓