BEATLEMANIA FOREVER
he Fab Four are the subject of an exciting new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be, which opened March 18, is designed as an immersive complement to director Peter Jackson’s recent docuseries, The Beatles: Get Back, and includes film, audio and projections of the group’s 1969 studio sessions as well as original instruments, clothing and journals on loan from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. Can’t get to Cleveland? Here are some other ways to celebrate everyone’s favorite quartet.
1. Stream, Read, Listen If you loved Jackson’s three-part documentary (streaming on Disney+), this companion book is for you. The Beatles: Get Back tells the creation story of the band’s 1970 album, Let It Be, through transcriptions of in-studio banter and photography by Ethan Russell and Linda McCartney. $60, barnesandnoble.com
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Apple Music and more 2. Get Ringo’s Perspective As a cathartic process during lockdown, the beloved drummer, 81, compiled rarely seen images (researching and getting permission from the fans who captured them) for a retrospective book, Lifted: Fab Images and Memories in My Life With the Beatles From Across the Universe. $59, juliensauctions.com 3. Return to the Ashram Now streaming on BritBox, The Beatles and India is an awardwinning doc that recounts the way India’s music and culture shaped the spiritual lives of the band and colored their music during their months in Rishikesh in 1968. $7 per month, britbox.com
4. Take the Groupie Tour Explore beyond Abbey Road in The Beatles: Fab Four Cities (Acc Art Books). Experts David Bedford, Susan Ryan, Richard Porter and Simon Weitzman have created a travel guide packed with maps, connections, timelines, ÌÀĶÛĶ> >OE` «ijŖÌŖà Ŗv Ìiji VĶÌĶià Ìij>Ì `iwOEi` the Beatles’ dizzying success: Liverpool, Hamburg, London and New York. $25, amazon.com
5. Head to Liverpool That’s where you can check out long-lost work, like a notebook with handwritten “Hey Jude” lyrics and doodles squiggled by McCartney, 79, on display at The Beatles Story Museum. Ticket prices vary, beatlesstory.com
You can even get a master’s degree in the Beatles at the University of Liverpool, where a yearlong postgraduate course is available. liverpool.ac.uk