Discography and reference pages
- The
Rec.Music.Beatles Home Page
Superb writings by saki, Alan W. Pollack's outstanding
"Notes On" series that takes an in-depth look
at individual songs, plus lots of links and useful
information.
- Joe Brennan's Beatles Page
Links to Brennan's superb library of Beatle research,
plus articles by saki and others.
- The
Usenet Guide to Beatle Recording Variations
Brennan's exhaustive study, loaded with details. And
it's been revised to include the Anthology releases. An
outstanding and exceptionally important work, a must for
any serious Beatle scholars.
- Some
Articles From saki Collected Over the Ages
A collection of a wide range of saki's commentaries on
the Fabs from the past, plus a link to an Alta Vista
search of her more recent writings, all of which are an absolute joy to read.
- Across
the Universe (Frank's Meagre Beatles Page)
More excellent Beatle research by Frank Daniels
(EgwEimi@aol.com), concentrating on the history of
releases by Capitol and Apple.
- A Beatles Recording Timeline

Outstanding and detailed chronological listing of studio sessions and live appearances. Superbly done.
- Dave Dermon III Beatles Singles Pages
Absolutely astonishing site with an incredible amount of information on Beatles singles. Includes numerous scans, many of which come from Frank Daniels (see link to Across the Universe: Frank's Meagre Beatles Page above). Outstanding, stunning, fascinating -- you pick a superlative...they all apply.
- The Beatles Archives

Detailed site listing recording sessions, TV and concert appearances, interviews and demos, for the group, plus sections of solo listings for each Beatle..
- The Beatles Ultimate Experience

Very beautifully designed historical site that tells the Beatles' story in pictures and quotes..
- Beathoven

The type of Beatle site we see far too little of: In-depth analyses of Beatle music. .
- Dave Haber's
Internet Beatles Album
Picture and sound files...a fun place to explore with
tons of basic info about the Fabs. Recently relocated to
Liverpool.
- Harald
Gernhardt's Beatles Page (U.S. server) or Harald Gernhardt's Beatles
Page (German server)
Harald's site is, without question, one of the best on
the 'net. An outstanding and extensive source of
information on both legit and unreleased material (see
other link below in Unreleased Recordings section).
Harald also has a Paul McCartney site (linked in the
McCartney section) that is also superb.
- Mike
Markowski's Beatles Page
Lots of links and interesting information in one
nicely designed place.
- Troni's
Beatles Page
Very informative site. Contains the Beatles Legacy
Listings, a comprehensive effort to document every
Beatles appearance, information and excerpts from the
German magazine Beatlemania, including an outstanding
essay on the Harrison-Dylan recording sessions, plus
information on the Anthology and more.
- Rock Talk -- Richard Lush

Questions answered by the former Beatles engineer
(including one submitted by yours truly).
- Beatles
Index
Victor Munoz's site is filled with great information
that you can search through. Plus, his site has an
exclusive ongoing collection of recollections of Francie
Schwartz, whose relationship with Paul was detailed in her book "Body Count." Her contributions to
the website contain a lot of details about recording
sessions she witnessed.
- The Beatles at about.com
Essays on the Fabs, news and a calendar of events among the features of this developing site.
- The
Story of the Beatles Butcher Cover
A well assembled history of the Butcher cover complete
with text, sound and pictures.
- The Beatles' Discography

Extremely detailed site with information sorted by each U.S. record released. .
- Alternate
"Yesterday and Today" Album Covers
Ever seen the alternate purple
trunk cover??
- Beatles Discography (Sweden)

Swedish page listing more than 3,000 Beatle related releases from that country and elsewhere. .
- Paul
Is Dead?
An in-depth examination of the "Paul Is
Dead" rumors that a few people actually believe. So
I guess we should blame "Silly Love Songs" on
William Campbell.
- KCRW Real
Audio Beatles Page
Real Audio files with interviews and music. Requires
Real Audio player software.
- Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Page
A very nice informative page about the album. Most of
the material seems to come from Lewisohn, but it's
presented in an organized manner.
- Rockmine Archives/Beatles
This site, with a wealth of historic and interesting
material, has a great section on the Beatles. Included is
Allen Klein's ABKCO contract with the group, the full
text of Klein's affidavit to the court during the case of
McCartney vs Lennon, Harrison, Starkey and Apple Corps, a
look at Ringo's brief career as a furniture designer in
the '70s with Ringo or Robin Furniture, an examination of
the Beatles' companies (currently in the new section) and
more, lots of it still under construction. It's a bit
slow accessing it on this side of the Atlantic, but the
material is quite fascinating.
- Songs,
Pictures and Stories of the Beatles (Presented by Ticket
To Ryde Ltd.)
This very nice site from Ticket To Ryde features rare
pics and information about the Fabs. They also offer some
items for sale.
- Beatle Money

A look at Beatle financial matters, from a planned book..
- Beatles
Released and Unreleased Songs List
Huge (over a meg!) list of tracks both released and
unreleased from a variety of sources. Mario Giannella is
to be highly commended for the time and effort he put
into this work. Another great resource.
- Beatles USA

Neatly designed site discussing all aspects of Beatledom.
- Smoking Gun: Report on Beatles Japan trip

In this memo from the British national archives, a U.K. ambassador reports on the Beatles' wild 1966 trip to Japan. ..
- Smoking Gun: The Lennon FBI Files

Scans of pages from the files..
- Smoking Gun: Paul's "Pepper" Lyrics Pinched

Scans of correspondence in which Paul tries to recover a stolen lyric sheet..
- Smoking Gun: John's killer's first parole hearing

Scans of the transcript, plus Yoko's letter to the board requesting parole be denied..