The Beatles

Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, November, 2000) features eight albums by The Beatles, including With The Beatles (1963) and Rubber Soul (1965).

The Beatles

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

George Harrison

Ringo Starr

Original performers on:

All I've Got To Do All My Loving All You Need Is Love And Your Bird Can Sing Baby's In Black Back In The U.S.S.R. Do You Want To Know A Secret Don't Bother Me Girl Hey Bulldog I Saw Her Standing There I'm A Loser If I Fell It's All Too Much Let It Be Mean Mr. Mustard Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Not A Second Time One After 909 Paperback Writer Penny Lane Please Please Me Polythene Pam Rain Revolution She Came In Through The Bathroom Window She's A Woman The End There's A Place Ticket To Ride Yer Blues Yes It Is You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

Influential performers on:

Baby It's You Honey Don't Leave My Kitten Alone Money (That's What I Want)

Slow Down Twist And Shout You Really Got A Hold On Me

Elvis recorded "Step Inside Love", a Lennon/McCartney song never formally recorded by The Beatles. (An informal version appears on their Anthology 3 compilation.)

Elvis Costello wrote an appreciation of The Beatles for the April 15, 2004 issue of Rolling Stone.

Internal links

• Vanity Fair 2000-11-01
• Radio 1998-03-24 Eclectic Ballroom

External links

• Beatles.com
• Allmusic  •  Wikipedia