The Beatles Firsts

The Beatles ‘Firsts’

Here a list of Beatles ‘Firsts’ I hope you like

1- The Beatles First printing of lyrics on a record cover (Sgt Peppers)

2- The Beatles First stadium concert (Shea)

3- The Beatles First intentional use of feedback on a rock recording ( I feel fine)

4- The Beatles First backwards instruments to be used on a rock recording (Revolver)

5- The Beatles were the first to use video clips as a publicity medium, eg: Paperback Writer/Rain.  Also the feedback on ‘I Feel fine’ was a first/

6- The Beatles Here Comes the Sun- first synth folk rock song

7- The Beatles The White Album- first double to go number one in Britain

8- The Beatles Happiness Is A Warm Gun- first rock song with Polyryhthm

9- The Beatles Hey Jude- the first song to go number one over seven minutes.

10- The Beatles Within You Without You- First Indian Prog song

11- The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows- The first song that uses Automatic double tracking

12- The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows- The first song with tamboura drone

13- The Beatles The Word- The first hippie universal love song.

14- The Beatles Norwegian Wood- first song released with sitar

15- The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand- first Merseybeat number one song in America

16- The Beatles First artist to spent over 50 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK album charts 

17- The Beatles The Beatles were the first group to record a song with a faded intro-Eight Days A Week

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