With the Beatles – Released in England on Nov. 22, 1963, this was not an immediately successful album. Sadly it coincided with the death of John F. Kennedy and as such didn’t have an impact right away on the American music scene. The title of the album in America was “Meet the Beatles” and it contained several different tracks than the original British release. The American version was released December 26, 1963.

HELP! – As with “A Hard Day’s Night”, this film was also created to showcase a soundtrack album. Following the success of their first film, the budget for HELP! Was substantially increased. And it was filmed in color! Even though this film wasn’t nearly as good as “A Hard Day’s Night”, it was still a great film with wonderful songs.

Revolver – This album was released on August 6, 1966 in the US. It is considered to be one of their masterpiece albums. It equals “Rubber Soul” in musical quality. It was recorded over a two month period in the studio. They had scheduled that time to make a third film, but due to creative differences, that movie was shelved and they went into the studio and produced Revolver.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The concept of this album came from Paul as a direct response to Brian Wilson's 'Pet Sounds'. The tracks on the album were continuous. This album contained a few firsts for the recording industry – it was the first to come out with all the lyrics printed on the album sleeve, the first to use a “gatefold” sleeve design. They also used a 40 piece orchestra on the recording and used a four-track system to make it sound like a 160 piece orchestra. It took 135 days to record their most creative album. It was released on June 1, 1967.

Abbey Road – This album was released in the U.S. on October 1, 1969. It was intended to be their last album, but things didn’t work out as planned. Many of the songs that wound up being on their last album “Let It Be”, were finished during the “Abbey Road” recording session. There was a great deal of friction between John, Paul, Ringo & George during this time. But despite their growing differences, Abbey Road was one of their most brilliant albums.

Let It Be – This was their last album. By the time this album was made, there was more and more opposition between the Beatles and it was with great difficulty that this album was produced. It is a random collection of songs, all good but none that are brilliant. The recording sessions for this album were filmed while the band rehearsed and recorded. The resulting footage is what comprised their last film, a documentary entitled “Let It Be”.

Minature Sheet 4 stamps depicting Beatles memorabilia including a guitar & two lunchboxes.