The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The band swept Europe in 1963 and America in 1964. Their trailblazing globe tours profoundly altered global youth culture and arguably invented mainstream entertainment. During this time, the trio wrote and recorded a string of hit singles and albums. The unrelenting burden of extraordinary fame led to the decision to discontinue touring in 1966. The Beatles were therefore free to focus on a succession of albums that revolutionized recorded music forever.
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The band swept Europe in 1963 and America in 1964. Their trailblazing globe tours profoundly altered global youth culture and arguably invented mainstream entertainment. During this time, the trio wrote and recorded a string of hit singles and albums. The unrelenting burden of extraordinary fame led to the decision to discontinue touring in 1966. The Beatles were therefore free to focus on a succession of albums that revolutionized recorded music forever.
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