The stress that came with The Beatles being the biggest band in the world almost proved too much, as the band decided to make their own escape.

Recent months have seen new developments in Beatles gear, from the rediscovery of Paul McCartney's Höfner violin bass to the “unprecedented sale” of John Lennon's 12-string Framus acoustic as ...

We know from Andy Babiuk's superb Beatles Gear book that for the A-side session Lennon was photographed in the studio with a newly acquired orange Gretsch 6120 around that time - that was ...