“There was danger of the stuff blowing us up with the water on the amps,” McCartney once recalled. “Everyone was in a bit of a mood, but we did the show. I said, ‘OK’ and I let off a bit of steam, ...

The Beatles fooled fans with a Sgt. Pepper track that seemed drug-related, but the truth is much more wholesome.

Denis Lapierre carefully pulled a prized record from its sleeve: a glossy, mint-condition German pressing of “The Beatles ...