Author: Colin Fleming

They are rarely hailed as a band known for their guitar solos. But sorting out which solos stand apart from the rest is a pleasing task

Close your eyes and it’s not hard to picture George Martin in the control booth, thinking, “What on earth are we doing tonight?”

“The song, inspired by John’s late mother, “is brave, because in the delivery we hear a singer willing to be transported.”

Although compiled to satisfy a contractual obligation, the collection of stray tracks is “a corner of the room worth spending some time in.”

London’s finest were ace purveyors of the blues from the very start of their career. Our look back at highlights of the Stones’ blues-drenched catalog

One of the finest sessions in all of rock and roll history, this marathon date captured the band at its performing peak.

At age 14, writer Colin Fleming saw the film and it made him into a Beatles fanatic… many years after Beatlemania. He recalls that day

If one was not there when the Beatles happened, there’s a strong chance that the ‘Red Album’ was the point of romantic entry.

McCartney loved Little Richard’s singing, and used to cover his songs with the band. Then he decided to write his own tune in Richard’s style…

Here is a look at some of the finest that went down over those 3 days, and which still loom so largely as we bring contemporary ears to bear on them