The name “Beatles”

So how did they get the name? An article that appeared in Mersey Beat and penned by John Lennon from July of 1961 might help to clear it up:

BEING A SHORT DIVERSION ON THE DUBIOUS ORIGINS OF BEATLES Translated from the John Lennon

Excerpt: Many people ask what are Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles, how did the name arrive? So we will tell you. It came in a vision -- a man appeared in a flaming pie and said unto them “From this day on you are Beatles with an A.” Thank you, Mister Man, they said, thanking him.

Official sites: Beatles, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Apple Records, Abbey Road Studios

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Out-takes: A selection of the best unreleased material, and highlights of the Beatles Anthology and Lennon Anthology box sets.

The Fantasy Red Album: What if the Beatles had stayed together? This is my fantasy of what the next double-album from the Beatles would have been after Let It Be, using the Beatles members’ solo albums for versions of songs. Try to imagine it is the Fall of 1972...

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