CTV has acquired the North American broadcast premiere of The Beatles on Record, a new, in-depth and revealing special. Giving viewers an intimate glimpse of the creative process behind their musical masterpiecess, The Beatles On Record is narrated entirely by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Sir George Martin, and features never-before-heard outtakes of studio chat from the band’s first recording sessions at the infamous Abbey Road studios.
Beatles catalogue from EMI. Digitally re-mastered for the first time, the collection comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released.
In 1962 an unknown group from Liverpool entered Abbey Road to record their debut single. Over the next eight years, they changed the face of music forever by creating what is arguably regarded as the greatest collection of studio recordings of the 20th century. The Beatles On Reocrd charts The Beatles’ extraordinary journey from unknown to #1 with hit albums like Please Please Me and Abbey Road, while reflecting on how they developed as musicians, matured as songwriters and created a body of work that still resonates with people around the world today.
With over 60 classic songs, photos from The Beatles’ archives and rare footage of the foursome, the documentary reveals how their enduring body of work pushed the boundaries, resulting in a lasting legacy.