What if the Beatles Never Broke Up? (MegaTy7's Version)

The Beatles were a british rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are considered one of the most inspirational and greatest bands of all time. However, they sadly broke up in 1970 due to arguments, the death of their manager, John's relationship with Yoko Ono and many others; in an alternate universe, this never happened.

1970-1973
On April 7th, 1970 (three days before the Beatles break up in our universe), John Lennon, who had called Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr the previous year telling them he was leaving the Beatles, came back to Abbey Road studios telling them he was, in fact, not leaving the band. In a 1976 interview, John stated the only reason he didn't leave was because he would "miss the great times he had".

Their previous album, Let It Be, was a complete disaster and all of the members had absolutely no idea what to do for their next album. For an entire four months, ideas were considered before being ultimately scrapped; the band would have to break up again if they didn't release another album. But on the evening of August 16th, 1970, Paul McCartney was approached by a stranger in a pub."'Everything was going downhill, y'know. But I had an experience with a fella I met in a pub. And he gave me this idea, y'know, that if we recorded our own music, on our own, and mixed it together, it could make way for a whole new reimagining of music. And that's what we did.' -Paul McCartney, 1981." 'The Beatles II', better known as the Black Album, was released on December 23rd, 1970. All of the songs were written as solos, and were recorded together making way for what Paul McCartney described in an interview as 'experimentally-mixed rock'. This launched the Beatles' careers once again and started what is now considered 'Beatlemania 2'.

From 1971-1972, three more albums were released: 'Instant Karma!' on March 2nd, 1971 and 'Everest' on June 19th, 1972. The same year, John Lennon divorced Yoko Ono to concentrate on his work with the Beatles and they began touring around the world, reprising classic songs and new hits. Their performance of 'Back in the U.S.S.R' during their Russian tour was televised on television with over 100 million views.

Their 1973 album 'Living in the Material World' (released February 21st, 1973) is considered one of their greatest albums with songs such as Living in the Material World, Band On The Run and Mind Games. A tour of Living in the Material World happened the same year featuring Linda McCartney, who sang with Paul on a lot of the songs.

1974-1976
Once the Living in the Material World tour had ended, the Beatles appeared in their fourth film, 'Band On The Run' in 1974. In the film, John, Paul, George and Ringo are all separated before a stage performance. 'Band On The Run' was the long-awaited sequel to the first three films in the 1960s and was received well at the box office. 'Band on the Run' was made into an album released on May 15th, 1974.

Three albums between the space of two years were released: 'Doll's House' on September 22nd, 1974, 'The Beatles' Greatest' on March 6th, 1975 and 'Venus and Mars' on July 1st, 1976. Before long, they were lacking inspiration again and arguments began, mainly between John and Paul. John temporarily left the band for two months and Paul took the leading role of the band again.

John released a solo album named 'Sounds of Spirituality' on October 2nd, 1976 with never-heard before music and nine-minute long instrumentals. In a private interview with John in 1976, he said he was not planning on leaving the band and he and Paul were planning 'something big in 1977'.

1977-1980


John officially rejoined the band in 1977 and they released 'Melodies of Today' on July 15th of the same year. Consisting of instrumentals reminiscent of their skiffle days as the Quarrymen and experimentally-mixed rock."'John said to me, he wanted to try something. And I said go ahead and tell us what you're gonna do. And it was revolutionary...' -George Harrison, 1979"Despite going down well with critics and Beatles fans, 'Melodies of Today' was branded by some religious people as a satanic ritual. Following these claims, the Beatles released 'Heaven' on December 24, 1977 as what John described as a sorry to those believers of the Beatles worshipping Satan. Two more albums from 1978-1979 were released: 'Four Sides of the Eternal Triangle' on March 22nd, 1978 and 'Beyond Imagining' on August 3rd, 1979.

An idea for another album was considered in 1980, and recording for it began in June. However, disaster struck in December 1980 and John Lennon was murdered in Liverpool on a night out with Paul, George and Ringo.

1981-present
Despite the death of the band's leader figure, the album had to be completed. Two years later in 1983, Paul, George and Ringo reunited to finally finish the album.

'All Those Years Ago' was released on January 19th, 1983 as a tribute to John Lennon, featuring songs recorded before and after his death. All the remaining Beatles went back to their solo careers and occasionally collaborated for performances: Live Aid (1985), Glastonbury (1993) and The Beatles in the Cavern Club (1997). George Harrison sadly passed away in 2001 and, for their now much smaller performances, they hired Eric Clapton to play guitar.

1963-1983

 * Please Please Me (1963)
 * With The Beatles (1963)
 * A Hard Day's Night (1964)
 * Beatles For Sale (1964)
 * Help! (1965)
 * Rubber Soul (1965)
 * Revolver (1966)
 * Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
 * The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)
 * Yellow Submarine (1969)
 * Abbey Road (1970)
 * Let It Be (1970)
 * The Beatles II (The Black Album) (1970)
 * Instant Karma! (1971)
 * Everest (1972)
 * Living in the Material World (1973)
 * Band on the Run (1974)
 * Doll's House (1974)
 * The Beatles' Greatest (1975)
 * Venus and Mars (1976)
 * Sounds of Spirituality (Lennon) (1976)
 * Melodies of Today (1977)
 * Heaven (1977)
 * Four Sides of the Eternal Triangle (1978)
 * Beyond Imagining (1979)
 * All Those Years Ago (1983)

1984-present

 * 1962-1966 (Red Album) (1985)
 * 1967-1970 (Blue Album (1985)
 * 1971-1975 (Yellow Album (1985)
 * 1976-1984 (Green Album) (1985)
 * The Beatles at Live Aid 1985 (1985)
 * The Beatles Past Masters (1988/2009)
 * The Beatles at Glastonbury 1993 (1993)
 * McCartney/Starr (1994)
 * Anthology 1 (1995)
 * Anthology 2 (1996)
 * Anthology 3 (1996)
 * Anthology 4 (1997)
 * Anthology 5 (1997)
 * McCartney/Starr II (1999)
 * 1 (One) (2000)
 * McCartney/Starr III (2007)
 * McCartney/Starr IV (2015)
 * McCartney/Starr V (Coming 2023)