The Beatles were a group.
Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by English rock band the Beatles , released on 26 September 1969 by Apple Records . Beatlemania was the intense fan frenzy directed towards the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s . The Beatles were an English rock band , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . Hamburg . It gave birth to movements like Hamburger Schule and paved the way for bands including The Beatles . The Beatles . The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player .