Meanwhile, in an alternative dimension, the Fabs still rule.

In 1971, the world ended for may music fans: The Beatles split up. Three and a half extremely creative people in a band that was effectively run by two who were growing further apart on a daily basis - let's face it, it was only a matter of time, really. From that point on, they were never to meet again as a four-piece.
Over time, the various members went their separate ways, following their individual destinies. Some were slow burners, whilst another shone brightly but paid the price. And, of course, there was always the dark horse, quietly working away and becoming perhaps the most critically acclaimed of them all.

Years went by and interest in the band came and went in waves. Finally, the barrels were scraped and demo tapes were dragged out of deep storage to provide us with 'new' Beatles tracks. And weren't they awful? George Martin may have helped them become the stellar talents they were in the 60s, but the new discs just proved that there was no replacing the chemistry of the whole band in the same room.

More recently, the Cirque du Soleil reignited interest - briefly - as emergent technology allowed mashups to effectively create new tracks from certifiable classic existing ones.
And wasn't that awful too?
Even more recently, gaming tech has 'proved' that anyone can have what it takes to be an utter prat a rock god, with games like Guitar Hero. And the cycle began again - after all, there was an opportunity for more money, wasn't there? Now, you could BE The Beatles. I couldn't possibly comment on how good it is since I don't have even the necessary hardware, but I did notice that it completely failed to reach its expected targets... Hmm...

In all this, everyone that knows The Beatles' music are thinking, 'I wish they hadn't split up and left us open to all this crap.'
Well, it turns out they didn't - in an alternative dimension. Someone has not only proved this, they have also managed to get hold of a cassette (LINK fer those who are too young to know what a cassette is) of one of the post-1971 albums they released. Even better, it has been made available as a download fer everyone to hear!
It's an odd tale, to be sure, but an entertaining one. It involves a knock on the head and waking up in a familiar, but strangely different place. It also involves pinching a souvenir from some otherworld bloke's tape collection (apparently, CDs never really caught on).
Here's that tape:

I've had a listen and it's quite enjoyable. However, it does look a lot like the individual Fabs had a few ideas going around in their heads that are common to both our worlds. It's just that they had to record them as solo efforts over here, as opposed to pooling ideas with the rest of the guys.

See what you think. Go visit the site at The Beatles Never Broke Up.