--- description: See a different side of the iconic band title: 17 Beatles Photos You Need To See image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8bbbecf4af06bb90/698859c0cd1bba3a376fc247/beatles-15.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 17 Quirky Photos of the Beatles You Probably Haven’t Seen Before by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2014 3:16 PM CUT  The Beatles take a dip in Florida on Feb. 1964. The Beatles take a dip in Florida on Feb. 1964.John Loengard—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2014 3:16 PM CUT  The Beatles are attended to by hairdressers during a break in the filming of A Hard Day's Night, 1964. Underwood Archives/Getty Images  The Beatles rehearse for their upcoming television show at Wembley Studios, London, April 1964\. Ringo Starr is costumed as Sir Francis Drake, with his bandmates as Heralds. AP  The Beatles are seen backstage during a break in rehearsal for the live broadcast of their song "All You Need Is Love" on the Our World program at EMI Studios in London, June 1967. AP  John Lennon, Georgie Fame and Paul McCartney attend a party at the Cromwellian Club in London on January 8,1967. Bruce Fleming/AP  Paul McCartney takes a photo with his wax statue at Tussauds Museum in London. Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images  The Beatles all piled on top of a sleigh during the making of their second feature film Help! in March 1965 in Obertauern, Austria. Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images  Paul McCartney relaxes on a poolside lounge chair at the Deauville Hotel. Bob Gomel—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image  Ringo Starr recovers from tonsillitis and laryngitis at the University College Hospital in London, June 5, 1964. AP  John Lennon appears as Private Gripweed in his first dramatic role in the 1967 movie How I Won the War. AP  Paul McCartney poses at a press conference in Germany. Fiona Adams—Redferns/Getty Images  George Harrison tries out a pair of false eyes made by Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum. Keystone/Getty Images  Paul McCartney, right, shows his guitar to Ed Sullivan before the Beatles' live television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. AP  American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) poses in the ring in a mock victory over The Beatles. Keystone/Getty Images  American speed skating champion Terry McDermott, top center — a barber by trade — prepares to take a swipe at the famed locks of Beatle Paul McCartney in New York City, Feb. 9, 1964. AP  The Beatles take a dip in Florida on Feb. 1964. John Loengard—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  The Beatles jump during a photoshoot for their Twist & Shout EP cover. Fiona Adams—Redferns/Getty Images  The Beatles during a news conference before their first US concert, two days after their Ed Sullivan appearance. 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