**1976**

May 7
Beatles bodyguard and roadie, Mal Evans, dies tragically from police gunfire

May 31
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE / HELTER SKELTER (single) is released (Capitol Records)

June 11
ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC (double lp) is released (Capitol Records)

This album becomes the largest promotion campaign ever made by Capitol and Parlophone records. Album cover is "slammed" by the Beatles as cheap looking - Capitol would later redo artwork and issue both albums separately.

September 20
Sid Bernstein - a promoter for the early Beatle tours in America - publicly offers the Beatles $230 million dollars if they would re-unite to do a concert for charity. John, Paul, George and Ringo turn down the offer.

November 8
OB-LA-DI; OB-LA-DA / JULIA (single) is released (Capitol Records)