It was 60 years ago this week, the Beatles began…

Social historian and the coolest guy in the 21st Century, Pat Thomas, just tweeted: “60 years ago this week – the Beatles debut LP is unleashed into the world (at least in the U.K.); so fresh, visceral, original, vibrant – still exciting to hear it today – it topped the British album charts for 30 straight weeks before being replaced by the group’s second album.”