10 Beatles Tracks That Were Ahead Of Their Time

This was the track that welcomed in the age of psychedelia for the masses. The Beatles were far from the foppish haired pop musicians of previous years. The group had taken a long break from touring, recovering from the pressure of Beatlemania and the controversy that arose in the wake of John Lennon's infamous boast: we're "more popular than Jesus". George Harrison retreated to India to find solace in spiritualism, and Lennon hid in Spain. When they group came back together, they were once again ready to change the world of music. The result was the hazy dreamscape of Strawberry Fields.

The Beatles revolutionised the way music was crated in the studio. The mid-to-late '60s saw them develop ever more experimental methods and techniques. Strawberry Fields combined traditional Indian music with contemporary rock. Flutes were recorded and played in reverse and the Mellotron - a fairly new technology and the precursor to the synthesiser - helped create a portal to another world.

Often referred to as the fifth Beatle, George Martin, pulled all of these influences together with an unmatched deftness. Strawberry Fields was the result of over 46 hours of studio time, 26 takes and numerous edits and over lays. It was a masterpiece of studio engineering. No one was cutting stuff up like this... , and this was all back in the days of tape and scissors.