31198 The Beatles

31198 The Beatles is a LEGO Art set that was released on August 24, 2020.
==Background==
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time. They were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced records of greater complexity, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide. They are the best-selling act in the US, with certified sales of 183 million units. They hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart, most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and most singles sold in the UK. The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015. In 2008, the group topped Billboard's list of the all-time most successful artists on the Billboard Hot 100. The band received seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time magazine named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.
== Description ==
The set includes 2933 pieces, which are used to make a frame and photo of any of the four Beatles. The frame is built from multiple Black bricks as a base with holes in the bottom, connected via Black TECHNIC connectors to the other bases, of which there are nine, each containing one portion of a Beatle's face. A massive amount of 1 x 1 circular tiles are used to build the Beatles' faces, with fifteen colors each corresponding to a number. Black corresponds to 1, Dark Stone Gray corresponds to 2, Medium Stone Gray corresponds to 3, White corresponds to 4, Earth Blue corresponds to 5, Sand Blue corresponds to 6, Light Royal Blue corresponds to 7, Flame Yellowish Orange corresponds to 8, Bright Orange corresponds to 9, Brick Yellow corresponds to 10, Sand Yellow corresponds to 11, Medium Nougat corresponds to 12, Dark Orange corresponds to 13, Reddish Brown corresponds to 14, and Dark Brown corresponds to 15. The set can be framed and attached to a wall, and the instruction booklet is a useful coffee table book that includes descriptions of The Beatles and the White Album. A QR code is included in the booklet that connects to a series of soothing sounds relating to The Beatles that one can listen to when working.
==LEGO.com Description==
==Gallery==
31198_alt8.jpg|Box reverse
31198-1.jpg|Set overview
31198_alt2.jpg|John Lennon
31198_alt3.jpg|George Harrison
31198_alt4.jpg|Ringo Starr
31198_alt5.jpg|Paul McCartney
== Notes ==
*This is the second set to be based on The Beatles, as 21306 The Beatles Yellow Submarine is the first.
*The four images included in this set are based on the images included on the inside of the original vinyl sleeve of "The Beatles", known colloquially as "The White Album".
*This set is one of the four sets, all LEGO Art sets, to include the new Black brick separator.
*Only one Beatle can be made from each set. To complete the set, one would need to buy four separate sets.
*The set includes an exclusive 2 x 4 Black tile with the Beatles logo on it. 
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