THE PHOTOS

When photojournalist Michael Peto died in 1970, he left the University of Dundee an incredible collection of 130,000 prints and negatives. Two years ago, while archiving the collection, the University found hundreds of photographs of the most influential band in history, none of which had ever been published before.

All the photos were taken in 1965 while The Beatles were shooting their second feature film, Help! Michael Peto was working for The Observer Sunday newspaper - then the UK's most prestigious publication for photojournalists. His position there ensured considerable access to The Beatles over the course of a year.

The resulting photos capture The Beatles on the set of Help! at Twickenham Studios and on Salisbury Plain; enjoying dinner at their Salisbury hotel; relaxing over tea and biscuits with their Help! co-stars; in the recording studio and facing the press the day their MBEs were announced to the world. Perhaps the most remarkable images are those of Ringo, his former wife Maureen and their dog Tiger, taken at their home in Montagu Square, London, while Maureen was heavily pregnant with the couple's first son.

In all, NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONE features over 250 pictures of the Fab Four that have never before been published.