IN FEBRUARY OF 1964, BEATLEMANIA BEGAN TO SPREAD TO AMERICAN SHORES WITH THE FIRST U.S. VISIT OF JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE AND RINGO TO PLAY A SHORT AMERICAN TOUR AND MAKE TWO APPEARANCES ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. NOTED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS DAVID AND ALBERT MAYSLES HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO REALIZE THERE WAS A STORY HERE, AND THEY FOLLOWED THE BEATLES WITH THEIR CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THEIR FIRST AMERICAN ADVENTURE, CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF THEIR MUSIC AND THE GLORIOUS MADNESS THAT WAS BEATLEMANIA.