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From the Editors of PEOPLE comes a beautifully illustrated history of The Beatles that takes you from their boyhoods and cavern days in Liverpool, to the Beatlemania era that swept from the UK around the world, to the Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road years that pushed the boundaries of pop music, and finally to the making of their last album, 1970’s Let It Be. As 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ break-up, People offers a loving look
...The songs are iconic, their faces unmistakable. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, all cheeky young lads from Liverpool, exploded on the international stage in the 1960s, with their mop tops and infectious love songs it was a cultural earthquake. Beatlemania swept the globe. The Fab Four’s music and lyrics would continue to grow in maturity and sophistication, including the albums Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely
...The end of one of the most compelling and transformative decades in American history was also the end of a musical era. 1969, with the recording of their final two albums, ‘Abbey Road’ and ‘Let It Be,’ marked the end of the Beatles. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of this final musical gesture and the changes it ushered in, the editors at People present this new special edition, ‘The Beatles: 1969.’ Explore this wild and creatively
...The Beatles are the best-known and most-loved band in modern musical history. This chronological companion to their career and back-catalogue is packed with beautiful images of the band, snippets of memorabilia, and quotes from the mouths of the Fab Four themselves. Their music is timeless, their imagery iconic and their story compelling – and all three combine here to make this the essential Beatles book. Featuring: The History - Find out how
...With each new single and album they recorded, the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—strived to advance their sound, to open themselves to new ideas and influences, and, above all else, to not repeat themselves. In 1968, the band released The Beatles—better known as "The White Album" for its distinctive cover—and it was a nexus for the group, a connection point between their present and the future.
...A 148-page extravaganza dedicated to John, Paul, George and Ringo. Including incredible interviews extracted from the archives of NME and Melody Maker. Remarkable levels of access and revelation as journalists sit in on meetings with Elvis, travel round the States deep in the Beatles' touring party and hear the confessions of Lennon and McCartney as their band starts, slowly but inexorably, to fall apart. The Ultimate Music Guide features in-depth
...A fantastic and stupendous volume for fans of popular music and the Beatles! This comprehensive volume contains all and every one of the 194 songs that were written and sung by the Beatles during their prolific and productive career. Specially arranged in the original keys by Rikky Rooksby from the actual recordings, each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics and the band's full discography is also featured.
Geoff Emerick became an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in 1962 at age fifteen, and was present as a new band called the Beatles recorded their first songs. He later worked with the Beatles as they recorded their singles “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold...
Included are an eyewitness...
From the beginning, the Beatles acknowledged in interviews their debt to Black music, apparent in their covers of and written original songs inspired by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, and other giants of R&B. Blackbird goes deeper, appreciating unacknowledged forerunners, as well as Black artists whose interpretations keep the Beatles in play.
Drawing on interviews with Black musicians and using the song "Blackbird"
...The Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, and immediately became a constant, compelling presence in fans' lives. For the next six years, the band presented a nonstop deluge of sounds, words, images, and ideas, transforming the childhood and adolescence of millions of baby boomers.
Beatleness explains how the band became a source of emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual nurturance in fans' lives, creating
In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world...
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