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The Cambridge companion to the Beatles / edited by Kenneth Womack.

Beatles (portion title)
Womack, Kenneth. (Added Author).

Summary:

"From Please Please Me to Abbey Road, this collection of essays tells the story of the Beatles - the creation of the band, their musical influences, and their cultural significance, with emphasis on their genesis and practices as musicians, songwriters, and recording artists. Through detailed biographical and album analyses, the book uncovers the background of each band member and provides expansive readings of the band's music."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780521869652
  • ISBN: 9780521689762
  • ISBN: 052186965X
  • ISBN: 0521689767
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 316 pages : music ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes Beatles discography, 1962-1970.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introducing the Beatles / Kenneth Womack -- Background. Six boys, six Beatles : the formative years, 1950-1962 / Dave Laing ; The Beatles as recording artists / Jerry Zolten -- Works. Rock and roll music / Howard Kramer ; "Try thinking more" : Rubber soul and the Beatles' transformation of pop / James M. Decker ; Magical mystery tours, and other trips : yellow submarines, newspaper taxis, and the Beatles' psychedelic years / Russell Reising and Jim LeBlanc ; Revolution / Ian Inglis ; On their way home : the Beatles in 1969 and 1970 / Steve Hamelman ; Apple Records / Bruce Spizer ; The solo years / Michael Frontani ; Any time at all : the Beatles' free phrase rhythms / Walter Everett -- History and infleunce. The Beatles as Zeitgeist / Sheila Whiteley ; Beatles news : product line extensions and the rock canon / Gary Burns ; "An abstraction, like Christmas" : the Beatles for sale and for keeps / John Kimsey.
Subject:
Beatles.
Rock musicians > England.
Rock music > History and criticism.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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