Beatles’ Touring Era

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Inside the Fab Four’s Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962-1966

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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World renowned Beatles experts provide groundbreaking insights into the Fab Four’s artistry, from Please Please Me to the incredible heights of Rubber Soul and Revolver.Dive into the songwriting, musicianship, and production of some of the most influential popular music ever created. In this revelatory assessment of the band’s artistic development from 1962 to 1966, Kenneth Womack and Scott Freiman provide accessible, close readings of songs – based on cutting-edge Beatles research – and tackle hard-hitting questions: What were the song’s origins, and how was it written? How was the song transformed in the studio? What instruments were used and how did that impact the song’s arrangement?Discover the lyrical and musical elements that give these songs their magic and the techniques used by producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick that add that extra spark, bringing these songs to fruition. The unparalleled artistic journeys of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as the Beatles are revealed here.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-12
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9798216275497

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Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles and Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University, USA. He is the author of Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans (2023), John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life (2020), Solid State: The Story of “Abbey Road” and the End of the Beatles (2019), and several other books on the Beatles. He serves as the music culture critic for Salon and has contributed to a host of print and web outlets, including Slate, Billboard, Time, Variety, USA Today, The Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine, The Independent, and NBC News. Scott Freiman is the composer, producer, and music tech entrepreneur behind the acclaimed PBS series Deconstructing the Beatles. Over the years, he has presented his lectures to sold-out audiences at theaters nationwide and has spoken at colleges, universities, and corporations, including Pixar, Google, and Facebook. He co-hosts the monthly Fab Four Master Class with fellow musicologist Kenneth Womack, with whom he leads annual Beatles-themed trips to Liverpool and London.

Introduction1. The Please Please Me Era“Bésame Mucho” outtake“How Do You Do It?” outtake“Love Me Do” b/w “P.S. I Love You” single“Please Please Me” b/w “Ask Me Why” singlePlease Please Me LP “One after 909” outtake“From Me to You” b/w “Thank You Girl” single2. The With the Beatles Era“She Loves You” b/w “I’ll Get You” singleWith the Beatles LP“I Want to Hold Your Hand” b/w “This Boy” single3. A Hard Day’s Night Era“Can’t Buy Me Love” b/w “You Can’t Do That” singleLong Tall Sally EP“A Hard Day’s Night” b/w “Things We Said Today” singleA Hard Day’s Night LP“You Know What to Do” outtake4. The Beatles for Sale Era“I Feel Fine” b/w “She’s a Woman” singleBeatles for Sale LP“Leave My Kitten Alone” outtake5. The Help! Era“Ticket to Ride” b/w “Yes It Is” single“Help!” b/w “I’m Down” singleHelp! LP“Bad Boy”“If You’ve Got Trouble” outtake“That Means a Lot” outtake6. The Rubber Soul Era“We Can Work It Out” b/w “Day Tripper” singleRubber Soul LP “12-Bar Original” outtake7. The Revolver Era“Paperback Writer” b/w “Rain” singleRevolver LP“Yellow Submarine” b/w “Eleanor Rigby” singleDiscographyBibliography and Works for Further ReadingAcknowledgements