Revolution in the Head : The Beatles' Records and the Sixties
by MacDonald, IanEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-09-01
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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Summary
This "Bible of the Beatles" captures the iconic band's magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final "reunion" recording in 1995. It also incorporates new information from theAnthologyseries and recent interviews with Paul McCartney. This comprehensive guide offers fascinating details about the Beatles' lives, music, and era, never losing sight of what made the band so important, unique, and enjoyable.
Author Biography
Ian MacDonald was a songwriter, a record producer, and the author of The Beatles at No. 1, The New Shostakovich, and The People’s Music. He died in 2003.
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Second Revised Edition | p. ix |
| Preface to the First Revised Edition | p. xv |
| Acknowledgements | p. xxiv |
| Introduction: Fabled Foursome, Disappearing Decade | p. 1 |
| The Beatles' Records | |
| Note on the cataloguing system | p. 41 |
| Going Up | p. 43 |
| The Top | p. 183 |
| Coming Down | p. 251 |
| Looking Back | p. 369 |
| Note to Chronology | p. 385 |
| Chronology: The Sixties | p. 393 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p. 473 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 474 |
| Glossary | p. 478 |
| Compact Discography | p. 487 |
| Index of Songs and Keys | p. 493 |
| Index to Main Text | p. 499 |
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