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A day in the life : the music and artistry of the Beatles
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- Summary
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With literary analysis and investigative reporting, the author tells the story of the Beatles and their music and how their audacious ability to reinvent themselves sealed their continuing success.
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- Creator
- c by Mark Hertsgaard
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Delacorte Press, [1995]
- ©1995
- Physical Details
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- xi, 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780385313773, 0385313772
- OCLC
- ocm31206329
- Discography: pages 319-323.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-332) and index.
- Inside Abbey Road Studios ("A day in the life") -- Four lads from Liverpool -- Starting a reputation (Please please me) -- Mach Schau!: The Hamburg-Liverpool apprenticeship -- Where music had to go (With the Beatles) -- Life with Brian: manager Brian Epstein -- I heard a funny chord (A Hard Day's Night) -- The burdens of fame: Beatlemania -- War weary (Beatles for Sale) -- The naturals: the Lennon-McCartney collaboration -- Fresh sounds (Help!) -- Four-way synergy: that inexplicable charisma -- Coming of age (Rubber Soul) -- "Think symphonically": producer George Martin -- Listen to the color of your dream (Revolver) -- We all want to change the world: drugs, politics, and spirituality -- Rock 'n' roll as art (Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) -- Organized chaos (Magical Mystery Tour) -- The ballad of John and Yoko -- Inner turmoil, creative abundance (The Beatles) -- In my hour of darkness (Let It Be) -- The breakup heard 'round the world -- A final masterpiece (Abbey Road) -- The classics of their time: the Beatles in history -- The released recordings of the Beatles