All The Songs
The Story Behind Every Beatles Release
$83.46
- Hardcover
672 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2013
Summary
All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used.
Here, we learn that one of John Lennon’s favourite guitars was a 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he bought for $100 in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. We also learn that ‘Love Me Do,’ re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781579129521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1579129528 |
| Author: | Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon, Patti Smith, Scott Freiman |
| Publisher: | Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 2.60kg |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 214mm x 60mm |
| Series: | All the Songs |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This is rock-solid stuff …. Yields all sorts of surprises, even for the initiated…. Essential for Beatles fans and a pleasure to read.” – Kirkus Reviews
“A perfect giftt for the Fab-Four fanatic.”–New York Post
“Beautiful layout and plenty of photos throughout…. And if that isn’t enough, Patti Smith wrote the book’s preface.”–A.V. Club, ‘Our Favorite Books of the Year
“Everybody has a Beatles fan in their life, and you’ll make them very happy if you give them a copy of All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release.”–Newsday
“Fifty years ago, the Beatles released their debut album. … if you’re a fan and All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release makes it onto your coffee table, chances are that it’ll be the one least likely to leave. Music historians Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin dissect, discuss and analyze every song, from ‘Please Please Me’ (1963) to ‘The Long and Winding Road’ (1970). There’s a well- written ‘Genesis’ and ‘Production’ section for each song, as well as enough technical tables to please everyone’s inner nerd, not to mention 600 photographs.–Wall Street Journal
“Fun facts about every one of the Fab Four’s creations, with photos. Yeah yeah yeah.”–People
“Impossible not to like for Beatle-types.”–The Nation
“This is rock-solid stuff …. Yields all sorts of surprises, even for the initiated…. Essential for Beatles fans and a pleasure to read.”
–Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Philippe Margotin
Jean-Michel Guesdon is a musician, composer, and sound engineer. Together with Philippe Margotin, he has written All the Songs books about the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Pink Floyd.
Philippe Margotin has written numerous books on music, including biographies of U2 and Radiohead. He lives in Paris.
Scott Freiman combines his career as a composer, producer, and educator with his in-depth knowledge of the Beatles to create Deconstructing the Beatles, a series of multimedia presentations about the composition and production techniques of the Fab Four. Freiman presents his lectures to sold-out audiences throughout North America and at colleges and universities. He lives in Irvington, New York.
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