Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Album, the Beatles, and the World in 1967
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1623545269 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"EVERYONE SAID, AH! A CONCEPT ALBUM! IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D HEARD THE WORD." PAUL MCCARTNEY. "The Beatles saved the world from boredom." George Harrison."Maybe calling it the summer of love was a bit too easy; but it was a golden summer." Paul McCartney."You could just pick up the vibes, man." George Harrison.With the 50th Anniversary of "Sgt. Pepper's" and the multi-disc reissue of that album, you would expect there will be books published about that album. One of the first is this book written by Brian Southall who was an EMI press officer and who has written ab. "It Was Fifty Words Or So Ago" according to dweeb. The book behind the making of the album arrived about three weeks before the new release of the Pepper album did which was more than enough time for this Beatlesholic (spelling?) to read, re-read and re-re-read this terrifically written behind the music look at any and every aspect of the making of the world's best rock music album of all time. Yeah, I was fifteen years old when I slid the shrink wrap off the most amazing record cover I think I had ever seen only to discov. Robert and Jo Anna Oldani said A great cover design book for any music lover. I do indeed love this book, everything about it: great content, unique cover design, perfect pricebuy it even if you're not a Beatles' book collector!
Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band debuted.The "A-side" of this coolly curated title is all about the Beatles, the music on the album, the recording process, how the disc was received at the time and how it has been acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. A carefully crafted and collectible volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of a legendary and groundbreaking Beatles album. Expert Brian Southall's unique edition recounts the story behind the music and the cultural climate of 1967 when Sgt. The "B-side" looks at the state of the world in 1967, from the Summer of Love to anti-war protests to the launch of Rolling Stone magazine to Jimi Hendrix's first UK tour as a solo artist--and so much, much more.Fascinating photographs and text build a complete picture of the world as it was when one of the most famous albums of all time was released.
Roughly the size and shape of an album cover, this book is divided into two parts (whimsically referredt to as the "A" and "B" sides). However, this isn't a little that most music lovers will read from cover to cover. VERDICT: Not essential reading by any means, but a fun addition to larger music collections. In the first section, Southall imparts solid if fairly unexciting material about the group and the production of the album. The second part zooms out for a look at the political, social, and pop cultural environment of 1967. Watch it fly off display shelves. Fifty years after Sgt. The author's coverage of the larger music scene is intriguing--his exploration of innovative groups such as Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention offers context for wh
. Brian Southall is the former Head of Press at EMI and has written about music for over 50 years. Previous publications include Northern Songs - the story of the Beatles' music publishing empire, Beatles Memorabilia: The Julian Lennon Collection, Jimi Hendrix: Made In England, The Rise and Fall of EMI Records, and S