Revolver How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll

Name: Revolver How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll
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ISBN: 9781617130090

ISBN-10: 1617130095

ISBN-13: 9781617130090

Edition: 2011

Authors: Robert Rodriguez, The Beatles

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Received wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class, but it was Revolver that truly signaled the Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver, which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce, far more than any rock record before it. The making of Revolver - hunkered down in Abbey Road with George Martin - is in itself a great Beatles story, but would be nothing if the results weren't so impactful. More than even Sgt. Pepper and Pet Sounds, Revolver fed directly into the rock 'n' roll zeitgeist, and its influence could be heard everywhere, from the psychedelic San Francisco sound…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 266
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Let Me Tell You How It Will Be: A Brief Introduction



Spinning the Chamber



And the Band Begins to Play: Beatles '66



I Want You to Hear Me: The Beatles and Their Peers



Just a State of Mind: Chemical Influences



Publling the Trigger



My Head Is Filled with Things to Say: Where the Songs Came From



Every Sound Three Is: Creating Revolver



Bang!



Everything Was Right: Revolver's Reception



Taking My Time: "Strawberry Fields Forever" and Sgt. Pepper



There's Something There: Sgt. Pepper and the Legacy of Revolver


Timeline


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Index