Fab Four FAQ
Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More!
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2007
526 pages
978-1-4584-6263-3 (ISBN)
Description
40 years after the release of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles continue to captivate music fans of all ages. There's something always more to discuss about the Fab Four. What were their greatest live performances? Their worst moments? Stories still unknown by most music fans, trends still unseen, history still uninterpreted are all revealed in Fab Four FAQ. Pop culture authors Stuart Shea and Rob Rodriguez provide must-know fan trivia and offer obscure Beatles facts and stories in an easy-to-read, provocative format that will start as many arguments as will end them. With more than sixty chapters of stories, history, observation, and opinion, Fab Four FAQ lays bare the whys and wherefores that made the Beatles so great, giving credit where credit is due and maybe bursting some bubbles along the way.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United States
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN-13
978-1-4584-6263-3 (9781458462633)
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07/2007
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Person
Stuart Shea is the author of Rock & Roll's Most Wanted and The 1960s' Most Wanted for Potomac Books. He resides in Chicago, Illinois.
Robert Rodriguez is the author of The 1950s' Most Wanted for Potomac Books and a contributor to The Fifties Chronicle and The Sixties Chronicle for Legacy Books. He also lives near Chicago.
Robert Rodriguez is the author of The 1950s' Most Wanted for Potomac Books and a contributor to The Fifties Chronicle and The Sixties Chronicle for Legacy Books. He also lives near Chicago.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Sea of Time
- In the Beginning: Some History
- 1: When I Was a Boy: The Beatles' 1950s Roots
- 2: In the Town Where I Was Born: The Liverpool of Beatle Legend
- 3: Then There Was Music: The Road to Fabdom
- Yes, I'm Gonna Be a Star: Beatlemania
- 4: Off to the Jukebox Man: The Beatles' Record Labels
- 5: Move Over Once: Ten Acts Knocked from the #1 Spot by the Beatles
- 6: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Grabbing the Headlines
- 7: We All Want to Change Your Head: The Beatles in Politics
- 8: We Hope You Have Enjoyed the Show: Ten Immortal Performances
- 9: I Saw the Photograph: Ten Notable Beatles Photo Sessions
- 10: There Are Places I Remember: The Beatles' London
- 11: I Saw a Film Today: Cinematic Achievements of the Beatles
- 12: You're Telling All Those Lies: Commonly Believed Myths
- 13: Will You Read My Book?: The Essential Beatle Bookshelf
- Listen to the Music Playing in Your Head: The Recordings
- 14: It's a Clean Machine: Ten Beatles Instruments
- 15: Every Sound There Is: What Was That, Anyway?
- 16: No One (I Think) Is in My Tree: Recording Innovations
- 17: If I Knew What I Was Missing: Some Recording Variations
- 18: Half of What's Wrong: Ten Mistakes That Slipped onto the Vinyl
- 19: There's Nobody There: Solo Performances Within a Group Context
- 20: Oh, Rock On, Anybody: Ten Recordings Featuring Musical Role-switching
- 21: All Right, George!: The Quiet One's Shining Guitar Moments
- 22: Way Beyond Compare: The Cute One Can Play, Too!
- 23: I Got Blisters on My Fingers: The New Guy Shows George Martin What For!
- 24: Oh, Look Out!: The Witty One, When He Still Believed
- 25: Help Me If You Can: Outsiders on the Inside
- 26: I Can Be Handy: The Beatles in Service of Their Label
- 27: Do You Need Anybody?: Assistance Rendered
- 28: I Believe in Yesterday: Ten Beatles Moldy Goldies
- 29: Try Thinking More: The Original Titles of Beatles Songs
- 30: Please Lock Me Away: Unreleased, Until.
- 31: Don't Keep Me Waiting: A List of Releases We'd Like to See
- 32: What You Make for Us to Take: Ten Records That Directly Influenced the Beatles
- 33: No One's Frightened of Playing It: Ten Beatles "Singles" That Never Were (Until Done by Others)
- 34: That Is Confusing Things: Ten Odd Covers of Beatles Songs
- 35: The World Is Treating Me Bad: Ten Contemporary Songs About the Beatles
- There's People Standing 'Round: Friends and Acquaintances
- 36: Through Thick and Thin: The Beatles' Business Entourage
- 37: All These Friends.: The Beatles' Posse
- 38: .And Lovers: Wives, Girlfriends, and One-Night Stands
- 39: All the Children Sing: Beatle Kids
- 40: However Big You Think You Are: Various Celebrity-Beatle Connections
- 41: It Won't Be the Same Now That I'm with You: Other Acts Produced by George Martin
- 42: So Let Me Introduce to You: Beatle Protégés at Apple
- 43: The Movie's Gonna Make Me a Big Star: Cinematic Fellow Travelers
- 44: The Only Difference Is You're Down There: Ten Acts that Opened for the Beatles
- 45: I'd Rather See You Dead: A Rogue's Gallery
- 46: Life Is Very Short: Among the Dead
- It's Getting Very Near the End: Twilight of the Gods
- 47: Half of What I Say Is Meaningless: Unexplained Beatle Trivia
- 48: Well, Well, Well, You're Feeling Fine!: The Fab "Medicine Cabinet"
- 49: Here's Another Clue for You All: Ten Reasons Why Paul Must've Been Dead!
- 50: And in the End: The Countdown to History
- Afterword
- Selected Bibliography
