Beatles - Böcker

The landmark international bestseller—The Beatles’ own story, in their own words—reissued on the 25th anniversary of its first publication.Celebrate a new era of The Beatles Anthology with the global co-release of the 25th anniversary edition book, Disney+ documentary series, and restored and expanded music collection.The Beatles Anthology tells the complete story of The Beatles, from growing up in Liverpool to their rise to global phenomenon and ultimate breakup. Created originally with the complete support of Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon, with the words of John painstakingly compiled from sources worldwide, this 25th anniversary reissue offers the only story of The Beatles by The Beatles. The innovative oral history format masterfully weaves together The Beatles’ memories and recollections with contributions from close associates and unparalleled archival images.Arranged by year, the book compiles a complete history of The Beatles, presenting the words of each band member in turn.Brimming with over 1300 images, including photographs, documents, and other memorabilia—most previously unpublished—pulled from Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon’s personal archives, along with memorabilia from Apple, EMI, and other Beatles associates.Includes contributions from road manager Neil Aspinall, record producer George Martin, and spokesman Derek Taylor.Delve into the singular story of The Beatles: the first rough gigs, the phenomenon of their rise to fame, the musical and social change of their heyday, all the way through to their breakup. From the time Ringo tried to take his drum kit home on the bus to their much-anticipated audience with Elvis, from the making of the Sgt. Pepper album to their last photo session together at John's house. Each page is brimming with personal stories and rare vintage images. The Beatles Anthology is a once-in-a-lifetime volume—warm, frank, funny, poignant, and bold—a perfect reflection of the music that has inspired generations.

Over 100 handwritten manuscripts of the Beatles' original lyrics, tracked down from friends of the band, museums, universities and collectors.Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of the Beatles, worked with the band in their heyday. Here he reveals each song's context with vivid behind-the-scenes stories and gives a unique insight into the creative process of the world's greatest songwriters. From 'Yesterday' and 'Eleanor Rigby' to 'Yellow Submarine', The Beatles Lyrics is the definitive story of the band, uniquely told through their music.

Many books have appeared over the years about the Beatles lyrics -- about the words of those songs which the whole world knows and sings, and will sing for ever, as long as we have the breath to hum the tunes. But no one has ever tried to track down and publish the original versions of the classic songs -- showing the words in the Beatles' own handwriting, how they first wrote them, how they scribbled them down on pieces of paper or backs of envelopes, with all the crossings out and changes. By revealing and publishing these original manuscripts for the first time we gain a unique insight into the creative process of Lennon and McCartney, how they did it, what they were thinking, how they changed their minds, and then came up with the words we now all know. Such a book has never been published, firstly because of copyright reasons, with ownership divided between Michael Jackson and Sony, and secondly because no one has been able to track them all down. The author of the only authorised biography of The Beatles, Hunter Davies, has sought out nearly one hundred Beatles lyrics.His expert introduction describes the creativity of the greatest ever rock band -- then he lists and illustrates each song, in chronological order, putting each song in context: what the Beatles were doing at the time, how and when they came to write and then record it, how the original version differs from the final one. The wonder is that almost every Beatles song has a great story behind it -- whether it is 'In My Life', 'For No One', 'Yesterday', 'Eleanor Rigby', or 'Yellow Submarine'.