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Revolution in the Head:

The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Google eBook)
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Chicago Review Press, 2007 - Music - 515 pages
This ?Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band's magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final ?reunion” recording in 1995. It also incorporates new information from the Anthology series and recent interviews with Paul McCartney. This comprehensive guide offers fascinating details about the Beatles' lives, music, and era, never losing sight of what made the band so important, unique, and enjoyable.
  

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Review: Revolution In The Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties

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I'm not up to writing a detailed review on this. It's been years since I read it. But I couldn't sign up to Goodreads without rating the book that basically taught me what it means to think critically ... Read full review

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User Review  - Carter - Goodreads

As a Beatles freak, I have read a lot about the band. A lot a lot. And this is the best. McDonald reviews all 240+ songs without insulting us or the topic with saccharine assessments seen through rose ... Read full review

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Contents

Fabled Foursome Disappearing Decade
1
THE BEATLES RECORDS
39
Note on the cataloguing system
41
Note to Chronology
385
THE SIXTIES
393
Recommended Further Reading
473
Select Bibliography
474
Glossary
478
Compact Discography
487
Index of Songs and Keys
493
Index to Main Text
499
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About the author (2007)

Ian MacDonald was a songwriter, a record producer, and the author of The Beatles at No. 1, The New Shostakovich, and The People's Music. He died in 2003.

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