Kenneth Womack

Solid State

The Story of "abbey Road" and the End of the Beatles

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Produktbeschreibung

Acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road.In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the Beatles' sound, and included "Come...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 148mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781501746857
• ISBN-10: 1501746855
• Artikelnr.: 56149885

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Womack's previous books about the Beatles include Long and Winding Roads and The Beatles Encyclopedia. He is also the author of the acclaimed two-volume biography of Sir George Martin, Maximum Volume and Sound Pictures. Womack is Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Monmouth University, where he also serves as Professor of English. Follow him on X @KennethAWomack and visit kennethwomack.com for more Beatles history and insight.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Alan Parsons, by Alan Parsons
Introduction: "Unmitigated Disaster"
1. EMI TG12345 Mk1
2. Stereophonic Sound
3. Tales of Men and Moog
4. "The Long One"
5. The Wind-Up Piano and Mrs. Mills
6. Virtuosi
7. Tittenhurst Park
8. Letting It Be
9. Solid State
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index