THE BEATLES LYRICS – The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs

Inbunden bok. –– FÖRLAGSNY! –– Little Brown and Company. 2014. 384 sidor.

Nyskick. Skyddsomslag i nyskick. –– FÖRLAGSNY! – Format, ca 20x25x4 cm. – Se fler bilder!

The definitive book of Beatles songs, shown as first written by their own hands and put into authoritative context, for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America.
• For the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documents have ended up scattered across the world at museums and universities and with collectors and friends. Many have never been published before.
• More than 100 songs and lyrics are reproduced in The BEATLES LYRICS, providing Hunter Davies a unique platform to tell the story of the music.
• The intimacy of these reproductions -- there are sections crossed out and rewritten, and words tossed into the final recordings that were never written down -- ensures that The BEATLES LYRICS will be a treasure for musicians, scholars, and fans everywhere.

"Hunter Davies is an authority on the Beatles. He's written numerous books, including an authorised biography and he spent a lot of time with them, both on tour and in recording studios. I recently read Philip Norman's excellent bio of Paul and this is an excellent companion read to that biography.
• Davies has, over some 50 years, acquired a large number of original bits of ephemera. Scraps the f paper with jottings, squiggles and amendments, showing the development of many memorable songs. In the recording studios, he retrieved ( with permission) bits of ciggie packets, notepaper etc on which early working notes were made. He's also trawled the world for access to other known written records, so this is a truly comprehensive insight. Combined with his personal knowledge of the Beatles, it's an authoritative and informed account.
• There are numerous pictures of the scribblings; some not so easy to read on a kindle, but clearer on a tablet. Some of the originals were faded before being reproduced. Davies goes through the Beatles recordings in order, placing each disc in context with some background info. The lyrics and how they sometimes changed make fascinating reading and this is a book I've really enjoyed. A must for any Beatles fan, but also a compelling slice of social and popular music history."

"A fantastic document of the creation of all Beatles songs! Pictures of all the hand written and ORIGINAL song texts on pieces of paper, hotel-stationary etc. etc. etc. on which the original text often was written. It gives all the stories behind all songs and this awesome book is completed by Hunter Davis with a very interesting and a professional written 'overall' story. So a real 'MUST HAVE' for all Beatles fans all over the world! Enjoy!"

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