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The Mammoth Book of the Beatles
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Mammoth Book of the Beatles
Contributors:
By (Author) Sean Egan
Series:
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Robinson Publishing
Publication Date:
20th September 2004
UK Publication Date:
23rd April 2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Composers and songwriters
Popular music
Dewey:
782.421660922
Physical Properties
Number of Pages:
608
Dimensions:
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 44mm
Weight:
420g
Description
Over 30 landmark interviews, accounts, and memoirs of The Beatles and their entourage, recording how they inadvertently became counter-culture's figureheads and changed society.
The pieces include Paul Johnson's 'The Menace of Beatlism', Maureen Cleave's 'Beatles Bigger than Christ' feature, the News of the World feature suggesting The Beatles were spent forces - just before they unleashed Sergeant Pepper on the world - interviews with their entourage and main loves; plus latter-day contributions from the likes of Paul Gambacinni, Dave Marsh, Greil Marcus.Also included is a chronological tracing of each Beatles album and single, and analysis of all Beatles movie releases and television appearances.Author Bio
Sean Egan's previous books include The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones and 100 Albums That Changed Music. He is well connected in the music press in the UK and America.
