Researched from hundreds of unreleased Abbey Road archive tapes, featuring thousands of previously unpublished studio documents and interviews with many of the key recording personnel. Book Synopsis One of the most important documentaries on rock music ever published, this is EMI Records official diary-format history of every Beatles recording session. The book is filled with over 350 color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations, including rare photos by Linda McCartney and the first facsimile reproductions of Abbey Road recording sheets, tape boxes, album sleeve roughs, memos, contracts, press releases, and much more-Back cover. Researched from hundreds of unreleased Abbey Road archive tapes, it features thousands of previously unpublished studio documents and interviews with many of the key recording personnel. Paul McCartney's Everton supporting family took him to Goodison Park as a youngster and Ringo's family did the same at Anfield but the family tradition didn't catch on with either.About the Book One of the most important documentaries on rock music ever published, this is EMI Records official diary-format history of every Beatles recording session. Despite that Liverpool centre-forward Albert Stubbins appeared - along with many other famous faces - on the cover of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

While folklore has The Beatles as Liverpool F.C or Everton supporters none of the band were actually the least bit interested and remained indifferent about the beautiful game. John Lennon didn't know it but a press shot of The Beatles from 1962 in front of a tea warehouse on Liverpool's dock road was the exact spot where his ancestors first arrived in Liverpool during the Great Famine.ħ. Epstein simply presented the information to Lennon and left the band's leader to make a choice to present to the rest of the group.Ħ. He did make them aware of the fact that he couldn't book the best venues unless they cleaned up their act by ditching their unkempt denim and leather look while quitting the bad habits of smoking, drinking and eating on stage.

Contrary to popular opinion Brian Epstein never forced The Beatles to wear collarless silver suits. While Ringo Starr is often described as the most English Beatle Mark Lewisohn describes one family line going back to County Mayo suggesting all four of The Beatles can be accurately described as having ancestral roots in Ireland.ĥ.

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