Items related to The Beatles Anthology
Synopsis
Rare Book
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
If you haven't heard of the Beatles, then this probably isn't the book for you.
From Publishers Weekly
"Who knows why the Beatles happened?" John Lennon asked in 1980: if anyone did, it would be the Fab Four themselves, who tell their own storyDwith plenty of visual aidsDin this giant compendium. Festooned with more than 1,300 photographs, posters and documents (many in color), the weighty (6.6 lbs.) volume offers the Beatles' "own permanent written record of events up to 1970," some of it previously published, but much of it transcribed from new or unpublished interviews. Paul, George, Ringo and Beatles-related folks (Brian Epstein, George Martin, Derek Taylor) contribute text from interviews conducted for the book and for an accompanying TV program. Words from the late John Lennon have been gathered from print, broadcast and manuscripts (each with an indicated date), then spliced together to create coherent pages and paragraphs. The book opens with the band members' separate accounts of their childhoods, then moves into a year-by-year organization that allows for great detail and many digressions. Here are what the Beatles have said, or say now, about particular sessions and gigs. Here, too, are comments and reminiscences on every topic in their careerD from marijuana to Manila to Murray the K, from Hamburg to "A Hard Day's Night" to "Hey, Jude." Most of the text appears oral-history style, in short paragraphs with rapid switches between one Beatle and another: the format makes it sound as if all the Beatles (including John) were being interviewed simultaneously. The visuals bring in cartoons, signed letters, scrawled drawings and photos. As a whole the volume is beautiful, big and a bit intimidating, somewhere between the Yellow Submarine and the Death Star. (One-day laydown, Oct. 5) Forecast: Do people still care? You bet they do. With massive publicity, innumerable tie-ins and enduring, worldwide passion for the music, this is poised to be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year. Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSeuil
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 2020418800
- ISBN 13 9782020418805
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages367
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
The Beatles Anthology
Seller: Bookbot, Prague, Czech Republic
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Poor. Fehlender Schutzumschlag. Seller Inventory # 217de405-eea7-4f5f-bcf1-5d3990ce1914
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Beatles Anthology
Seller: RECYCLIVRE, Paris, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Assez bon. Attention: Ancien support de bibliothèque, plastifié, étiquettes. Merci, votre achat aide à financer des programmes de lutte contre l'illettrisme. Seller Inventory # 1533202407314STN12020418800
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Beatles Anthology
Seller: LIBRAIRIE ICITTE (LONGUEUIL), Longueuil, QC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Très bon. EN FRANCAIS IN FRENCH. Seller Inventory # ABE-1647807119436
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Beatles: Anthology
Seller: Romanord, Roma, RM, Italy
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
rilegato hardcover. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). 368 p. In gran parte i,llustrato hardcover 367 9782020418805 Ottimo (Fine) . Book. Seller Inventory # bc_38973
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Beatles Anthology
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80258573: 2000. In-Folio. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 367 pages. Nombreuses photos monochromes et en couleurs dans et hors texte. Jaquette en bon état. Trois photos disponibles. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 780.92-Musiciens, concertistes. Seller Inventory # RO80258573
Quantity: 1 available