Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926?1966

Womack, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 1613731892 / ISBN 13: 9781613731895

Published by Chicago Review Press, 2017

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Chicago Review Press hardcover in dust jacket, 2017- first edition/1st printing, jacket price $30.00; clean/tight (unread), Inscription on front endpaper; "To Rich: with warm regards!, Ken" else unmarked and defect free; (Fine/Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926?1966
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1613731892
• ISBN 13: 9781613731895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography: Music

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Synopsis

Foreword Magazine IndieFab Book of the Year's Gold for Biography 2017

Maximum Volume offers a glimpse into the mind, the music, and the man behind the sound of the Beatles. George Martin’s working-class childhood and musical influences profoundly shaped his early career in the BBC’s Classical Music department and as head of the EMI Group’s Parlophone Records. Out of them flowed the genius behind his seven years producing the Beatles’ incredible body of work, including such albums as Rubber Soul, Revolver,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road.

The first book of two, Maximum Volume traces Martin’s early years as a scratch pianist, his life in the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, and his groundbreaking work as the head of Parlophone Records when Martin saved the company from ruin after making his name as a producer of comedy recordings. In its most dramatic moments, Maximum Volume narrates the story of Martin’s unlikely discovery of the Beatles and his painstaking efforts to prepare their newfangled sound for the British music marketplace. As the story unfolds, Martin and the band craft numerous number-one hits, progressing toward the landmark album Rubber Soul—all of which bear Martin’s unmistakable musical signature.

About the Author

Kenneth Womack’s books include Sound Pictures, Long and Winding Roads, The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles, The Beatles Encyclopedia, and New Critical Perspectives on the Beatles. He delivers some fifty invited Beatles talks a year to audiences across the nation, while sharing his insights with media of all stripes, including National Public Radio, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Voice of America.