All The Songs

The Story Behind Every Beatles Release

Jean-Michel Guesdon, Patti Smith, Philippe Margotin , Scott Freiman

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Murdoch Books
01 October 2013

Music; Discographies & buyer's guides; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: All the Songs

All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used.

Here, we learn that one of John Lennon's favourite guitars was a 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he bought for $100 in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. We also learn that 'Love Me Do,' recorded in Abbey Road Studios in September 1962, took 18 takes to get right, even though it was one of the first songs John and Paul ever wrote together. And the authors reveal that when the Beatles performed 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, John's microphone wasn't turned on, so viewers heard only Paul singing.

The hundreds of photographs throughout the book include rare black-and-white publicity stills, images of Beatles instruments, and engaging shots of the musicians in-studio.

All the Songs is the must-have Beatles book for the any true Beatles fan.

By: Jean-Michel Guesdon, Patti Smith, Philippe Margotin, Scott Freiman
Imprint: Murdoch Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 214mm, Spine: 60mm
Weight: 2.600kg
ISBN: 9781579129521
ISBN 10: 1579129528
Series: All the Songs
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 01 October 2013
Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philippe Margotin has written numerous books on music, including biographies of U2, Radiohead and the Rolling Stones. Jean-Michel Guesdon is a producer and musician. He created Editions du Pekinois in 1986 in Paris to publish audiovisual creations in music. He has collaborated with Sony, EMI, Universal Music, Philips, Editions Albert Rene, among others. Over the past thirty years he has been compiling an exceptional collection of information and documentation about The Beatles. Scott Freiman combines his career as a composer, producer and educator with his in-depth knowledge of the Beatles to create Deconstructing The Beatles, a series of multimedia presentations about the composition and production techniques of the Fab Four. Freiman has presented his lectures to sold out audiences at theatres, museums and corporations, such as Pixar, Google and Facebook.