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The Beatles in 100 Objects - The story of the worlds greatest Rock and Roll Band through the items they used, created and inspired. Englische Orginalausgabe

English · Hardback

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"That guitar is OK, but you'll never make a living with it."-John Lennon's aunt, MimiThis is the fascinating story of the biggest band the world has ever known, told through the objects that were owned, used and inspired by John, Paul, George and Ringo: George's handpainted guitar Rocky; John Lennon's Rolls-Royce; Paul McCartney's handwritten recording notes for 'Hey Jude'; the ash tray from Abbey Road that Ringo used at his drum kit; and many more iconic items from throughout the decade that the Beatles were together.Rare posters, unique items of clothing, tickets to the oldest concerts, instruments played by them on the road and in the studio and many other personal possessions are included in the 100 objects that together tell you the story of the Beatles as never before.

About the author

BRIAN SOUTHALL was Head of Press at EMI where he worked with Paul, George and Ringo as part of his 30-year career in the music industry. He originally started as a journalist on Melody Maker in the 1960s, and since leaving the management side of the business he has gone back to writing.

Summary

“That guitar is OK, but you’ll never make a living with it.”
-John Lennon’s aunt, Mimi

This is the fascinating story of the biggest band the world has ever known, told through the objects that were owned, used and inspired by John, Paul, George and Ringo: George’s handpainted guitar Rocky; John Lennon’s Rolls–Royce; Paul McCartney’s handwritten recording notes for ‘Hey Jude’; the ash tray from Abbey Road that Ringo used at his drum kit; and many more iconic items from throughout the decade that the Beatles were together.
Rare posters, unique items of clothing, tickets to the oldest concerts, instruments played by them on the road and in the studio and many other personal possessions are included in the 100 objects that together tell you the story of the Beatles as never before.

Product details

Authors Brian Southall
Publisher Edition Olms
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.02.2015
 
EAN 9783283012335
ISBN 978-3-283-01233-5
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 195 mm x 247 mm x 25 mm
Weight 1090 g
Illustrations mit ca. 125 farbigen und s/w Fotos.
Subjects Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Pop, rock

Beatles, Souvenirs, Sammelobjekte

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