Beatles As Musicians: the Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul
THE BEATLES AS MUSICIANS This page intentionally left blank THE BEATLES AS MUSICIANS 1The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul WALTER EVERETT 1 2001 1 Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright © 2001 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Everett, Walter, 1954– The Beatles as musicians : the Quarry Men through Rubber soul / Walter Everett. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-514104-0; ISBN 0-19-514105-9 (pbk.) 1. Beatles. 2. Rock music—1951–1960 —Analysis, appreciation. 3. Rock music—1961–1970 —Analysis, appreciation. MT146 .E95 2001 782.42166'092'2— dc21 2001021263 135798642 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For Barbara, John, and Tim This page intentionally left blank PREFACE What constitutes the sounds of a Beatles record, how did they get there, and what makes them so interesting to listen to? These are the ques- tions that get to the heart of the Beatles as musicians, and are therefore the mo- tivation for this book and its companion volume, The Beatles as Musicians: Re- volver through the Anthology.
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