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Visualizing the Beatles : a complete graphic history of the world's favorite band / John Pring and Rob Thomas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 276 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062790989
  • 0062790986
Uniform titles:
  • Visualising the Beatles
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Foreword / Rob Sheffield -- The albums. Please Please Me ; With the Beatles ; A Hard Day's Night ; Beatles for Sale ; Help! ; Rubber Soul ; Revolver ; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; Magical Mystery Tour ; The Beatles (The White Album) ; Yellow Submarine ; Abbey Road ; Let It Be -- Lasting legacy.
Summary: A visual history of The Beatles illustrates the evolution of their style and sound through infographics that examine the songs on every album, cover designs, chart positions, instruments used, and a wealth of other details.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 782.4216 P957 Available 33111009188943
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Foreword by Rob Sheffield

Filled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course of a decade.

Combining data, colorful artwork, interactive charts, graphs, and timelines, Visualizing the Beatles is a fresh and imaginative look at the world's most popular band. Meticulously examining the songs on every Beatles' album from Please Please Me to Let It Be, UK-based graphic artists John Pring and Rob Thomas deconstruct:

lyrical content songwriting credits inspiration for the songs instruments used cover designs chart position and more . . . .

They also break down the success of Beatles' singles across the world, their tour dates, venues, and cities, their hairstyles, fashion choices and favorite guitars, and a wealth of other Beatles' minutiae. Visualizing the Beatles also includes illustrations involving the conspiracy theories of the "Paul is dead" hoax as well as A-to-Z lists of every artist or performer who has ever covered a Beatles' song.

Comprehensive, entertaining, and packed with fun facts, Visualizing the Beatles is a wonderful introduction for new fans and a must-have for devotees, offering a new way to think about this extraordinary band whose influence continues to shape music.

Originally published in 2016 as 'Visualising the Beatles' in the UK.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Rob Sheffield -- The albums. Please Please Me ; With the Beatles ; A Hard Day's Night ; Beatles for Sale ; Help! ; Rubber Soul ; Revolver ; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; Magical Mystery Tour ; The Beatles (The White Album) ; Yellow Submarine ; Abbey Road ; Let It Be -- Lasting legacy.

A visual history of The Beatles illustrates the evolution of their style and sound through infographics that examine the songs on every album, cover designs, chart positions, instruments used, and a wealth of other details.

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