The Beatles on the Roof - Brossura

Barrell, Tony

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1785585789 ISBN 13: 9781785585784

Casa editrice: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books, 2017

Riassunto

When the world's greatest pop band played their final public concert in January 1969, there were no tickets or posters printed. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr emerged at lunchtime from the headquarters of their own company, Apple, five stories above London's Savile Row, only a select group of people knew what the hell was happening. The rooftop concert was one of the Beatles' most spontaneous acts. The Beatles on the Roof studies the rooftop concert in penetrating detail, uncovering new truths and debunking old myths about the event. Nobody knew it yet—not even the band—but this was the last time they would play live to the public.

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L'autore:

Since 1997, Tony Barrell has contributed regular features to The Sunday Times on pop music, modern art, and popular culture. Topics have included The Beatles, Abbey Road Studios, the longest songs ever recorder, the history of tribute bands, the worlds strangest concert venues, and the exercise music used by celebrities. Tony has also interviewed and profiled many music stars, such as Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Page, Shirley Manson, Joan Baez, Alison Goldfrapp, Celine Dion and MIke Oldfield.

Product Description:

[English]

On 30 January, 1969, The Beatles took to the roof of their Mayfair
headquarters and created one of the most iconic moments in music history. The rooftop concert was The Beatles’ first public performance in over two years. They played new songs, proved they hadn’t split up, upset the establishment and bewildered the police.

The event seemed utterly spontaneous but had been a year in the planning, with technicians and roadies slaving to make it happen. It was filmed by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who hoped to use the footage as the finale in a celebratory TV special; it would finally surface in the bleak documentary Let It Be.

Tony Barrell examines the concert within the context of its time. He speaks to those who were there: the fans, film-makers, roadies, Apple Corps staff and policemen. He explores the politics of 1968, when peace gave way to protest, and how music promotion began to collide with cinéma vérité and reality TV. He looks at The Beatles’ reinventions and relationships, revealing both why the rooftop concert happened at all, and why it happened the way that it did.

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• Editore: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1785585789
• ISBN 13: 9781785585784
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 175