Long and Winding Roads, Revised Edition: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles

In Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles, Revised Edition , Kenneth Womack brings the band's story vividly to life-from their salad days as a Liverpool Skiffle group and their apprenticeship in the nightclubs and mean streets of Hamburg through their early triumphs at the legendary Cavern Club and the massive onslaught of Beatlemania itself. By mapping the group's development as an artistic fusion, Womack traces the Beatles' creative arc from their first, primitive recordings through Abbey Road and the twilight of their career. In this revised edition, Womack addresses new insights in Beatles-related scholarship since the original publication of Long and Winding Roads, along with hundreds of the group's outtakes released in the intervening years. The updated edition also affords attention to the Beatles' musical debt to Rhythm and Blues, as well as to key recent discoveries that vastly shift our understanding of formative events in the band's timeless story. "In Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles , Kenneth Womack brings the band's story vividly to life-from their salad days as a Liverpool Skiffle group and their apprenticeship in the nightclubs and mean streets of Hamburg through their early triumphs at the legendary Cavern Club and the massive onslaught of Beatlemania itself. By mapping the group's development as an artistic fusion, Womack traces the Beatles' creative arc from their first, primitive recordings through Abbey Road and the twilight of their career. In this updated second edition, Womack addresses new insights in Beatles-related scholarship since the original publication of Long and Winding Roads , along with hundreds of the group's outtakes released in the intervening years. The updated edition also affords attention to the Beatles' musical debt to Rhythm and Blues, as well as to key recent discoveries that vastly shift our understanding of formative events in the band's timeless story."-- Provided by publisher Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Figures 9 PrologueThe End 10 Chapter 1: The Beginning 14 Chapter 2: A Cellarful of Noise 32 Chapter 3: And the Band Begins to Play 52 Chapter 4: Rock and Roll Music 74 Chapter 5: The Biggest Showbiz Town Ever 90 Chapter 6: War-Weary 102 Chapter 7: Yesterday and Today 114 Chapter 8: Plastic Soul 126 Chapter 9: The End of the Road 140 Chapter 10: The Act You’ve Known for All These Years 168 Chapter 11: Roll Up for the Mystery Tour 196 Chapter 12: Whiter Shades of Pale 220 Chapter 13: Getting Back 258 Chapter 14: The Dream Is Over 284 Epilogue: Long Live the Dream 308 Acknowledgments 315 Notes 317 Bibliography 348 General Index 355 Song Index 364 "A follow-up to the successful 2007 edition, which, despite numerous Beatles-related books published in the intervening years, still stands alone for its chronological, album-by-album analysis of the band's work"-- Provided by publisher