{"product_id":"9798216275497","title":"Beatles’ Touring Era Inside the Fab Four’s Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962-1966","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeatles’ Touring Era\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside the Fab Four’s Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962-1966\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKenneth Womack | Scott Freiman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Genres \u0026amp; Styles \/ Rock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld renowned Beatles experts provide groundbreaking insights into the Fab Four's artistry, from\u003ci\u003e Please Please Me \u003c\/i\u003eto the incredible heights of \u003ci\u003eRubber Soul \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRevolver.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dive into the songwriting, musicianship, and production of some of the most influential popular music ever created. In this revelatory assessment of the band's artistic development from 1962 to 1966, Kenneth Womack and Scott Freiman provide accessible, close readings of songs – based on cutting-edge Beatles research – and tackle hard-hitting questions: What were the song's origins, and how was it written? How was the song transformed in the studio? What instruments were used and how did that impact the song's arrangement?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Discover the lyrical and musical elements that give these songs their magic and the techniques used by producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick that add that extra spark, bringing these songs to fruition. The unparalleled artistic journeys of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as the Beatles are revealed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Womack\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles and Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiving the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), \u003ci\u003eJohn Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eSolid State: The Story of “Abbey Road” and the End of the Beatles \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and several other books on the Beatles. He serves as the music culture critic for \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed to a host of print and web outlets, including \u003ci\u003eSlate, Billboard, Time, Variety, USA Today, The Guardian, Smithsonian Magazine, The Independent, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNBC News\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott Freiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the composer, producer, and music tech entrepreneur behind the acclaimed PBS series \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the years, he has presented his lectures to sold-out audiences at theaters nationwide and has spoken at colleges, universities, and corporations, including Pixar, Google, and Facebook. He co-hosts the monthly Fab Four Master Class with fellow musicologist Kenneth Womack, with whom he leads annual Beatles-themed trips to Liverpool and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216275497\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223589781644,"sku":"9798216275497","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_eda916c1-0db3-403f-a357-7f7f299c9dc2.jpg?v=1783078231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216275497","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}