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Authors: Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon Title: All The Songs Subtitle: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release Publisher:   Black Dog & Leventhal Country: USA Date: 2016 Format: Hardcover Genre: Non-Fiction, Music ISBN13 / Barcode:  9781579129521 First Published:   2013 Rating: Rate Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  3 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Preface by Patti Smith. Consulting Editor: Scott Freiman.

672 pages. Book dimensions: 21.7 cms x 5.8 cms x 27.6 cms.

First edition published on 22 Oct 2013. This edition published in 2016.

From the publisher's website (www link as at 24 October 2020):

Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles – from “Please Please Me” [U.S. 1963] to “The Long and Winding Road” [U.S. 197]) – is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by two music historians in this lively, fully illustrated work.

All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used.

Here, we learn that one of John Lennon’s favorite guitars was a 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he bought for £100 in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. We also learn that “Love Me Do”, recorded in Abbey Road Studios in September 1962, took 18 takes to get right, even though it was one of the first songs John and Paul ever wrote together. And the authors reveal that when the Beatles performed “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, John’s microphone wasn’t turned on, so viewers heard only Paul singing.

The hundreds of photographs throughout the book include rare black-and-white publicity stills, images of Beatles instruments, and engaging shots of the musicians in-studio.

All the Songs is the must-have book for the any true Beatles fan.

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TheDroid🍰 17th Apr 2021		Added first edition images that differ from JPGR&B's 2016 edition images. Front cover does not have the "blurb" from People, back hardback and dust jacket have "Preface by Patti Smith" notation rather than the three reviews, and publication page for 2013 edition. Should publication date be changed?

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