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Authors:	Tony Barrow, Robin Bextor
Title:	Paul McCartney: Now And Then
Publisher:	Carlton
Country:	UK
Date:	2004
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music
ISBN-10:	1844422046
ISBN-13:	9781844422043
Total Editions:	2
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144 pages. Book dimensions: ‎21 cms x 1 cm x 21 cms.

From the dust jacket:

A unique and intimate portrait of the world's most successful singer-songwriter and musician, this remarkable books draws principally on the experience of two people who have worked closely with Paul McCartney at opposite ends of is career - Now and Then.

Tony Barrow was The Beatles' press officer from 1962-68. He coined the phrase "the Fab Four" and wrote sleevenotes for early Beatles' albums that have themselves become part of Beatle history. Writing about this period for the first time, he recalls those six crazy years that took in Beatlemania, world tours, meeting Elvis Presley and the filming of Magical Mystery Tour.

Writer and film-maker Robin Bextor spent time with Sir Paul as the musician approached his sixtieth birthday, and just as is extraordinary life was taking another set of dramatic turns. About to embark on a record-breaking world tour that would spawn yet another worldwide best-selling album, McCartney was set to be newly married, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and become a father once again.

Fully illustrated with rare, many previously unseen photographs, Paul McCartney: Now & Then also contains eyewitness accounts, observations and insights from other key figures in McCartney's life, including Steve Miller, Bob Wooler, Peter Asher, Donovan, Brian Wilson and Sir George Martin.

The result is a fascinating insider's perspective on McCartney's whole career, which offers a reviling glimpse of the man behind the myth, and celebrates the work and life of an icon.

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JPGR&B SUBS 1st Jan 2023		Review Annotation: This is a surprisingly dull and lacklustre piece of writing ill-befitting Tony Barrow. The brief text (less than 150 pages) carries a 'McCartney Then and Now' premise whereby Barrow looks back on McCartney as he was 'then', recycling much of his own previous materials to offer an account of life inside the Beatles camp of the mid-1960s. The 'now' part of this book is drawn from Robin Bextor's exclusive interviews with Paul McCartney during which he talked 'candidly' about his private life and his life as a singer, musician, composer and 'businessman'. This information is not without interest, but its level of subjectivity is oddly bland. Sadly therefore the text is rather uninspiring and not really recommended. Michael Brocken Source: The Beatles Bibliography: A New Guide To The Literature - Michael Brocken and Melissa Davis (The Beatle Works Ltd., 2012), with acknowledgement, and used here with permission from the authors for educational and historical purposes only. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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Other Editions

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Various Authors - Paul McCartney: Now And Then - Hal Leonard - Paperback - USA - 0634069195 (2004)