Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 앨범이 발표된지 40년이 지난 현재에도 비틀즈의 음악은 모든 연령의 음악팬들을 사로잡고 있습니다.
항상 화제거리를 몰고 다녔던 비틀즈에 관한 흥미로운 스토리들이 담겨있는 이 책에는 그들의 가장 훌륭했던 라이브 연주는? 최악의 순간은? 등등의 아직도 잘 알려지지 않은 내용들이 가득합니다.
팝 컬처 작가인 Stuart Shea와 Rob Rodriguez가 쓴 이 책에는 지금까지 논쟁거리가 되었던 비틀즈에 관한 사실들을 읽기 쉽고 흥미롭고 확실하게 밝히고 있습니다.
50개의 챕터에 걸쳐 비틀즈의 스토리와 역사, 그에 관한 관찰과 의견 등이 가득한 책입니다.


- Contents -

Foreword by Chris Hillman
Introduction: The Sea of Time

In the Beginning: Some History
1 When I Was a Boy: The Beatles' 1950s Roots
2 In the Town Where I Was Born: The Liverpool of Beatle Legend
3 Then There Was Music: The Road to Fabdom

Yes, I'm Gonna Be a Star: Beatlemania
4 Off to the Jukebox Man: The Beatles' Record Labels
5 Move Over Once: Ten Acts Knocked from the #1 Spot by the Beatles
6 I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Grabbing the Headlines
7 We All Want to Change Your Head: The Beatles in Politics
8 We Hope You Have Enjoyed the Show: Ten Immortal Performances
9 I Saw the Photograph: Ten Notable Beatles Photo Sessions
10 There Are Places I Remember: The Beatles' London
11 I Saw a Film Today: Cinematic Achievements of the Beatles
12 You're Telling All Those Lies: Commonly Believed Myths
13 Will You Read My Book?: The Essential Beatle Bookshelf

Listen to the Music Playing in Your Head: The Recordings
14 It's a Clean Machine: Ten Beatles Instruments
15 Every Sound There Is: What Was That, Anyway?
16 No One (I Think) Is in My Tree: Recording Innovations
17 If I Knew What I Was Missing: Some Recording Variations
18 Half of What's Wrong: Ten Mistakes That Slipped onto the Vinyl
19 There's Nobody There: Solo Performances Within a Group Context
20 Oh, Rock On, Anybody: Ten Recordings Featuring Musical Role-switching
21 All Right, George!: The Quiet One's Shining Guitar Moments
22 Way Beyond Compare: The Cute One Can Play, Too!
23 I Got Blisters on My Fingers: The New Guy Shows George Martin What For!
24 Oh, Look Out!: The Witty One, When He Still Believed
25 Help Me If You Can: Outsiders on the Inside
26 I Can Be Handy: The Beatles in Service of Their Label
27 Do You Need Anybody?: Assistance Rendered
28 I Believe in Yesterday: Ten Beatles Moldy Goldies
29 Try Thinking More: The Original Titles of Beatles Songs
30 Please Lock Me Away: Unreleased, Until...
31 Don't Keep Me Waiting: A List of Releases We'd Like to See
32 What You Make for Us to Take: Ten Records That Directly Influenced the Beatles
33 No One's Frightened of Playing It: Ten Beatles "Singles" That Never Were (Until Done by Others)
34 That Is Confusing Things: Ten Odd Covers of Beatles Songs
35 The World Is Treating Me Bad: Ten Contemporary Songs About the Beatles

There's Poeple Standing 'Round: Friends and Acquaintances
36 Through Thick and Thin: The Beatles' Business Entourage
37 All These Friends...: The Beatles' Posse
38 ...And Lovers: Wives, Girlfriends, and One-Night Stands
39 All the Children Sing: Beatle Kids
40 However Big You Think You Are: Various Celebrity-Beatle Connections
41 It Won't Be the Same Now That I'm with You: Other Acts Produced by George Martin
42 So Let Me Introduce to You: Beatle Proteges at Apple
43 The Movie's Gonna Make Me a Big Star: Cinematic Fellow Travelers
44 The Only Difference Is You're Down There: Ten Acts that Opened for the Beatles
45 I'd Rather See You Dead: A Rogue's Gallery
46 Life Is Very Short: Among the Dead

It's Getting Very Near the End: Twilight of the Gods
47 Half of What I Say Is Meaningless: Unexplained Beatle Trivia
48 Well, Well, Well, You're Feeling Fine!: The Fab "Medicine Cabinet"
49 Here's Another Clue for You All: Ten Reasons Why Paul Must've Been Dead!
50 And in the End: The Countdown to History

Afterword by Jackie Lomax
Selected Bibliography