Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More!
(FAQ). 40 years after the release of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , the Beatles continue to captivate music fans of all ages. There's something always more to discuss about the Fab Four. What were their greatest live performances? Their worst moments? Stories still unknown by most music fans, trends still unseen, history still uninterpreted are all revealed in Fab Four FAQ . Pop culture authors Stuart Shea and Rob Rodriguez provide must-know fan trivia and offer obscure...
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40 years after the release of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles continue to captivate music fans of all ages. There's something always more to discuss about the Fab Four. What were their greatest live performances? Their worst moments? Stories still unknown by most music fans, trends still unseen, history still uninterpreted are all revealed in Fab Four FAQ. Pop culture authors Stuart Shea and Rob Rodriguez provide must-know fan trivia and offer obscure Beatles facts and stories in an easy-to-read, provocative format that will start as many arguments as will end them. With more than sixty chapters of stories, history, observation, and opinion, Fab Four FAQ lays bare the whys and wherefores that made the Beatles so great, giving credit where credit is due and maybe bursting some bubbles along the way.
Foreword Chris Hillman ixIntroduction: The Sea of Time xiIn the Beginning: Some History 3When I Was a Boy: The Beatles' 1950s Roots 3In the Town Where I Was Born: The Liverpool of Beatle Legend 13Then There Was Music: The Road to Fabdom 23Yes, I'm Gonna Be a Star: BeatlemaniaOff to the Jukebox Man: The Beatles' Record Labels 39Move Over Once: Ten Acts Knocked from the #1 Spot by the Beatles 49I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Grabbing the Headlines 56We All Want to Change Your Head: The Beatles in Politics 72We Hope You Have Enjoyed the Show: Ten Immortal Performances 81I Saw the Photograph: Ten Notable Beatles Photo Sessions 94There Are Places I Remember: The Beatles' London 106I Saw a Film Today: Cinematic Achievements of the Beatles 116You're Telling All Those Lies: Commonly Believed Myths 129Will You Read My Book?: The Essential Beatle Bookshelf 139Listen to the Music Playing in Your Head: The RecordingsIt's a Clean Machine: Ten Beatles Instruments 151Every Sound There Is: What Was That, Anyway? 162No One (I Think) Is in My Tree: Recording Innovations 172If I Knew What I Was Missing: Some Recording Variations 182Half of What's Wrong: Ten Mistakes That Slipped onto the Vinyl 191There's Nobody There: Solo Performances Within a Group Context 198Oh, Rock On, Anybody: Ten Recordings Featuring Musical Role-switching 207All Right, George!: The Quiet One's Shining Guitar Moments 214Way Beyond Compare: The Cute One Can Play, Too! 223I Got Blisters on My Fingers: The New Guy Shows George Martin What For! 230Oh, Look Out!: The Witty One, When He Still Believed 240Help Me If You Can: Outsiders on the Inside 248I Can Be Handy: The Beatles in Service of Their Label 258Do You Need Anybody?: Assistance Rendered 267I Believe in Yesterday: Ten Beatles Moldy Goldies 276Try Thinking More: The Original Titles of Beatles Songs 283Please Lock Me Away: Unreleased, Until... 290Don't Keep Me Waiting: A List of Releases We'd Like to See 297What You Make for Us to Take: Ten Records That Directly Influenced the Beatles 303No One's Frightened of Playing It: Ten Beatles "Singles" That Never Were (Until Done by Others) 311That Is Confusing Things: Ten Odd Covers of Beatles Songs 317The World Is Treating Me Bad: Ten Contemporary Songs About the Beatles 324There's People Standing 'Round: Friends and AcquaintancesThrough Thick and Thin: The Beatles' Business Entourage 335All These Friends...: The Beatles' Posse 350...And Lovers: Wives, Girlfriends, and One-Night Stands 360All the Children Sing: Beatle Kids 376However Big You Think You Are: Various Celebrity-Beatle Connections 384It Won't Be the Same Now That I'm with You: Other Acts Produced by George Martin 393So Let Me Introduce to You: Beatle Proteges at Apple 403The Movie's Gonna Make Me a Big Star: Cinematic Fellow Travelers 412The Only Difference Is You're Down There: Ten Acts that Opened for the Beatles 420I'd Rather See You Dead: A Rogue's Gallery 428Life Is Very Short: Among the Dead 442It's Getting Very Near the End: Twilight of the GodsHalf of What I Say Is Meaningless: Unexplained Beatle Trivia 459Well, Well, Well, You're Feeling Fine!: The Genu "Medicine Cabinet" 468Here's Another Clue for You All: Ten Reasons Why Paul Must've Been Dead! 477And in the End: The Countdown to History 486Afterword Jackie Lomax 503Selected Bibliography 506
