For the Beatles, 1967 marks a signal crossroads that would both transform the group's career and place them on a trajectory towards their eventual disbandment. It was a year in which they exploded prevailing rock music demographics through the global onslaught and international success of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band beginning in June 1967. Yet it was also a period that saw them in a precarious state of flux throughout the summer and fall months, as the band attempted to recapture their artistic direction in the wake of Sgt. Pepper and the untimely death of manager Brian Epstein. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love draws readers into that pivotal year in the life of the band. For the Fab Four, 1967 would see the band members part ways with psychedelia and the avant-garde through the trials and tribulations of the Magical Mystery Tour, a project that resulted in a series of classic recordings, while at the same time revealing the bandmates' aesthetic vulnerabilities and failings as would-be filmmakers and auteurs.
| ISBN: | 9781498534741 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2018 |
| Author: | Kenneth Womack, Kathryn B Cox, Kenneth L Campbell, Jacqueline Edmondson, Michael Frontani, Katie Kapurch, Mark Osteen, Kit OToole, Joe Rapolla |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 254 pages |
| Series: | For the Record: Lexington Studies in Rock and Popular Music |
| Genres: |
Composers and songwriters Popular culture Popular music Musicians, singers, bands and groups |
For the Beatles, 1967 marks a signal crossroads that would both transform the group's career and place them on a trajectory towards their eventual disbandment. It was a year in which they exploded prevailing rock music demographics through the global onslaught and international success of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band beginning in June 1967. Yet it was also a period that saw them in a precarious state of flux throughout the summer and fall months, as the band attempted to recapture their artistic direction in the wake of Sgt. Pepper and the untimely death of manager Brian Epstein. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love draws readers into that pivotal year in the life of the band. For the Fab Four, 1967 would see the band members part ways with psychedelia and the avant-garde through the trials and tribulations of the Magical Mystery Tour, a project that resulted in a series of classic recordings, while at the same time revealing the bandmates' aesthetic vulnerabilities and failings as would-be filmmakers and auteurs.
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love features in the following genres: Composers and songwriters, Popular culture, Popular music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love is available in Paperback
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love was written by Kenneth Womack, Kathryn B Cox, Kenneth L Campbell, Jacqueline Edmondson, Michael Frontani, Katie Kapurch, Mark Osteen, Kit OToole, Joe Rapolla and published by Lexington Books
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love has 254 pages
Yes it is part of For the Record: Lexington Studies in Rock and Popular Music series
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