The Beatles As Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul

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Contents......Page 18
Europe......Page 23
Britain......Page 24
Liverpool......Page 25
London......Page 27
America......Page 29
Asia and Oceania......Page 30
PRELUDE: Thinking of Linking......Page 32
ONE: And the Band Begins to Play (1956–1960)......Page 40
Musical Beginnings: The Quarry Men......Page 41
The First Compositions by Lennon and McCartney......Page 45
The Quarry Men with George Harrison......Page 56
British Revolutionaries: The Liverpool Scene......Page 58
Bass and Drums......Page 62
Formal, Harmonic, and Melodic Characteristics......Page 69
Rhythmic, Textural, Instrumental, and Vocal Articulation of Structure......Page 83
TWO: Someone to Love, Somebody New (1960–1963)......Page 102
Apprenticeship in Hamburg......Page 103
Enter Brian Epstein......Page 123
New Drummer Ringo Starr......Page 140
Introductory Singles: “Love Me Do” / “P.S. I Love You” and “Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why”......Page 143
The First LP: Please Please Me......Page 163
Spring 1963—The Third Single......Page 180
Composing for the Epstein Stable......Page 187
The Fourth Single: “She Loves You” / “I’ll Get You”......Page 194
Beatlemania: The Second Half of 1963......Page 201
The Second LP: With the Beatles......Page 203
INTERLUDE: I Want to Hold Your Hand......Page 218
Initial Reception in America......Page 226
THREE: I’m Not What I Appear to Be (1964)......Page 232
History through May 1964......Page 233
Peter & Gordon; Other Friends......Page 239
“Can’t Buy Me Love” / “You Can’t Do That”......Page 242
A Hard Day’s Night: Film Soundtrack......Page 246
The Australian Tour and Surrounding Events......Page 259
Final Recordings for the EP and LP......Page 261
Events of August–December 1964......Page 271
Beatles for Sale and “I Feel Fine” / “She’s a Woman”......Page 274
The Beatles’ Musical Growth in Their First Two Years with EMI......Page 290
British Beat Music......Page 294
Pop Music in America......Page 296
Help!: Recordings for the Film......Page 301
The Spring of 1965......Page 316
Summer Tours......Page 326
Rubber Soul and “We Can Work It Out” / “Day Tripper”......Page 329
November–December 1965......Page 356
POSTLUDE: The Act You’ve Known for All These Years (1957–2000)......Page 360
APPENDIX: Instruments Played by the Early-Period Beatles......Page 366
Table of Chord Functions......Page 378
Glossary of Terms......Page 384
Notes......Page 388
References......Page 434
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