Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties » (Third edition)

Ian MacDonald was a songwriter, a record producer, and the author of The Beatles at No. 1, The New Shostakovich, and The People’s Music. He died in 2003.

This “Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band’s magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is assessed chronologically from their first amateur recordings in 1957 to their final “reunion” recording in 1995. It also incorporates new information from the Anthology series and recent interviews with Paul McCartney. This comprehensive guide offers fascinating details about the Beatles’ lives, music, and era, never losing sight of what made the band so important, unique, and enjoyable.

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Preface to the Second Revised Edition     ix
Preface to the First Revised Edition     xv
Acknowledgements     xxiv
Introduction: Fabled Foursome, Disappearing Decade     1
The Beatles' Records
Note on the cataloguing system     41
Going Up     43
The Top     183
Coming Down     251
Looking Back     369
Note to Chronology     385
Chronology: The Sixties     393
Recommended Further Reading     473
Select Bibliography     474
Glossary     478
Compact Discography     487
Index of Songs and Keys     493
Index to Main Text     499