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Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781639364312)
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xThe incredible history of how Abbey Road became the most famous recording studio in the world.
"There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical."--Nile Rodgers Many people will recognize the famous crosswalk. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands of fans here, year after year? What is it that really happens behind the doors of the most celebrated recording studio in the world? It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music, ground-breaking sounds, and unforgettable tunes were forged. It is nothing less than a witness to, and a key participant in, the history of popular music itself. What has been going on there for over ninety years has called for skills that are musical, creative, technical, mechanical, interpersonal, logistical, managerial, chemical and, romantics might be tempted add, close to magic. The history of Abbey Road may just make you believe.
Author: David Hepworth
ISBN-10: 1639364315
ISBN-13: 9781639364312
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.98w x 1.42d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 91
Shelf Awareness 08/04/2023
"There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical."--Nile Rodgers Many people will recognize the famous crosswalk. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands of fans here, year after year? What is it that really happens behind the doors of the most celebrated recording studio in the world? It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music, ground-breaking sounds, and unforgettable tunes were forged. It is nothing less than a witness to, and a key participant in, the history of popular music itself. What has been going on there for over ninety years has called for skills that are musical, creative, technical, mechanical, interpersonal, logistical, managerial, chemical and, romantics might be tempted add, close to magic. The history of Abbey Road may just make you believe.
Author: David Hepworth
ISBN-10: 1639364315
ISBN-13: 9781639364312
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.98w x 1.42d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 91
Shelf Awareness 08/04/2023
By David Hepworth
xDavid Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the seventies. He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music program The Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of the corporation's coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. He lives in London and podcasts at www.wordpodcast.co.uk and blogs at www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk. Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He lives in England.
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