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Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles, Britain and America
Jonathan Gould
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Description for Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles, Britain and America
Paperback. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a quintessential product of their time, and Jonathan Gould here blends cultural history, musical analysis and group biography to show the unique part they played in the shaping of post-war Britain and America. Num Pages: 672 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 460.
Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love is more than just a book on the Beatles; it's a stunning recreation of the 1960s in England and America through the prism of the world's most iconic band. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a quintessential product of their time, and Gould brilliantly blends cultural history, musical analysis and group biography to show the unique part they played in the shaping of post-war Britain and America. Gould examines the influence of R&B, rockabilly, skiffle and Motown as the Fab Four forged a sound of their own; he illuminates ... Read more
Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love is more than just a book on the Beatles; it's a stunning recreation of the 1960s in England and America through the prism of the world's most iconic band. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a quintessential product of their time, and Gould brilliantly blends cultural history, musical analysis and group biography to show the unique part they played in the shaping of post-war Britain and America. Gould examines the influence of R&B, rockabilly, skiffle and Motown as the Fab Four forged a sound of their own; he illuminates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Piatkus
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749929886
SKU
V9780749929886
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About Jonathan Gould
Jonathan Gould has been researching and writing Can't Buy Me Love for almost twenty years. He is a former professional musician who studied with the eminent jazz drummer Alan Dawson and spent many years working in bands and recording studios. This is his first book.
Reviews for Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles, Britain and America
Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love is, hands down, the best Beatles book since Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head. The subject is pretty much inexhaustible if the writer is good enough, and Gould is very good. He covers the group's cultural significance (pulling out a plum of a 1963 Eric Hobsbawm quote: "In 20 year s' time, nothing of ... Read more