The Beatles’ Touring Era
Inside the Fab Four’s Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962-1966
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World renowned Beatles experts provide groundbreaking insights into the Fab Four's artistry, from Please Please Me to the incredible heights of Rubber Soul and Revolver.
Dive into the songwriting, musicianship, and production of some of the most influential popular music ever created. In this revelatory assessment of the band's artistic development from 1962 to 1966, Kenneth Womack and Scott Freiman provide accessible, close readings of songs – based on cutting-edge Beatles research – and tackle hard-hitting questions: What were the song's origins, and how was it written? How was the song transformed in the studio? What instruments were used and how did that impact the song's arrangement?
Discover the lyrical and musical elements that give these songs their magic and the techniques used by producer George Martin and engineers Norman Smith and Geoff Emerick that add that extra spark, bringing these songs to fruition. The unparalleled artistic journeys of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as the Beatles are revealed here.
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Table of Contents
1. The Please Please Me Era
“Bésame Mucho” outtake
“How Do You Do It?” outtake
“Love Me Do” b/w “P.S. I Love You” single
“Please Please Me” b/w “Ask Me Why” single
Please Please Me LP
“One after 909” outtake
“From Me to You” b/w “Thank You Girl” single
2. The With the Beatles Era
“She Loves You” b/w “I'll Get You” single
With the Beatles LP
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” b/w “This Boy” single
3. A Hard Day's Night Era
“Can't Buy Me Love” b/w “You Can't Do That” single
Long Tall Sally EP
“A Hard Day's Night” b/w “Things We Said Today” single
A Hard Day's Night LP
“You Know What to Do” outtake
4. The Beatles for Sale Era
“I Feel Fine” b/w “She's a Woman” single
Beatles for Sale LP
“Leave My Kitten Alone” outtake
5. The Help! Era
“Ticket to Ride” b/w “Yes It Is” single
“Help!” b/w “I'm Down” single
Help! LP
“Bad Boy”
“If You've Got Trouble” outtake
“That Means a Lot” outtake
6. The Rubber Soul Era
“We Can Work It Out” b/w “Day Tripper” single
Rubber Soul LP
“12-Bar Original” outtake
7. The Revolver Era
“Paperback Writer” b/w “Rain” single
Revolver LP
“Yellow Submarine” b/w “Eleanor Rigby” single
Discography
Bibliography and Works for Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | Oct 15 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9798216275503 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 32 b/w photos; 131 b/w diagrams |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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