The White Album: Revolution, Politics & Recording: The Beatles and the World in 1968 - Hardcover

by Chris Thomas (Foreword by), Brian Southall (Author)

By 1968, the Summer of Love was over--and society's turmoil was reflected by The Beatles in the studio.

The result, known as "The White Album," featured an eccentric, eclectic mixture of styles, techniques, and unconventional songs. This in-depth exploration of the classic work has two parts: the A side is the definitive guide to the album, recording, and surrounding events, while the B side focuses on how politics, technology, and culture affected people's lives . . . and caused music to change its tune.

Author Biography

Brian Southall began writing about pop music in the 1960s for a local newspaper before graduating to the likes of Melody Maker and Disc. He then pursued a 30-year career in the record business working for A&M, Tamla Motown, EMI, and Warner Music. His first book, Abbey Road: The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios, was published in 1982, and he has also written The A-Z of Record Labels; the Sex Pistols 90 Days at EMI; Northern Songs (the story of The Beatles' music publishing); If You Don't Know Me By Now, the authorized story of Simply Red; Pop Goes to Court; The Rise & Fall of EMI, and more recently Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.