| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series |
Fans'-eye view.
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| Note |
"The fans'-eye view"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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EBL online version lacks illustrations and differs in pagination (viewed April 29, 2015). |
| Summary |
The Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, and immediately became a constant, compelling presence in fans' lives. For the next six years, the band presented a nonstop deluge of sounds, words, images, and ideas, transforming the childhood and adolescence of millions of baby boomers. Beatleness explains how the band became a source of emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual nurturance in fans' lives, creating a relationship that was historically unique. Looking at that relationship against the backdrop of the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War, pol. |
| Contents |
Setting the stage -- Something new : "Ed Sullivan Show" to "A Hard Day's Night" : February 9, 1964-July 1964 -- British boys : "A Hard Day's Night" to "Help!" : August 1964-November 1965 -- The embodiment of cool : "Rubber Soul" to "Revolver" : December 1965-January 1967 -- I'd love to turn you on : "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" to "Magical Mystery Tour" : February 1967-December 1967 -- We all want to change the world : "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" to "Abbey Road" : January 1968-December 1968 -- The last leg : "Abbey Road" to "Let It Be" : January 1969-May 1970 -- Beatleness abounds. |
| Subject |
Beatles -- Influence.
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Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nineteen sixties -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Popular music fans -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
How the Beatles and their fans remade the world |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Leonard, Candy, author. Beatleness. First edition 9781628724172 (DLC) 2014009103 (OCoLC)867613029 |
| ISBN |
9781628724554 (electronic bk.) |
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1628724552 (electronic bk.) |
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