The Beatles - Get Back by The Beatles

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles' own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney. Half a century after the 1970 Let It Be album and film, this milestone book coincides with the global release of Peter Jackson's documentary feature film, The Beatles: Get Back.The book opens in January 1969, the beginning of The Beatles' last year as a band. The BEATLES (The White Album) is at number one in the charts and the foursome gather in London for a new project. Over 21 days, first at Twickenham Film Studios and then at their own brand-new Apple Studios, with cameras and tape recorders documenting every day's work and conversations, the band rehearse a huge number of songs, culminating in their final concert, which famously takes place on the rooftop of their own office building, bringing central London to a halt.The Beatles: Get Back tells the story of those sessions through transcripts of the band's candid conversations.

  • Product Features

    • Author - The Beatles
    • Publisher - Callaway Arts & Entertainment
    • Publication Date - 10-12-2021
    • Page Count - 240
    • Hardcover
    • Adult
    • Music
    • Product dimensions - 10.1 W x 11.7 H x 1.1 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9780935112962

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3 years ago

Great Reading

Have you ever wanted to know how the recording of Get Back really went? Want to be an insider at the sessions? Then this book takes you there. I’m a huge Beatles fan. Have been my whole life. I live for the next tome about their work and love the unreleased weird sidetracks, plus the tracks that show how far the song ends up going during the creation process. This book is a lot like that. There are pieces of undiscovered treasure in the conversations and interesting things to learn about the band. It’s also a bit sad. I thought I knew a lot about the band, but I didn’t realize how much the band was breaking apart during the recording of this album. This book touches on that tension. There are entire pieces of conversation written as dialogue and the exact words from each member are there. It’s sad because there were definite cracks in the foundation of the band and like many groups, no one wanted to deal with said cracks. If you don’t have time to sit through the entire Get Back tv special, then this might be a good alternative. There are a lot of photos. Since this was a documentary, there is a lot of insider info and little held back. It’s worth a read. If you’re looking for a Beatles fix, then this might be the book for you. Check it out. originally posted at long and short reviews

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3 years ago
from Indiana,Pa

The Beatles!

Goes into great detail about the making of Let It Be. Not as depressing as we were all lead to believe it was. You can tell they all still loved each other. Well, maybe not George so much.

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4 years ago

Great Book for Die Hard Fans

This is a great book for die hard fans, but casual fans might want to start with a different Beatles book that has more information on the band. This book contains pictures and transcripts from the Get Back documentary, but nothing really new or informative that you don't get from watching the documentary. It is also a little misleading to say that it documents the last year of the band as the Let It Be album was actually recorded prior to Abbey Road, so the band still had a bit of time (and the making of a better album) after the period in this book.

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4 years ago
from Portland, Or

The Beatles book to end all Beatles books

The Beatles' last year is captured in this book as they recorded their final album, "Let It Be," while simultaneously preparing their final concert on the roof of Apple Records. Hours and hours of audio and video provide amazing insight to their final creative output which some say is their best work. Just an amazing book to go along the documentary directed by Peter Jackson which will showcase many never-before-seen moments.

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