Tony Barrell

The Beatles on the Roof (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At lunchtime on a bitterly cold January day in 1969, the strains of guitar chords could be heard in the streets surrounding London's Savile Row. Crowds gathered - At ground level and above. People climbed onto roofs and postboxes, skipped lunch to gather and listen: For the first time in more than two years, The Beatles were playing live.

Ringing from the rooftops, disturbing the well-to-do ears of the tailors below, they upset the establishment and bewildered the police. It was filmed by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who hoped the footage would act as the finale to a celebratory TV special. When it finally surfaced, it was in the bleak, tumultuous documentary Let It Be. And The Beatles would never play live again.

Tony Barrell examines the concert within the context of its time. He speaks to those who were there: the fans, film-makers, roadies, Apple Corps staff and police. He explores the politics of 1968, when peace gave way to protest, and how music promotion began to collide with cinéma vérité and reality TV. The Beatles on the Roof makes essential reading for anyone interested in the band's reinventions and relationships, revealing why the rooftop concert happened at all, why it happened the way that it did, and why it would never happen again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Omnibus Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783239696
• Artikelnr.: 49121171

Autorenporträt

Since 1997, Tony Barrell has contributed regular features to The Sunday Times on pop music, modern art, and popular culture. Topics have included The Beatles, Abbey Road Studios, the longest songs ever recorder, the history of tribute bands, the worlds strangest concert venues, and the exercise music used by celebrities. Tony has also interviewed and profiled many music stars, such as Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Page, Shirley Manson, Joan Baez, Alison Goldfrapp, Celine Dion and MIke Oldfield.