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More copies of this ISBNPlease Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Outby Gordon Ross Thompson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Who, and numerous other groups put Britain at the center of the modern musical map. Please Please Me offers an insider's view of the British pop-music recording industry during the seminal period of 1956 to 1968, based on personal recollections, contemporary accounts, and all relevant data that situate this scene in the economic, political, and social context of postwar Britain. Author Gordon Thompson weaves issues of class, age, professional status, gender, and ethnicity into his narrative, beginning with the rise of British beat groups and the emergence of teenagers as consumers in postwar Britain, and moving into the competition between performers and the recording industry for control over the music. He interviews musicians, songwriters, music directors, and producers and engineers who worked with the best-known performers of the era. Drawing his interpretation of the processes at work during this musical revolution into a wider context, Thompson unravels the musical change and innovation of the time with an eye on understanding what traces individuals leave in the musical and recording process.
About the AuthorGordon Thompson is Professor of Music at Skidmore College.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Velvet Glove: The Art of Production 2. A Question of Balance: Engineering Art 3 4 5. Red-Light Fever: Musicians 6. Please Please Me 7 Discography Bibliography What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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