<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Half the book is dedicated to the Beatles and the music of the album, the other half to global events in popular culture and politics at the time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>By 1968, the Summer of Love was over--and society's turmoil was reflected by The Beatles in the studio.</b> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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, <i>Abbey Road: The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios</i>, was published in 1982, and he has also written <i>The A-Z of Record Labels</i>; the <i>Sex Pistols 90 Days at EMI</i>; <i>Northern Songs</i> (the story of The Beatles' music publishing); <i>If You Don't Know Me By Now</i>, the authorized story of Simply Red; <i>Pop Goes to Court</i>; <i>The Rise & Fall of EMI</i>, and more recently <i>Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</i>.
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