The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles

Contents

• Foreword Anthony DeCurtis
• Chronology of the Beatles' lives and works
• Introducing the Beatles Kenneth Womack
• Part I . Background:
• 1. Six boys, six Beatles: the formative years, 1950-1962 Dave Laing
• Appendix: the repertoire, 1957-1962
• 2. The Beatles as recording artists Jerry Zolten
• Part II . Works:
• 3. Rock and roll music Howard Kramer
• 4. 'Try thinking more': Rubber Soul and the Beatles' transformation of pop James M. Decker
• 5. Magical mystery tours, and other trips: yellow submarines, newspaper taxis, and the Beatles' psychedelic years Russell Reising and Jim LeBlanc
• 6. Revolution Ian Inglis
• 7. On their way home: the Beatles in 1969 and 1970 Steve Hamelman
• 8. Apple records Bruce Spizer
• 9. The solo years Michael Frontani
• 10. Any time at all: the Beatles' free phrase rhythms Walter Everett
• Appendix: the Beatles' canon on compact disc
• Part III . History and Influence:
• 11. The Beatles as zeitgeist Sheila Whiteley
• 12. Beatles news: product line extensions and the rock canon Gary Burns
• 13. 'An abstraction, like Christmas': the Beatles for sale and for keeps John Kimsey
• General discography.