{"product_id":"9780998134314","title":"Postcards From Liverpool: Beatles Moments \u0026 Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you shake a bottle of pop – and flip the top – it explodes. That’s what happened to the Beatles. They were a musical tsunami. From 1962-70 they recorded songs teens and adults yearned to hear. Their melodies still spark and glow, and their harmonies move together like parallel lines. It feels like they are in the same room–singing directly to you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic journalist Mark Paul Brickley’s new book \u003cem\u003ePostcards From Liverpool: Beatles Moments \u0026amp; Memories \u003c\/em\u003erecounts rarely heard tales from the Beatles legacy including the story of their first single, “Love Me Do.” The book’s\u003cem\u003e Rishikesh\u003c\/em\u003e chapter remembers the band’s immersion in Transcendental Meditation and offers an alternate ending to the group’s exodus from Maharishi’s ashram. The world’s greatest sitarist Ravi Shankar is profiled in \u003cem\u003eThe Sitar’s Sound,\u003c\/em\u003e and the peak of McCartney’s solo career is reviewed in \u003cem\u003eWings Over Africa\u003c\/em\u003e. The book concludes with a revealing Author’s Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2017 book traces the Beatles source sounds. It deconstructs the band’s layered harmonies, examines their songwriting influences and reveals the group’s recording innovations. \u003cem\u003ePostcards From Liverpool\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated with the author’s original photographs of Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Ravi Shankar, Pattie Boyd and many other musical icons. Its six interviews include McCartney’s son (James), early Apple Records’ vocalist Jackie Lomax and a rare conversation with \u003cem\u003eSpirit’s\u003c\/em\u003e lead vocalist Jay Ferguson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePostcards From Liverpool\u003c\/em\u003e traces the Beatles footsteps through London into their Liverpool childhood homes. There are side trips to McCartney’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony, Starr’s Grammy Museum Press Conference, Cleveland’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the 2015 Los Angeles \u003cem\u003eFest For Beatles Fans.\u003c\/em\u003e Each tour stop, event and exhibition confirmed the unbreakable bond that music fans have with the famed Liverpool quartet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat Beatles decision in 1962 changed pop music forever?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did Lennon \u0026amp; McCartney sing harmony in parallel thirds?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat happened to the ring that Ringo wore during every concert?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow many of the Beatles’ sons became recording artists?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat career paths have the Beatles’ daughters taken? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e All Qs answered in book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePostcards From Liverpool \u003c\/em\u003eis your invitation to rediscover the Beatles stunning soundscape!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Britpop Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873290002672,"sku":"9780998134314","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998134314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}