The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles Book

List of tables

Foreword: I believe in tomorrow: the posthumous life of the Beatles Anthony DeCurtis DeCurtis, Anthony

Chronology of the Beatles' lives and works

Introducing the Beatles Kenneth Womack Womack, Kenneth 1

Pt. I Background

1 Six boys, six Beatles: the formative years, 1950-1962 Dave Laing Laing, Dave 91

Appendix The repertoire, 1957-1962 27

2 The Beatles as recording artists Jerry Zolten Zolten, Jerry 33

Pt. II Works

3 Rock and roll music Howard Kramer Kramer, Howard 65

4 "Try thinking more": Rubber Soul and the Beatles' transformation of pop James M. Decker Decker, James M. 75

5 Magical mystery tours, and other trips: yellow submarines, newspaper taxis, and the Beatles' psychedelic years Russell Reising Reising, Russell Jim Leblanc Leblanc, Jim 90

6 Revolution Ian Inglis Inglis, Ian 112

7 On their way home: the Beatles in 1969 and 1970 Steve Hamelman Hamelman, Steve 125

8 Apple Records Bruce Spizer Spizer, Bruce 142

9 The solo years Michael Frontani Frontani, Michael 153

10 Any time at all: the Beatles' free phrase rhythms Walter Everett Everett, Walter 183

Pt. III History and influence

11 The Beatles as zeitgeist Sheila Whiteley Whiteley, Sheila 203

12 Beatles news: product line extensions and the rock canon Gary Burns Burns, Gary 217

13 "An abstraction, like Christmas": the Beatles for sale and for keeps John Kimsey Kimsey, John 230

Notes 255

Beatles discography, 1962-1970 286

Select bibliography 294

Index 311