It's a little-known fact that the Beatles as a partnership endured until the mid-1970s. Remember Revolution In The Head? Well, why end in April 1970? Although the four stopped recording together, they continued to work in combinations of two or three, including collaborations on occasion with the likes of George Martin and Billy Preston. The story doesn't end when Let It Be comes out - although that's where most of the books terminate.
This new volume completes the story, song-by-song, tracing a remarkable half-decade in which the Beatles' inter-twined lives gave rise to multiple fine albums and some impressive collaborations. In the end, it's the music that counts, and that's where Four Sides Of The Circle: The Beatles' Second Phase, 1970-1974 excels. It looks at the recordings - all of them - and uncovers a wealth of fascinating detail including the back-story of the songs, personnel, recording dates and some fascinating analysis and discussion of the solo Beatles as composers and musicians.
But there's much more besides... want to know the correct time-line of Lennon-McCartney's feud? How it started and where it ended? Want to know how Ringo came to record an album in Nashville, and where the songs came from? Want to know the story of George's ill-fated 1974 tour? Or how Wings were formed, then re-formed with a new line-up? All this and much more is included in these pages, the narrative always weaving its way back to the studio work all four of them did, and the classic records they made until - at the end of 1974 - they agreed a deal to finally separate, a blow-by-blow account of which you will also find here. (See the fun page, How Much Do You Know? for a few more choice tidbits which may surprise you.)
The author, Terry Wilson, is a freelance journalist and Beatles fan. His previous works include the authoritative Tamla Motown: The Stories Behind The UK Singles. There's a contact page on this site if you want to get in touch.
Four Sides Of The Circle is available to buy on Amazon and will contain a great deal of information about this second period of Beatledom, which you probably haven't read before!
This new volume completes the story, song-by-song, tracing a remarkable half-decade in which the Beatles' inter-twined lives gave rise to multiple fine albums and some impressive collaborations. In the end, it's the music that counts, and that's where Four Sides Of The Circle: The Beatles' Second Phase, 1970-1974 excels. It looks at the recordings - all of them - and uncovers a wealth of fascinating detail including the back-story of the songs, personnel, recording dates and some fascinating analysis and discussion of the solo Beatles as composers and musicians.
But there's much more besides... want to know the correct time-line of Lennon-McCartney's feud? How it started and where it ended? Want to know how Ringo came to record an album in Nashville, and where the songs came from? Want to know the story of George's ill-fated 1974 tour? Or how Wings were formed, then re-formed with a new line-up? All this and much more is included in these pages, the narrative always weaving its way back to the studio work all four of them did, and the classic records they made until - at the end of 1974 - they agreed a deal to finally separate, a blow-by-blow account of which you will also find here. (See the fun page, How Much Do You Know? for a few more choice tidbits which may surprise you.)
The author, Terry Wilson, is a freelance journalist and Beatles fan. His previous works include the authoritative Tamla Motown: The Stories Behind The UK Singles. There's a contact page on this site if you want to get in touch.
Four Sides Of The Circle is available to buy on Amazon and will contain a great deal of information about this second period of Beatledom, which you probably haven't read before!