Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles?from Please Please Me
(U.S. 1963) to The Long and Winding Road (U.S. 1970)?is dissected, discussed,
and analyzed by two music historians in this lively and fully illustrated work.
All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their
music. This first-of-its-kind book draws upon decades of research, as music
historians Margotin and Guesdon recount the circumstances that led to the
composition of every song, the recording process, and the instruments used.
Here, we learn that one of John Lennon's favorite guitars was a 1958
Rickenbacker 325 Capri, which he bought for 100