Philippe Margotin

Jean-Michel Guesdon

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, 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 in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. We also learn that "Love Me Do," recorded in Abbey Road Studios in September 1962, took 18 takes to get right, even though it was one of the first songs John and Paul ever wrote together. And the authors reveal that when the Beatles performed "I Want to Hold Your Hand" on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, John's microphone wasn't turned on, so viewers heard only Paul singing. The hundreds of photographs throughout the book include rare black-and-white publicity stills, images of Beatles instruments, and engaging shots of the musicians in-studio. All the Songs is the must-have book for the any true Beatles fan.

The Story Behind Every Beatles Release

All The Songs

The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands. Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more than 250 million records worldwide, including two of the best-selling albums of all time Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. While much is known about this iconic group, few books provide a comprehensive history of their time in the studio. In Pink Floyd All the Songs, authors Margotin and Guesdon describe the origin of their nearly 200 released songs, details from the recording studio, what instruments were used, and behind-the-scenes stories of the tensions that helped drive the band. Organized chronologically by album, this massive, 544-page hardcover begins with their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the only one recorded under founding member Syd Barrett's leadership; through the loss of Barrett and the addition of David Gilmour; to Richard Wright leaving the band in 1979 but returning; to Roger Waters leaving in 1985 and the albums recorded since his departure, including their 2014 farewell album, The Endless River, which was downloaded 12 million times on Spotify the week it was released. Packed with more than 500 photos, All the Songs is also filled with stories fans treasure, such as Waters working with engineer Alan Parsons to employ revolutionary recording techniques for The Dark Side of the Moon at Abbey Road Studios in 1972 or producer Bob's Ezrin's contribution in refining Water's original sprawling vision for The Wall.

The Story Behind Every Track

Pink Floyd All the Songs

Take a deep dive into the innovative recording history of Led Zeppelin, in this newest addition to the fan-favorite All the Songs series. Fifty years after their first practice in a Soho basement, Led Zeppelin continues to fascinate new generations of listeners. While their legendary back-stage debauchery has been written about extensively in other books, All the Songs is all about the music, detailing the studio magic and inspiration that made all nine albums go platinum, including Led Zeppelin IV which was certified x23 platinum and has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. Studio stories will include their productive time at Headley Grange in Wales, a poorly-heated former poorhouse where they recorded parts of Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti. And how the first album was recorded in three weeks but their second took six months, done while the band was on a world tour. They carried the masters of the recording session in a steamer trunk wherever they went. Out of these chaotic sessions came the "Whole Lotta Love," which was finished in New York with Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer helping create the psychedelic middle part, as well as "The Lemon Song," which was cut live in the studio. Page worked feverishly with Kramer to mix the LP on a primitive 12-channel Altec board in a two-day span. Fans will also learn the genesis of their lyrics, the inspiration for their album covers, the instruments used, and the contributions of engineers such as Andy Johns, who helped create the iconic drum sound on "When the Levee Breaks" by recording Bonham at the bottom of a stairwell.

Led Zeppelin All the Songs

This is the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's work yet published with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his remarkable and illustrious 53-year career. Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even to his most fervent fans, behind all the 525 songs he released. Organized chronologically by album, Margotin and Guesdon recount the details that led to the composition of Dylan's recorded songs, what went on in the recording studio, what instruments he used, and behind-the-scenes account of the great artists that Dylan worked with.

All the Songs - the Story Behind the Recordings

Bob Dylan

Comprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums, and more than a hundred singles. Since 1963, The Rolling Stones have been recording and touring, selling more than 200 million records worldwide. While much is known about this iconic group, few books provide a comprehensive history of their time in the studio. In The Rolling Stones All the Songs, authors Margotin and Guesdon describe the origin of their 340 released songs, details from the recording studio, what instruments were used, and behind-the-scenes stories of the great artists who contributed to their tracks. Organized chronologically by album, this massive, 704-page hardcover begins with their 1963 eponymous debut album recorded over five days at the Regent Studio in London; through their collaboration with legendary producer Jimmy Miller in the ground-breaking albums from 1968 to 1973; to their later work with Don Was, who has produced every album since Voodoo Lounge. Packed with more than 500 photos, All the Songs is also filled with stories fans treasure, such as how the mobile studio they pioneered was featured in Deep Purple's classic song "Smoke on the Water" or how Keith Richards used a cassette recording of an acoustic guitar to get the unique riff on "Street Fighting Man."

The Rolling Stones All the Songs Expanded Edition

Patti Smith

Descubra las 211 canciones de los Beatles, descifradas, analizadas y explicadas, con el fin de comprender el modo en que dejaron su huella en la historia de la música. Un punto de vista contextual y técnico sobre el proceso creativo de los "fabulosos cuatro". Las técnicas de estudio, los instrumentos, las innovacioes musicales: todo se ha pasado por la criba con el fin de apreciar los extraordinarios logros artísticos de John, Pual, George y Ringo. Con testimonios de los propios Beatles y de las personas pertenecientes a su entrono más cercano. El 6 de junio de 1962, los Beatles intrepretan por primera vez Love Me Do en los estudios de Abbey Road. Fue George Martin, responsable del sello Parlophone, quien organizó esta audición y quien tomó, varias semanas después, la decisión de contratarlos. Entre esa pieza, que adquiriría la condición de mítica, y Let it Be, su último single británico, publicado en marzo de 1970, poco antes de la separación del grupo, los Beatles grabaron 13 álbumes originales y compusieron más de 200 temas. En las páginas de esta obra se da preponderancia a los testimonios de los propios Beatles, así como a las personas de su entorno más próximo, con el fin de acercar al lector a la verdad y alejarlo de leyendas y de hechos que no pueden comprobarse. Asimismo, se da un lugar importante a las cuestiones técnicas, para lo que se han abordado los métodos y los distintos instrumentos y técnicas de estudio que se utilizaron en la época, lo cual resultará de interés para los entendidos, y ayudará a conocer un universo apasionante a los profanos.

La historia de cada una de sus 211 canciones

Los Beatles

Fondé en 1965 à Londres, les Pink Floyd, est très vite devenu l'un des grands groupes underground de la scène britannique et mondiale. Reconnaissables à leur musique planante et expérimentale, ainsi qu' à leurss textes philosophiques et satiriques, les Pink Floyd sont un mythe. Philippe Margotin revient dans cet ouvrage sur la génèse du groupe et son parcours incroyable.

Pink Floyd

An updated edition of the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize-winning work yet published, with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his nearly 60-year career. Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even to his most fervent fans, behind the more than 500 songs he has released over the span of his career. Organized chronologically by album, and updated to include all of his most recent work including the 2020 release of his 39th album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Margotin and Guesdon detail the origins of his melodies and lyrics, his process in the recording studio, the instruments he used, and the contribution of a myriad of musicians and producers to his canon.

The Story Behind Every Track Expanded Edition

Bob Dylan All the Songs

The Rolling Stones All the Songs

An updated edition of the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize-winning work yet published, with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his nearly 60-year career. Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even to his most fervent fans, behind the more than 500 songs he has released over the span of his career. Organized chronologically by album, Margotin and Guesdon detail the origins of his melodies and lyrics, his process in the recording studio, the instruments he used, and the contribution of a myriad of musicians and producers to his canon.

"Je suis un anti-Christ / Je suis un anarchiste" éructe Johnny Rotten. Avec leur premier single, paru en novembre 1976, les Sex Pistols et leur mentor situationniste Malcolm McLaren sonnent la révolution punk. Energie, provocation, subversion, les formations punk renouent avec les vertus premières du rock'n'roll. D'un coup, avec les Sex Pistols, donc, mais aussi avec les Clash ou les Damned et, de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, avec les Ramones, Television ou les Talking Heads, l'épopée du rock s'écrit de nouveau en lettres capitales, avec une plume trempée dans l'acide... Culture Punk revient en détail sur cette musique sans concession, qui a fait trembler les institutions du rock et tourner en dérision les certitudes économiques et culturelles de la société occidentale. Car si le punk est une musique, c'est aussi une mode, qui a trouvé son style chez Vivienne Westwood. C'est une façon de vivre - celui de la blank generation et de son slogan sans appel : "No future". Abondamment illustré de photos saisissantes, Culture Punk fait revivre la grande aventure musicale de la seconde moitié des seventies. Il lève le rideau sur tous les groupes qui ont fait l'histoire, au Royaume-Uni, aux Etats-Unis, mais aussi en France, en Belgique ou en Allemagne, et ouvre toutes grandes les portes des clubs mythiques, tels que le Roxy à Londres ou le Max's Kansas City et le CBGB à New York. Culture Punk, ou le retour vers le futur du rock !

Culture punk

El 6 de junio de 1962, los Beatles intrepretan por primera vez Love Me Do en los estudios de Abbey Road. Fue George Martin, responsable del sello Parlophone, quien organizó esta audición y quien tomó, varias semanas después, la decisión de contratarlos. Entre esa pieza, que adquiriría la condición de mítica, y Let it Be, su último single británico, publicado en marzo de 1970, poco antes de la separación del grupo, los Beatles grabaron 13 álbumes originales y compusieron más de 200 temas. En las páginas de esta obra se da preponderancia a los testimonios de los propios Beatles, así como a las personas de su entorno más próximo, con el fin de acercar al lector a la verdad y alejarlo de leyendas y de hechos que no pueden comprobarse. Asimismo, se da un lugar importante a las cuestiones técnicas, para lo que se han abordado los métodos y los distintos instrumentos y técnicas de estudio que se utilizaron en la época, lo cual resultará de interés para los entendidos, y ayudará a conocer un universo apasionante a los profanos.

Todo sobre los Beatles

Take a deep dive into the innovative recording history of Led Zeppelin, in this newest addition to the fan-favorite All the Songs series. Fifty years after their first practice in a Soho basement, Led Zeppelin continues to fascinate new generations of listeners. While their legendary back-stage debauchery has been written about extensively in other books, All the Songs is all about the music, detailing the studio magic and inspiration that made all nine albums go platinum, including Led Zeppelin IV which was certified x23 platinum and has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. Studio stories will include their productive time at Headley Grange in Wales, a poorly-heated former poorhouse where they recorded parts of Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti. Andhow the first album was recorded in three weeks but their second took six months, done while the band was on a world tour. They carried the masters of the recording session in a steamer trunk wherever they went. Out of these chaotic sessions came the "Whole Lotta Love," which was finished in New York with Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer helping create the psychedelic middle part, as well as "The Lemon Song," which was cut live in the studio. Page worked feverishly with Kramer to mix the LP on a primitive 12-channel Altec board in a two-day span. Fans will also learn the genesis of their lyrics, the inspiration for their album covers, the instruments used, and the contributions of engineers such as Andy Johns, who helped create the iconic drum sound on "When the Levee Breaks" by recording Bonham at the bottom of a stairwell.

Please note: this edition is text only and does not contain images. The most in-depth exploration of Springsteen's songs ever written. Spanning nearly 50 years of albums, EPs, B-sides, and more, this is the full story behind every single song that The Boss has ever released. Moving chronologically through Springsteen's long career, expert authors Margotin and Guesdon explore everything there is to know about every single song. No stone is left unturned across 670 pages, from the inspiration behind the lyrics and melody to the recording process and even the musicians and producers who worked on each track. Uncover the stories behind the music in this truly definitive book - a must-have for every Springsteen fan.

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