BEATLES-Buch SOME FUN TONIGHT – VOL. 1 – AMERICA CONCERTS 1964

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Dienstag: 6. September 2016: Buch SOME FUN TONIGHT! – THE BACKSTAGE STORY OF HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED AMERICA – THE HISTORIC TOURS OF 1964-1966 – VOLUME 1 – 1964
Autor: Chuck Gunderson. Verlag: Backbeat Books, USA. ISBN-10: 1495065677, ISBN-13: 978-1495065675.
Paperback; Format 31,5 cm x 25,5 cm; 306 Seiten; sehr viele Fotos & Abbildungen von Dokumenten; englischsprachig.

Pressetext: The BEATLES’ North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring industry. In February 1964, after finally achieving a number-one North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring industry. In February 1964, after finally achieving a number one hit in America, the FAB FOUR came to the country with high hopes, performing on the wildly popular ED SULLIVAN SHOW in both New York City and Miami and playing concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Washington Coliseum. In just fifteen short days, the BEATLES conquered America. The BEATLES made music-entertainment history with their North American tours from 1964 to 1966. SOME FUN TONIGHT! – THE BACKSTAGE STORY OF HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED AMERICA – THE HISTORIC TOURS OF 1964-1966 is a comprehensive two-volume set which gives you a city-by-city synopsis of the group’s activities as they traveled the United States and Canada for their groundbreaking series of concerts. From San Francisco’s Cow Palace show on August 19, 1964, through their last-ever live performances at that city’s famed Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966, these books cover the music and the madness that characterized the BEATLES’ three North American tours. With hundreds of photographs and images of rare memorabilia, it is truly the definitive reference for what is arguably the most important period in the BEATLES’ long and winding career. You’ll read about the behind-the-scenes negotiations, the mayhem at the airports and hotels, and the cheeky quotes delivered at the press conferences. You’ll also read about the opening acts, the concerts, and the stories behind the shows through the eyes of the BEATLES, their entourage, the promoters, the emcees, and the fans. Never before have the BEATLES’ North American concerts been covered in such depth. If you witnessed the mania firsthand, you’ll relive the excitement in the pages of these books. If you were born too late to be a part of those halcyon days, you’ll learn what it was like to be swept up and carried away by the phenomenon of the greatest musical act of all time. When all is said and done, Some Fun Tonight is a tribute to the fans the first generation and beyond. Look carefully at the faces of the fans in this book; they may be your friends, parents, grandparents or even you! but together, they made Beatlemania happen. Fasten your seat belt and enjoy this comprehensive history!

Beatles Museum:
Das zweibändiges Werk über die drei US-Tourneen der BEATLES von 1964-1966 erschien bereits im Februar 2014: zwei gebundene Bücher im Schuber. Erstmals wurden die Nordamerika-Tourneen der BEATLES so ausführlich beschrieben. Es gibt Informationen über die einzelnen Tourneestationen, beginnend von der jeweiligen Ankunft am Flughafen, die Hotels in denen die BEATLES wohnten, die Pressekonferenzen die sie gaben, das Vorprogramm zu den BEATLES-Konzerten und die Auftritte selbst. Im Pressetext wird nicht zu viel versprochen: “Stories behind the shows through the eyes of the BEATLES” (“Geschichten hinter den Shows, wie die BEATLES sie gesehen haben”).
Information ist in THINGS 233 (April 2014) und ein sehr ausführlicher Bericht in THINGS 240 (September 2014).
Nun gibt es beide Bücher einzeln als preiswertere Paperbacks vom Verlag Backbeat Books in den USA. Dass beide Bücher noch einmal erschienen sind, könnte durchaus damit zusammenhängen, dass elf Tage später der Film EIGHT DAYS A WEEK in den USA startete: Samstag, 17. September 2016 als Steaming (in Deutschland am Donnerstag, den 15. September 2016 als Kinofilm)

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