1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney

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"Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget." Paul McCartney Taken with a 35mm camera by Paul McCartney, these largely unseen photographs capture the explosive period, from the end of 1963 through early 1964, in which The Beatles became an international sensation and changed the course of music history. Featuring 275 images from the six cities Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami of these legendary months, 1964: Eyes of the Storm also includes: A personal foreword in which McCartney recalls the pandemonium of British concert halls, followed by the hysteria that greeted the band on its first American visit Candid recollections preceding each city portfolio that form an autobiographical account of the period McCartney remembers as the "Eyes of the Storm," plus a coda with subsequent events in 1964"Beatleland," an essay by Harvard historian and New Yorker essayist Jill Lepore, describing how The Beatles became the first truly global mass culture phenomenon Handsomely designed, 1964: Eyes of the Storm creates an intensely dramatic record of The Beatles' first transatlantic trip, documenting the radical shift in youth culture that crystallized in 1964."You could hold your camera up to the world, in 1964. But what madness would you capture, what beauty, what joy, what fury? Jill Lepore

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Hardcover
    • Dimensions - 10" W x 11.6" H x 1.3" D
    • Genre - Music
    • Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
    • Page count - 336
    • ISBN - 9781324093060
    • Paul McCartney (Author)
    • Publication Date: 06-13-2023
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2 years ago
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Good Reading

What a great book for the time. I liked this window in the year 1964 through the eyes of Paul McCartney. I can’t even imagine being in his shoes in that year or that perfect storm. So much screaming and crying. This book is filled with photographs of that time from his lens. I liked the window into his life, but I also liked that it’s amateurish. He doesn’t make pretenses about his ability. He was learning and this is what he came up with. I liked the intimacy in the photos, too. No, there aren’t any big revelations among the images, but it was nice to see the Fab Four at play and at rest. They weren’t always on, and it was nice to see that. Plus, there are little essays by the author talking about the time, the place the photos were taken and the mood. It’s quite interesting. If you’re looking for images of the Beatles in 1964 and want something a little different, then give this book a try. It’s worth the read and viewing. originally posted at long and short reviews

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2 years ago
from Georgia

Perfect 👌

I love everything about this book, even the workbook By Aurum Publishing on Amazon is top notch

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2 years ago
from Massachusetts

Fine nostalgia

For someone who was around at the time, this book represents the finest kind of nostalgia. All apologies to younger generations, but you have no idea what it was like to experience The Beatles, even second hand, this first time around. Their irrepressible enthusiasm and energy put the likes of The Beach Boys and Four Seasons to shame. There is no better way to evoke those memories than black and white photographs, because that's the way most of us experienced the world outside of our own lives; and who better to conduct the tour than one of those at the center of it all (the color photos are quite nice, too). This lovely book is more than just a chance to wallow in nostalgia, though. Jill Lepore, one of our most perceptive historians, provides the historical context but also explains where the band stood in terms of the larger social situation in America at that time. it's always satisfying to learn that your heroes are on the right side of history. 1964 was the year that The Beatles showed just how big they were going to be: in February, our parents were focused on the hair and the screaming girls; by that summer, they were playing the soundtrack to A Hard Day's NIght at their dinner parties. Now, with this book, we have a chance to relive those unforgettable times through the eyes of someone at the center of it all.

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2 years ago

Must read

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