| Beatles for Sale: How Everything They Touched Turned to Gold Contributor(s): Blaney, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906002096 ISBN-13: 9781906002091 Publisher: Jawbone Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: In "Beatles for Sale," author John Blaney shows how the group and their inner circle invented so much of what we now recognize as the modern business of making and selling rock music. "Beatles for Sale" documents the ups and downs of the group as they promoted, advertised, and sold records, played concerts, sold merchandise, made films, and set up publishing and record companies of their own. More than just a business primer, this book tells and exciting story of naivete and greed, inexperience and blind luck, gullibility and ingenuity. "Beatles for Sale" explores every aspect of how the group made vast fortunes -- and provided the template for everyone who followed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | Business Aspects - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 1091363 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" (1.55 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beatles For Sale details the ups and downs of The Beatles from their inception, as they promoted, advertised, and sold records, played concerts, produced tacky merchandise, made films, and set up publishing and record companies. It shows that The Beatles did not cope with their ever-growing business ventures because Lennon, McCartney, Epstein, Aspinall and co. had a clear vision of what they should be doing. On the contrary, their business acumen amounted to little more than making things up as they went along. Beatles For Sale offers the facts and figures behind this story, and explains how it helped shape the music business as we know it. It is a story of naivety and greed, inexperience and luck, gullibility and ingenuity. It is the story of every aspect of how The Beatles made money -- and how virtually every successful group since then has followed in their footsteps. |