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Revolution in the Head

Ian MacDonald
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780008812836
  • Weight: 270g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 21 May 2026
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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'The masterpiece The Beatles deserved' Vox

'The finest piece of Fabs scholarship ever published' MOJO

Revolution in the Head goes to the heart of The Beatles – their records. Drawing on his unique knowledge and experience to 'read' their tracks, Ian MacDonald offers a detailed examination of the 241 tracks the Fab Four wrote, placing them in their musical, cultural and social context and creating an engrossing classic of popular criticism.

Fully updated to include material from The Beatles Live at the BBC and the Anthology series.
About Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald was born in 1948. A writer of many interests, he was Assistant Editor of the New Musical Express during 1972-5. He also worked as a songwriter and record producer, and is the author of The New Shostakovich (1990), The People's Music (2003) and The Beatles at No.1 (2003). He died in August 2003.

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