{"product_id":"solid-state-9781501746857","title":"Solid State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic writer Womack delivers a fascinating, in-depth look at the creation of \u003ci\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e, the Beatles'' penultimate album released 50 years ago.... Womack displays a detailed and insightful analysis that fans will hope he applies to the band''s other albums.\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of \u003ci\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. \u003ci\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the Beatles'' sound, and included Come Together, Something, and Here Comes the Sun, which all emerged as classics. Womack''s colorful retelling of how this landmark album was written and recorded is a treat for fans of the Beatles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolid State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers back to 1969 and into EMI''s Abbey Road Studio, which boasted an advanced solid st\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic writer Womack delivers a fascinating, in-depth look at the creation of\u003ci\u003e Abbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e, the Beatles' penultimate album released 50 years ago.... Womack displays a detailed and insightful analysis that fans will hope he applies to the band's other albums.\u003c\/p\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the enjoyable deep dive \u003ci\u003eSolid State\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenneth Womack tells a detailed story of how the album came to be.\u003c\/p\u003e * FORWARD *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomack has created an account of the Abbey Road sessions that is extremely well-researched and well-written. The timing of the publication is perfect, given the recent success of the 50th Anniversary Reissue of the album. It is well worth a read for die-hard fans, and even casual fans, who are interested in how this work of art was created.\u003c\/p\u003e * Spill Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomack humanizes and demystifies the mythic status of the album and of the four Beatles, but not by diminishing their achievements... \u003ci\u003eSolid State\u003c\/i\u003e is as fine a tribute to the Fabs as one could hope for in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e * Spectrum Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a studio nerd or a Beatles aficionado you will love this book.\u003c\/p\u003e * Aquarian Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolidly entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e * On the Seawall *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Womack is an acknowledged Beatles archaeologist and archivist, and in this effort he undertakes a fine biography of this fine recording, taking it apart and reassembling it for us along the way...It is definitive indeed regarding the writing, recording, mixing and reception of Abbey Road.\u003c\/p\u003e * Criticsatlarge.ca *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Alan Parsons, by Alan Parsons\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: \"Unmitigated Disaster\"\u003cbr\u003e 1. EMI TG12345 Mk1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stereophonic Sound\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tales of Men and Moog\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"The Long One\"\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Wind-Up Piano and Mrs. Mills\u003cbr\u003e 6. Virtuosi\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tittenhurst Park\u003cbr\u003e 8. Letting It Be\u003cbr\u003e 9. Solid State\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867345400151,"sku":"9781501746857","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501746857.jpg?v=1722282896","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/solid-state-9781501746857","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}