The Beatles on the Roof

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The Beatles on the Roof

At lunchtime on a bitterly cold January day in 1969, the strains of guitar chords could be heard in the streets surrounding Londonâ€™s Savile Row. Crowds gathered â€“ At ground level and above. People climbed onto roofs and postboxes, skipped lunch to gather and listen: For the first time in more than two years, The Beatles were playing live.

Ringing from the rooftops, disturbing the well-to-do ears of the tailors below, they upset the establishment and bewildered the police. It was filmed by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who hoped the footage would act as the finale to a celebratory TV special. When it finally surfaced, it was in the bleak, tumultuous documentary Let It Be. And The Beatles would never play live again.

Tony Barrell examines the concert within the context of its time. He speaks to those who were there: the fans, film-makers, roadies, Apple Corps staff and police. He explores the politics of 1968, when peace gave way to protest, and how music promotion began to collide with cinÃ©ma vÃ©ritÃ© and reality TV. The Beatles on the Roof makes essential reading for anyone interested in the bandâ€™s reinventions and relationships, revealing why the rooftop concert happened at all, why it happened the way that it did, and why it would never happen again.

Country	USA
Author	Tony Barrell
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	01
EISBN	9781783239696
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Omnibus Press
Manufacturer	Omnibus Press
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	2017-10-26
Publisher	Omnibus Press
ReleaseDate	2017-10-26
Studio	Omnibus Press

The Beatles on the Roof

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