Part one is the narrative
Published on 30 September 2024, The Beatles after The Beatles. The Solo Careers of John, Paul, George and Ringo (1967-1980) by Italian author Luca Perasi – in two separate volumes, The Narrative and The Discography (L.I.L.Y. Publishing) over a total of 710 pages – deals with the events and the record production of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr from their first ventures, when The Beatles were still a band, up to 1980.
Perasi says: “In a parallel with the most popular compilation of The Beatles, I wanted these two volumes to be the ‘Red and Blue’ of the solo production, with the first part, The Narrative (324 pages), sporting a red cover, and the second part, The Discography, a blue one.”
In 2021, Perasi was selected as one of the two official Italian translators of Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics and in 2022 collaborated with MPL on the label copy for The 7” Singles Box.
“It seemed right – and sensible – to stop here for now; Lennon’s death finally broke the common thread that accompanied the four Beatles over the course of the Seventies: the possibility of a reunion,” Perasi explains
The first volume contains a narrative on the main facts of the period (with albums, tours and other biographical events, including the battle for the dissolution of Apple), while the second volume features a “commented discography” where standalone singles and albums are presented in their chronological order of issue and are analysed in detail, with anecdotes, chart positions, sales, recording dates and a musicological analysis. Both contain illustrations and images.
Part two with the chronologic details
“We’re living in an era of the so-called re-assessment, that is applied to everything,” Perasi adds. “These volumes have an historical approach, and through the facts we can put them in perspective and make readers and fans appreciate even more what the four did over those years.”
Two comprehensive books that offer the occasion for re-discovering the artistic paths of John, Paul, George and Ringo as solo artists in the “long decade” of the Seventies. Four human and professional adventures that still retain great fascination and historical importance.
Amazon links:
Vol 1 – The Narrative
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJBMKNVX
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DJBLSGX6
Vol 2 – The Discography
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJBZ1T76
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