The Beatles and McLuhan : understanding the electric age / Thomas MacFarlane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacFarlane, Thomas, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--1961-1970--Analysis, appreciation.

Rock music.

Beatles.

McLuhan, Marshall, 1911-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

McLuhan, Marshall.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Beatles and McLuhan: Understanding the Electric Age examines how the incorporation of electric technology in The Beatles' art would enhance their musical impact. MacFarlane surveys the relationship between McLuhan's ideas on the nature and effects of electric technology and The Beatles own engagement of that technology; offers analyses of key works from The Beatles' studio years; and collates these data to offer stunning conclusions about The Beatles' creative process in the recording studio and its cultural implications.

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface. Every Sound There Is; PART I. LIVING IN ACOUSTIC SPACE; CHAPTER ONE. Notes from the Electric Age; CHAPTER TWO. Who Is McLuhan?; CHAPTER THREE. Mapping Acoustical Space; PART II. I'D LOVE TO TURN YOU ON; CHAPTER FOUR. The Simultaneous Worlds of Sgt. Pepper; CHAPTER FIVE. Mystery Tours in the Global Village; CHAPTER SIX. Revolution: Splitting the Definitive; PART III. WE ARE ALL TOGETHER; CHAPTER SEVEN. The Poetry of Sound; Afterword. Cliché as Probe; Appendix A. Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (December 20, 1969)

Appendix B. John Lennon and Yoko Ono Meet Marshall McLuhan (December 20, 1969)Appendix C. Interview with Michael McLuhan, MPA (March 23, 2012); Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-283-69636-3

0-8108-8433-X

OCLC:

819379460