Who Was Eleanor Rigby: And 908 More Questions and Answers about the Beatles
For which album were the songs "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" originally intended? What was the original title of the album eventually released as Abbey Road ? Which instruments were played by the Fab Four during the recording of "She's Leaving Home"? These are just some of the almost 1,000 questions included in Who Was Eleanor Rigby... Organized year-by-year in chronological chapters, the book includes questions covering all facets of the band from Liverpool, and is a surefire hit with all their fans. More than 25 years after their break-up, the Beatles are once again the hottest act in music. The recent documentary on the band was one of the biggest television events of the year, and the two Anthology double-CDs soared to the top of the charts. . Incidentally, the answers to the questions above are: (1) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , (2) Everest and (3) none -- a group of string musicians handled all the playing. As for the book's title, Eleanor Rigby was a name on a tombstone found by Paul McCartney.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0062734423
ISBN13:9780062734426
Release Date:November 1996
Publisher:Harper Paperbacks
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.5" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Maybe I'm biased
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Maybe I'm biased because I am a contributor to this book, but I found it highly entertaining and informational. Oh, and by the way, Eleanor Rigby's grave wasn't found by Paul McCartney until sometime in the 1980s. Eleanor Rigby is really a combination of Eleanor Bron (an actress in "Help!") and Rigby's stores found all over England.
what a great book! Amazing, random info...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I have no idea how the author went about researching this book, but the end result is such enjoyable, and interesting reading. Very quick and interesting reading for a fun night with friends(who are interested in the Beatles) or when you only have a few minutes to read some quick interesting tid-bits.
My review of Who was Eleanor Rigby? And 908 other questio...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Gear book. I liked it because it had questions I knew the answers to immediatley, ones I had to think about and ones I didn't know at all, so I learned quite a bit about the Beatles from reaing this book. I had a groovy time goin' through and tryin' t' figure out th' answers before I 'ad t' look them up. I'd recommend reading it wether you're a HUGE Beatles fan with a ton of knowlege, or just a novice who's looking to learn more about the GREATEST ROCK GROUP OF ALL TIME.
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