Book contents
- The Beatles in Context
- Composers In Context
- The Beatles in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Part I Beatle People and Beatle Places
- Part II The Beatles in Performance
- Part III The Beatles on TV, Film, and the Internet
- Part IV The Beatles’ Sound
- Chapter 16 Abbey Road Studios
- Chapter 17 Producing Sound Pictures with Sir George Martin
- Chapter 18 Rock ’n’ Roll Music! The Beatles and the Rise of the Merseybeat
- Chapter 19 Positively Bob Dylan: The Beatles and the Folk Movement
- Chapter 20 “Listen to the Colour of Your Dreams”: The Beatles Writ Psychedelic
- Chapter 21 Getting Back
- Chapter 22 On the Record! (Dis)Covering the Beatles
- Part V The Beatles as Sociocultural and Political Touchstones
- Part VI The Beatles’ Critical Reception and Cultural Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 18 - Rock ’n’ Roll Music! The Beatles and the Rise of the Merseybeat
from Part IV - The Beatles’ Sound
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020
- The Beatles in Context
- Composers In Context
- The Beatles in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Part I Beatle People and Beatle Places
- Part II The Beatles in Performance
- Part III The Beatles on TV, Film, and the Internet
- Part IV The Beatles’ Sound
- Chapter 16 Abbey Road Studios
- Chapter 17 Producing Sound Pictures with Sir George Martin
- Chapter 18 Rock ’n’ Roll Music! The Beatles and the Rise of the Merseybeat
- Chapter 19 Positively Bob Dylan: The Beatles and the Folk Movement
- Chapter 20 “Listen to the Colour of Your Dreams”: The Beatles Writ Psychedelic
- Chapter 21 Getting Back
- Chapter 22 On the Record! (Dis)Covering the Beatles
- Part V The Beatles as Sociocultural and Political Touchstones
- Part VI The Beatles’ Critical Reception and Cultural Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
When George Martin first heard the Beatles he was not that impressed. Manager Brian Epstein had secured a meeting with the Parlophone record producer due to the fact that EMI’s publishing company, Ardmore & Beechwood, was interested in securing the publishing rights to John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s original material. While some of the duo’s early songs were simplistic such as “Hello Little Girl,” “One After 909,” and “Too Bad About Sorrows,” there were others that were more sophisticated and should have impressed Martin. Oddly enough, Martin initially did not think the duo had much to offer as composers.
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- The Beatles in Context , pp. 187 - 195Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020