Save the Beatles!

Save the Beatles!

The Rescued Albums: 1970-1982

Rick Prescott

Save the Beatles!

The Rescued Albums: 1970-1982

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ISBN 978-0-578-68028-6

First Edition, April 2020

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S A V E T H E B E A T L E S . C O M

C O N T E N T S

Prologue

Preface

Author¡¯s Note

Using This Book

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D I V I S I O N

1 / Circles

2 / Filters

3 / Phases

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D I V I N A T I O N

4 / Tiers

5 / Blueprints

6 / Structure

7 / Fa?ade

8 / Proof-of-Concept #1 ¨C Revolver

9 / Proof-of-Concept #2 ¨C Magic Myst

10 / Proof-of-Concept #3 ¨C January

11 / Fusion

P A R T

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D I V E R S I O N

12 / Dream

13 / Beggars in a Gold Mine

14 / Be Here Now

15 / Vienna

16 / Flight

17 / . . . Hiatus . . .

18 / Wheels, Walls and Waterfalls

19 / In Spite of All

20 / Coda

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A P P E N D I X

I / Creative Calendar

II / Distilled Core Studio Releases

III / Catalog of Solo Recordings

IV / Certified Sales

V / Chart Scoring

VI / Beatles Recordings

VII / Summary of Rescued Albums

Bibliography

Song and Album Index

About the Author

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It is not to ring the bell backward

Nor is it an incantation

To summon the spectre of a Rose.

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