Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles [Signed Hardcover Book]

Acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road. Get your autographed copy of this must-have book! In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what would become their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the group’s sound, and included such classics as “Come Together,” “Something,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” Womack’s colorful retelling of how this landmark album was written and recorded is a treat for fans of the Beatles. Introduced with a foreword by renowned engineer, producer, and musician Alan Parsons, Solid State takes readers back to 1969 and into EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, which featured an advanced solid-state transistor mixing desk. Womack focuses on the dynamics between John, Paul, George, Ringo, and producer George Martin and his team of engineers, who set aside (for the most part) the tensions and conflicts that had arisen i