First published 2023
In 2020, nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on his 35mm camera emerged from his personal archive. These images capture the final months of 1963 and early 1964, when Beatlemania exploded across Britain and the Beatles became global superstars after their first American tour. McCartney's lens recorded the chaos as millions of eyes focused on the band during what he calls the moment when culture shifted and the Sixties truly began. The book presents 275 photographs from six pivotal cities: Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., and Miami. McCartney includes never before seen portraits of John, George, and Ringo alongside his personal reflections on the pandemonium surrounding them. His foreword and city introductions reveal his memories of this explosive period when fame transformed four young musicians into the most recognized people on Earth. The collection offers an intimate view of the months that changed popular culture forever.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, memoir, music, 21st-century, photography
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: behind-the-scenes, personal-reflection
Setting: Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., Miami
Period: 1963, 1964
335 pages · Hardcover · PENGUIN UK