Artificial Paradise: The Dark Side of the Beatles' Utopian Dream

by Kevin Courrier

Book Overview

There is an epigram in this book from the Phil Ochs song, "Crucifixion", about the Kennedy assassination, that states: I fear to contemplate that beneath the greatest love, lies a hurricane of hate. On February 11th 1963, the Beatles recorded "There's a Place", a dazzling, unheralded tune which was included on their electrifying debut album, Please Please Me. This song firmly laid the foundation on which a huge utopian dream of the sixties...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313345864
• ISBN13: 9780313345869
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"