THE BEATLES FROM THE INSIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 05132012B52729
English Summary/英文概要： IN THE MID-1960S, when so much was happening in the world and the volume everywhere seemed dialed up to 11, the Beatles were the biggest thing on the planet. Their fans screamed from the fences as the Fab Four walked across the airport tarmac or into a vast stadium. They wanted to touch the Beatles. They wanted to know the Beatles. Who might help them?
One photographer was inside. The young Australian Robert Whitaker had been noticed by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, who then hired him. When Beatle mania exploded, Whitaker was along for the wild ride. He was backstage, he was in the studio, he went to the boys’ homes, he became their friend and confidante (He grew particularly close to John). Robert Whitaker fashioned many of the iconic Beatles images, and all his pictures of the band were taken in the period that Beatles fans most like to remember: when they were fab, when they changed our culture.
Bob Whitaker—a great photographer, after all—was a friend of LIFE’s and made contributions to earlier books on John Lennon and George Harrison. In the months before his death in September 2011, he was collaborating with us on this book, his Beatles magnum opus. In these pages are rarely or never seen photographs and his personal reflections, which add resonance to the images. For those who once wanted to touch the Beatles, wanted to know them, this is an essential volume.
It is full of vitality. Beatle mania was a crazy, crazy place to be, and it is captured here in all its nutty glory. Then, too, there are the famous Whitaker album covers, including the early drafts of the notorious—and banned—Yesterday and Today jacket.
It is LIFE’s good fortune, and it will be our readers’, that Bob Whitaker talked about all this with us and others through the years. His testimony is that of a proverbial fifth Beatle: He was there, part of the scene. He saw it all, he recorded much of it on film, and he remembered even more.
Here, then, is Bob Whitaker’s final word on the Beatles—all his best photographs, all his reminiscences. LIFE is proud to bring forth this book. It does what we always try to do—present great photography—and it also pays tribute to a bygone time, a bygone band that we all loved, and a man who was a dear friend.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在上世紀六十年代中期，當時世界正發生那麼多的變化，看上去到處在改變著音樂的節拍合奏速度，甲殼蟲曾是這個星球上最著名的一支最具傳奇色彩的樂隊。他們的粉絲從這四人樂隊走過機場停機坪或進入露天體育場時，便開始抓狂尖叫。他們想要接觸到甲殼蟲樂隊。他們想要知道甲殼蟲樂隊的秘密。誰可能會幫助他們實現願望呢？這裡有一位攝影師。一直備受甲殼蟲樂隊經紀人Brian Epstein關注的澳大利亞年輕人Robert Whitaker，隨即他雇傭了這位年輕的攝影師。當時的甲殼蟲樂隊正處於大紅大紫階段，Whitaker曾一同和樂隊風馳於世界各地。他曾在幕後，錄音棚，他曾去過這些小夥子的家，最後他成為了他們的朋友和知己（他曾一度和約翰•列儂比較親密）。Robert Whitaker拍攝過甲殼蟲許多許多標誌性的照片，而且他那一時期拍攝的樂隊所以照片，是甲殼蟲粉絲們最為珍藏的紀念：當時他們曾為四人樂隊時，曾改變了我們的文化趨勢。
Bob Whitaker— 一位偉大的攝影師，雖然如此— 作為生活雜誌的老朋友，曾為約翰•列儂和喬治•哈里森早期的自提供過文獻資料。2011年9月在他去世前幾個月，他曾與我們協作出了這部傳記，他的甲殼蟲樂隊的巨作。書中展現了罕見或攝影師從未披露的浪漫的照片和他個人的隨筆。對於那些曾想要接觸甲殼蟲樂隊，瞭解他們個人生活的粉絲來說，這是一部值得收藏的畫冊。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：倘若沒有Beatles，Robert Whitaker照樣能成為英國攝影史上值得抒寫的一位大師。Robert Whitaker的攝影生涯起始於倫敦，但是他真正走上正軌是1961年前往澳大利亞墨爾本大學學習之後。在那裡，他融入了澳大利亞的藝術圈，關係最好的當屬那時在澳大利亞藝術圈舉足輕重的兩位元人物——藝術代理商Georges Mora以及他的妻子，畫家Mirka Mora。通過夫妻倆，Robert Whitaker認識了一堆重要的藝術家，並拍攝了其中的大部分人，比如John Reed、Sunday Reed、 Ian Sime、Charles Blackman等。1964年，Beatles前往澳大利亞做巡迴演出，Robert Whitaker的一個編輯朋友要做一個Beatles的經理人Brain Epstein的專訪，需要拍攝照片，這次偶然的機會，讓Robert Whitaker認識了Beatles的舵手Brain Epstein。Epstein看完Robert Whitaker拍的自己的照片後，十分喜歡，然後又看了Robert Whitaker展覽中的拍攝澳大利亞當地藝術家的照片，當即邀請他出任Beatles的隨身攝影師。一開始，Robert Whitaker拒絕了，但是在看完Beatles的現場演出後，馬上便打電話答應了Epstein的邀請。三個月後，1964年8月，Robert Whitaker開始了他生命中一段神奇的旅程。他可以拍攝任何狀態下的約翰•列儂、保羅•麥卡尼、喬治•哈里森和林格•斯塔，當然也包括Beatles的一些唱片的封面。其中最著名的當數《Yesterday and Today》的封面。
About the Author/作者介绍： The editors at LIFE vigorously carry on the traditions of excellence in photography, in journalism, and in telling the story of our country and our world which began with LIFE magazine in 1936 by founding editor and publisher, Henry R. Luce. They have published books on a broad range of subjects, including New York Times bestsellers One Nation, LIFE Picture Puzzle and The American Journey of Barack Obama.
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