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Tracklisting & More Information
This is the deixe edition, signed twice.
THE CONTENTS OF EACH BOOK
Playback - An Illustrated Memoir - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MARTIN
FOREWORDS BY PAUL MCCARTNEY AND RINGO STARR.
AFTERWORD BY PRINCE CHARLES.
A SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BOOK/CD SET OF 2000 COPIES.
Featuring a 50,000 word narrative by the world's most celebrated music producer on his unparalleled career.
Illustrated throughout with a wealth of rare and unpublished photographs and documents from George Martin's private collection, augmented by a wide selection of rare images by leading photographers.
Bound in quarter black leather with buckram-covered boards, chromium name plate, silver page edges and silver tooling.
Accompanied by a CD produced solely for this limited edition box set, featuring tracks especially recorded as well as other rare and unreleased recordings of historical significance.
The whole book-and-CD set is housed in a custom-designed solander box.
Every copy is personally autographed by George Martin and individually numbered. This copy is number 1513.
Publication date: March 2003
DETAILS :-
The 328 pages (page size 290mm x 215mm) are masterprinted onto acid-free paper, of which 264 pages are on high-quality 200gsm matt art stock, 56 pages are on a fine textured 160gsm Fabriano paper and eight pages are on a bright orange, uncoated 160gsm Fedrigoni stock. There is a combination of colour and monochrome photography throughout and full colour endpapers. Each page is edged in silver.
Every copy of the limited edition has been personally autographed by Sir George Martin CBE as a mark of his approval.
Of the 2000 copies, those numbered 251 to 2,000 [regular] are quarter-bound in black leather, with hard-wearing buckram-covered boards adorned with a chromium name plate and silver tooling.
All copies, Deluxe or regular, are housed in a specially-designed, hinged solander box, the cover of which is fashioned to give the appearance of a loudspeaker. The inside panels resemble part of a control desk and a turntable; the latter houses the accompanying Playback CD.
THE CD :-
Each of the 2,000 copies of Playback is accompanied by a music CD compiled and pressed exclusively for this project, featuring the following tracks:
Two Matt Monro songs which were co-written by George Martin: 'Can This Be Love' and an unreleased demo version of 'No One Will Ever Know'. (1961)
Unreleased versions of The Temperance Seven's 'Take Me Over' and 'Carole', from the Take Me Over film soundtrack. (1962)
'Bond Meets Solitaire', composed and performed by George Martin, from the Live And Let Die soundtrack. (1973)
Three American Sketches, a three-part suite composed by George Martin. Unreleased performance by Tommy Reilly and Rundfunkorchester des Hessischer Rundfunks (conductor: Christian Stalling). This arrangement of the piece for harmonica and orchestra has never been released by anyone. (1981)
The orchestral 'Main Theme' from Under Milk Wood, composed by George Martin. (1988)
'Here, There and Everywhere': a performance of The Beatles' classic by Göran Söllscher (guitar) and Malmö Symfoni Orkester, recorded live in Malmo. Arranged and conducted by George Martin. (1993)
Solo piano performances by George Martin of two of his own compositions, specially recorded for this set: 'The Spider's Dance' (his first ever creation, written at age eight) and 'Waltz in Cm'. (2002)
A Stunning item and everything & more that you would expect from a Genesis publication - Still in the original outer mailer!
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