Music 351: The Beatles

Dr. Scott D. Lipscomb
San Diego State University

Table of Contents (TOC)

Module 01: Foundations of Rock

For these first two chapters only (excerpted from the rock textbook that I author), please use the Ch. 1 and Ch. 5 resources online for my Music 151:Rock History to 1980 course. I have provided links to those resources below. After perusing the online resources for Ch. 1 (The Roots of Rock) & Ch. 5 (The Beatles), return to THIS webpage so that you can access the other Beatles-related resources linked below.

SL, ch. 1: The Roots of Rock
SL, ch. 5: British Invasion: The Beatles

Module 02: Introduction: Revolt Into Sound

E&R, intro: Preface, Prologue, Companion Website, Introduction, & John Lennon Discovers Rock & Roll (pp. ix-18)

Module 03: The Quarry Men (1940-1960)

E&R, ch. 1: The Quarry Men (pp. 19-38)

Module 04: The Pete Best Era (1961-1962)

E&R, ch. 2: The Pete Best Era (pp. 39-53)

Module 05: Runaway Train

E&R, ch. 3: Runaway Train (pp. 54-77)

Module 06: Instant Combustion

E&R, ch. 4: Instant Combustion (pp. 78-98)

Module 07: Repeat With a Twist

E&R, ch. 5: Repeat With a Twist (pp. 99-128)

Module 08: From the Stage to the Studio (1966)

E&R, ch. 6: From the Stage to the Studio (pp. 129-148)

Module 09: Celebrity Psychedelia (1967)

E&R, ch. 7: Celebrity Psychedelia (pp. 149-175)

Module 10: Listening Through a Glass Onion (1968)

E&R, ch. 8: Listening Through a Glass Onion (pp. 176-205)

module 11: They May Be Parted (1969-1970)

E&R, ch. 9: They May Be Parted (pp. 206-234)
E&R, Appendix 1 (Recordings That Influenced the Beatles; the basis for our list of Extra Credit recordings), Appendix 2 (Timeline), & Selected Bibliography)