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

by Kevin Courrier

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"