Chapters 1-3 Summary and Analysis

Chapter one, "Classical Primer" begins with George Martin being awakened in a Paris hotel room. The person on the other end of the line is Brian Epstein. Brian has just returned from spending the evening with the Beatles and the group has been celebrating the success of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" because it hit number one in America. The success was hard won as American was the biggest and most difficult market in the world to crack. The Beatles had done it.

Martin was in Paris because the Beatles were preparing to make their French debut. In addition to performing at the Paris Olympia, the Beatles were also going to record in EMI's Paris studios. The year was 1964 and the Beatles were breaking all over the world.

The Beatles were big in Germany already and Martin was...