It’s All in the Mind: Inside The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, vol.2

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Volume two of our internationally acclaimed book Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of The Beatles’ Animated Classic

Details the merry and wildly creative tribe who produced The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, the ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind visual adventure, first released in 1968. Get to know the formerly undiscovered artists and the technical wizardry behind your favorite scenes. How does the Yellow Submarine inspire such wonderful feelings of peace and love? Symbolic interpretations and subconscious messages, plus in-studio hijinks by frustrated animators. This book lifts the veil of the animation screen to see behind The Beatles and detail that one magical year, during the Summer of Love in Swinging London, when a band of young artist-fans fell into the groove and brought their heroes to animated life. Part two of the internationally acclaimed Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles Animated Classic by Dr. Bob Hieronimus and Laura E. Cortner.

The new volume two IT’S ALL IN THE MIND features:

  • 368 pages, 203 illustrations
  • 16 new artists share their stories of working on the film
  • On-set hijinks, technical wizardry, how favorite scenes were made
  • Why the Yellow Submarine makes us feel so GOOD, interpretation of symbolism and the subconscious

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“An indispensable companion to the movie.”

—Animation World Magazine

“Perfect. Anything you ever wondered about how it was done is answered in this superb book. It’s no wonder George Martin wrote the introduction for it. Unbelievable! Buy it, it belongs in your collection.”

—The Netherlands Beatles Unlimited Magazine

“It captures the essence of The Beatles, who engaged with the noblest part of the human spirit, that part that yearns to make itself and the world a better place.”

—Martin Lewis, Beatles Scholar

“An amazing essay on the development of a cultural icon and makes a fascinating story.”

—Sir George Martin, who wrote the Introduction to volume one

“You are the Yellow Submarine oracle.”

—Mark Lewisohn, Beatles archivist

Paperback edition: $32.49