{"id":40802227263,"date":"2018-09-24T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T17:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/?p=40802227263"},"modified":"2018-10-03T09:55:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:55:44","slug":"international-beatles-experts-to-headline-monmouth-university-midnight-listening-party-of-remixed-and-repackaged-white-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/international-beatles-experts-to-headline-monmouth-university-midnight-listening-party-of-remixed-and-repackaged-white-album\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL BEATLES EXPERTS TO HEADLINE MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MIDNIGHT LISTENING PARTY OF REMIXED AND REPACKAGED \u201cWHITE ALBUM\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated release of the Beatles\u2019 1968 record \u201cThe Beatles\u201d\u00a0(later popularized as\u00a0\u201cThe White Album\u201d) box set, remixed and repackaged with previously unreleased outtakes, will take center stage\u00a0Thurs., Nov. 8 to Sun., Nov. 11\u00a0at Monmouth University\u2019s international symposium commemorating the album\u2019s original release in Nov. 1968. Tickets for \u201cThe Beatles\u2019 \u2018The White Album\u2019: An International Symposium\u201d are available now at\u00a0monmouth.edu\/whitealbum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apple Corps Ltd. has officially announced the reissue of the\u00a0\u201cWhite Album\u201d and copies will be made available on\u00a0Nov. 9.\u00a0 Monmouth University will host a special listening party on the evening of Nov. 8, leading up to a midnight\u00a0listening session with copies available for purchase at that time and throughout the four-day symposium. Special guests at the midnight listening party and throughout the weekend will include keynote speaker Mark Lewisohn, world-renowned Beatles historian, as well as record producer Chris Thomas, who worked on the original album in 1968.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonmouth University will be the place to be this November, as the world comes together to celebrate one of the Beatles\u2019 most remarkable musical achievements,\u201d said Kenneth Womack, Ph.D., dean of the Monmouth University Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences.\u00a0 Womack is a critically acclaimed Beatles author and is spearheading conference activities.\u00a0 \u201cFans will be treated to listening parties, live performances, and expert panels on the album\u2019s enduring legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other special guests at the symposium include former Apple Records manager Ken Mansfield, music journalist Rob Sheffield, and musicologist Walter Everett of the University of Michigan. In addition, events will feature the premiere of the film\u00a0\u201cThe Beatles in India\u201d\u00a0by Paul Saltzman (who was in Rishikesh, India at the same time as the Beatles in 1968), and a concert performance by Beatle-esque Jersey Shore favorites, The Weeklings. A highly regarded cast of experts will also be on hand, including Bruce Spizer, Allan Kozinn, Tim Riley, Jude Southerland Kessler, Ken Dashow, and a host of others.<\/p>\n

Smaller breakout sessions will explore the history, significance, and artistry of the Beatles and the \u201cWhite Album.\u201d The conference will also include a bus and walking tour of historical rock \u2018n\u2019 roll sites in Asbury Park and Freehold led by Jean Mikle and Stan Goldstein, authors of \u201cRock and Roll Tour of the Jersey Shore.\u201d\u00a0 Attendees interested in interactive sessions can mix a track and take home an MP3 in one of the sessions, and there will also be a music demonstration room where people will have instruments and will show attendees how the Beatles discovered sounds accidentally.<\/p>\n

Monmouth University, a member of the GRAMMY Museum\u2019s affiliate program, is presenting the four-day symposium in association with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music.<\/p>\n

Conference registration is available for a daily fee of $75 that\u00a0includes conference meals and activities, musical performances, film screenings, book signings, and plenary and keynote sessions. The conference daily sessions are free to Monmouth University students with current university identification and pre-registration at the Central Box Office.<\/p>\n

Registration and full conference details are available at\u00a0monmouth.edu\/whitealbum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Questions about the conference can be directed to Kenneth Womack at\u00a0kwomack@monmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated release of the Beatles\u2019 1968 record \u201cThe Beatles\u201d\u00a0(later popularized as\u00a0\u201cThe White Album\u201d) box set, remixed and repackaged with previously unreleased outtakes, will take center stage\u00a0Thurs., Nov. 8 to Sun., Nov. 11\u00a0at Monmouth University\u2019s international symposium commemorating the album\u2019s original release in Nov. 1968. Tickets for \u201cThe Beatles\u2019 \u2018The White Album\u2019: An International Symposium\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":40802227265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40802227263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"subheadline":"Public listening party to feature Mark Lewisohn, Chris Thomas as part of 50th anniversary celebration of the Beatles\u2019 \u201cWhite Album\u201d","youtube":"","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/568\/2018\/10\/newsthumb-2.jpg","gallery":null,"featured_img":"\"\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802227263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40802227263"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802227263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40802227280,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802227263\/revisions\/40802227280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40802227265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40802227263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40802227263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40802227263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}