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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 22 reviews
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2005
GREAT IDEA
+ Where are Ringo & George? What were they, Stealth Beatles?!
+ Excellent Beatles Book !!
+ Handsome book, but why the snubbing of Harrison/Starr songs?
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The Beatles29 reviews
Hunter Davies
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Interesting
+ Fun and first hand
+ Of the few essential books and biographies
+ The classic first intimate biography of the Beatles
+ A worthwhile addition to your Beatles library
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Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties36 reviews
Ian MacDonald
Chicago Review Press, 2007
Hear the word!
+ Insanely thorough but I question the accuracy
+ Hardcore Fans & Musicians Will Enjoy
+ must have
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The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles 42 reviews
Peter Brown, Steven Gaines
NAL Trade, 2002
I guess you had to be there
+ It's like watching a movie
+ The love you make
Peter Brown was one of the few guys who managed to make it out at the other end of the Beatles Blitzkrieg reasonably intact. In this book he shares his experiences and observations in a very matter of fact style. He takes on the whole Beatles madness in one felled swoop.
The hard-core fan who ...
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The Beatles: 10 Years That Shook the World 18 reviews
DK Publishing
DK ADULT, 2004
Beautifully Presented!
+ Great Book!
+ 10 minutes that shook my life.
+ Top Mops
+ It's just dazzling!
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The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions4 reviews
Mark Lewisohn
Hamlyn, 2004
A detailed day-by-day look at what the Beatles did in their recording sessions
+ Thoroughy researched and detailed
+ Essential Source
+ Fascinating
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Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History 15 reviews
Devin McKinney
Harvard University Press, 2004
An outstanding meditation on the Beatles' ongoing meaning
+ Fascinating prose style
+ Breathtakingly Literate
+ A Bold Synthesis of Beatledom
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Beatles Day By Day, The1 review
Mark Lewisohn
Three Rivers Press, 1990
Informative but bland
This book contains informative information but is quite bland in its content. It is set out as a yearly review with entries for dates that are of significane. I would prefer a book that was reviewing the facts on a Day by Day basis as the title suggests. It has some pictures but these are sparse ...
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Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation42 reviews
Philip Norman
Fireside, 2003
Read THIS book
+ Okay enough for a curious fella, but still lacking for someone that's really *into* the Beatles...
+ What's up with the title?
If you are a Beatles fan like I am, this is a MUST read. It provides a really interesting account of the Beatles and their music, their lives and inspirations. After reading a lot of books on them, this is the only one worth reading
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Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After32 reviews
Tim Riley
Da Capo Press, 2002
A Celebration of The Beatles' Music.
+ Getting the Beat out of the Beatles
+ Beatle Theory
+ Very Enjoyable Book
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The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists ...11 reviews
Rolling Stone Magazine
Random House, 1992
no billy joel or bob segar? thank God!!!!
+ toni's opinion,
+ Great!
+ The must have for basic rock review
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THE BEATLES - AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD.5 reviews
Roy and Tony Tyler. Carr
First, 1975
Grab it if You Can !
+ Essential
+ One of my first Beatles books ever
+ Two English Rock Critics View the Beatles' Work and Lives
+ Get Back
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Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties36 reviews
Ian MacDonald
Chicago Review Press, 2007
Hear the word!
+ Insanely thorough but I question the accuracy
+ Hardcore Fans & Musicians Will Enjoy
+ must have
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Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album by Album, Song by Song, the Sixties and After32 reviews
Tim Riley
Da Capo Press, 2002
A Celebration of The Beatles' Music.
+ Getting the Beat out of the Beatles
+ Beatle Theory
+ Very Enjoyable Book
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The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles42 reviews
Peter Brown, Steven Gaines
NAL Trade, 2002
I guess you had to be there
+ It's like watching a movie
+ The love you make
Peter Brown was one of the few guys who managed to make it out at the other end of the Beatles Blitzkrieg reasonably intact. In this book he shares his experiences and observations in a very matter of fact style. He takes on the whole Beatles madness in one felled swoop.
The hard-core fan who ...
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The Beatles29 reviews
Hunter Davies
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Interesting
+ Fun and first hand
+ Of the few essential books and biographies
+ The classic first intimate biography of the Beatles
+ A worthwhile addition to your Beatles library
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THE BEATLES - AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD.5 reviews
Roy and Tony Tyler. Carr
First, 1975
Grab it if You Can !
+ Essential
+ One of my first Beatles books ever
+ Two English Rock Critics View the Beatles' Work and Lives
+ Get Back
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics22 reviews
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2005
GREAT IDEA
+ Where are Ringo & George? What were they, Stealth Beatles?!
+ Excellent Beatles Book !!
+ Handsome book, but why the snubbing of Harrison/Starr songs?
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Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation42 reviews
Philip Norman
Fireside, 2003
Read THIS book
+ Okay enough for a curious fella, but still lacking for someone that's really *into* the Beatles...
+ What's up with the title?
If you are a Beatles fan like I am, this is a MUST read. It provides a really interesting account of the Beatles and their music, their lives and inspirations. After reading a lot of books on them, this is the only one worth reading
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Beatles Day By Day, The1 review
Mark Lewisohn
Three Rivers Press, 1990
Informative but bland
This book contains informative information but is quite bland in its content. It is set out as a yearly review with entries for dates that are of significane. I would prefer a book that was reviewing the facts on a Day by Day basis as the title suggests. It has some pictures but these are sparse ...
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