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"In writing this book," the author explains, "I set out to test all the
little rumors for myself. Is it true that `Strawberry Fields Forever' is about drugs? Did
the Beatles once record as the Beat Brothers? Was Abbey Road really the Beatles' last
album? (The answers, working backward in true Beatles style, are yes, no, and most likely
not.)" Noting that "The Guinness Book of World Records originated from the disputes over sports records which Irish bar patrons would often argue over pints of Guinness," the author goes on to say in the preface to Abbey Road to Zapple Records, "Likewise the origins of this book lie in all the intriguing little stories I used to hear from my elders concerning the Beatles--some of them true; some... shall we say, embellished." At its heart, Abbey Road to Zapple Records is about such "intriguing little stories." As the author has observed, "We all have our little stories, which is why I think we were all so deeply affected by the killing of John Lennon. It wasn't just him we were crying for: it was our youth, our childhood, all the unfulfilled longings which found expression in the Beatles' music. And that, ultimately, is the reason that justifies the existence of not only this, but the next hundred books about the Beatles." |
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The Beatles existed officially for just 10 years. The extraordinary story of the group has been the subject of countless books, films and articles. Now, here at last is the definitive Beatles chronicle: The Beatles: A Diary - an astonishingly-detailed chronology of gigs, venues, quotes and memorable facts about the world's most famous and best band. The author, Miles was a close member of the Beatles enclave who recorded the Beatles' days when it happened in thrilling detail. | |||||||
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All of the pre-Parlophone recordings have been tracked! During a period of several years,
Sweden's Hans Olof Gottfridsson has mapped out this legendary period of The Beatles' early
career. Now, for the first time ever, all of the recordings are presented, from when John
and Paul met at the Woolton Garden F�te in 1957 to the last Star-Club recordings in
Hamburg during December 1962! The book contains a complete in-depth review of all the German, English, Swedish, French and American releases of songs which were recorded during this period. All of the singles, EPs and LPs are shown. Every release has been priced as a rarity and collector's item in the price guide section. Once and for all it is now made clear which of the Tony Sheridan releases the Beatles actually took part in and played. What differs first pressings from later releases? Even acetates, tapes and sound films are included! A new Beatles song! The author has succeeded in tracing - what was believed to be lost forever - the original protocols from the Polydor recordings. These are now published for the first time! In combination with other information, they reveal sensational news: Gottfridsson can now confirm that the Beatles really took part and played at an additional Sheridan recording! Written contributions by John Duff Lowe (The Quarry Men) and Bill Harry (editor of the contemporary newspaper Mersey Beat). Tony Sheridan contributes with a section in the book about his memories of the 1960s. Foreword by Professor Toru Mitsui, Kanazawa University, Japan. A Beatles EP is enclosed! An unique bonus record of the Beatles is included with every book! It is a vinyl EP on the Polydor label with a laminated cover, and is housed in a special holder inside the front cover of the book. The record contains four songs with the Beatles of which one has never before been released in stereo! The author succeeded in getting permission to license these from Polydor and also accessing the never before used, original stereo master tape of Sweet Georgia Brown! The EP is only available as a bonus with this book and cannot be purchased in any other way. It will quickly become a top-class collector's item for all Beatles collectors throughout the world! "The Beatles � From Cavern To Star-Club" is printed in English for the world market in the customary Premium design, bound in a beautiful laminated A4 size cover. Illustrated with many rare photos of the Beatles! 480 pages. Weight 1,8 kilo (approx 4 lbs.) Released on the 26th of August 1997. |
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This comprehensive book explores the lasting phenomenon that is the Fab Four. The Beatles: An Illustrated Diary contains 1,000, mainly previously unpublished illustrations and photos. Through reproductions of album covers and posters, insider facts and information, the book describes the entire career of the world’s most famous pop group. From the matching haircuts and Beatlemania to the drugs and disbanding, H. V. Fulpen, founder of the Dutch Beatles Fan Club, offers up a rare treat for Beatle fans. | |||||||
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published in 1969, this reissued collection of illustrated lyrics for 200 Beatles songs
will be a treasure for any fan of the Fab Four. Editor and Beatle-buddy Alan Aldridge
states in his introduction to the original edition: "What I have tried to do is
present a book [that] is as entertaining to the eye and the imagination as a Beatles album
is to the ear." Indeed, he more than succeeds, creating a lavish pageant of art and
music that embraces not only the Beatles but also the psychedelic spirit of the entire
era. In 320 photos and illustrations, renowned artists offer their interpretations of various songs. "Help" is visualized by Ronald Searle; "Fixing a Hole," by Tomi Ungerer; "Glass Onion," by Peter Max; "I'm So Tired," by David Hockney; and "Oh, Darling," by Ralph Steadman. Aldridge also contributes his own trippy illustrations, which reflect the bold, bulbous, cartoons-on-acid style of 1960s poster art. This rich compilation also has brief quotes from the Beatles explaining the origins of the themes and lyrics of certain songs. For example, despite the buzz that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is about LSD, according to Paul, "What happened was that John's son Julian did a drawing at school and brought it home, and he has a schoolmate named Lucy, and John said, 'What's that?' and he said 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds.'" Band members also share their thoughts on superstardom, including this now weighty comment from John: "I don't intend to be a performing flea anymore. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40." It can't bring them back, but The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics can take you on a long and winding road of nostalgia. |
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Celebrated Beatles researcher Keith Badman - author of Omnibus Press' much-acclaimed Beatles After the Break-Up - has now compiled the definitive book of Beatles quotes and interviews. From Cavern days to the final split, here is the story of The Beatles in their own words, plus comments from friends, associates and observers. There have been Beatles quote books before but none so comprehensive, definitive and minutely researched as this. | |||||
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A compilation of quotes from the Beatles dating from the time of their break up until the present day. Topics covered include family, religion, business, each other, solo work, re-union rumours, drugs, rock and roll, money and life work. | |||||||
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The Beatles After The Break-Up 1970-2000 is the first book ever to catalogue just
about everything that John, Paul, George and Ringo did after the group disbanded...every
record, every concert, every TV and radio appearance, every interview...and much more
besides. Every Beatle related event is covered, whether it be as awesome as the tragic
death of John, or as predictable as the staggering prices reached in yet another auction
of memorabilia. Author Keith Badman has listed every known encounter between John, Paul, George and Ringo, for whatever reason, whenever and wherever it took place. Included are details of meetings both important and trivial, in the studio, on stage and in their lawyers' chambers. Here are extracts from key interviews which explain the ebbs and flows of the complex relationships between the four, and later three, surviving Beatles. Here is the ongoing saga of popular music's most enduring 20th Century romance...a comprehensive history of the greatest pop group of them all. |
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Music journalist Pete Frame presents a complete family tree of early British pop in The Beatles and Some Other Guys. Building on the success of Complete Rock Family Trees in both its print and broadcast forms, Frame traces the influences that formed the bands and defined their musical direction. His hand-drawn trees and fold-out charts make it easy to trace the history of the Fab Four and their Mersey Beat contemporaries. | |||||||
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Presenting an account of the partnership between The Beatles and the BBC, this book covers the pop group's radio career between 1962 and 1970, and includes BBC audition reports and letters. It draws on the reminiscences of producers and presenters who worked with The Beatles, and contains extracts from interviews, as well as memorabilia such as record labels, magazine covers, and listings, including a complete 1962-70 discography. | |||||
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This ultimate Beatles browsing book contains hundreds of fascinating facts about the group and its music: a complete history of the fab four, the 69 people mentioned by name in their songs, 576 "interesting" cover versions of 120 songs, 15 Web pages, and much more. Photos throughout. | |||||||
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There are, by now, approximately a thousand books on The Beatles in print, though few merit much serious attention. However, read in conjunction with Mark Lewisohn's The Complete Beatles Chronicle, Bill Harry's newly revised Beatles Encyclopaedia provides the perfect companion to the music. As a teenage friend of John Lennon in Liverpool and the founder of Mersey Beat magazine--which gave The Beatles some of their first mentions in print--Harry has called upon a lifetime of Beatles' knowledge to furnish this 1,198 page book, making it one of the few indispensable books on that most influential of all rock'n'roll bands. The Beatles Encyclopaedia lists every song, gig and person connected with the Fab Four during their career together; and although not intended as a book to sit down and read from cover to cover, once you start dipping in, you'll just keep on going. Here are all the contenders for "fifth Beatle", the chart positions for those unforgettable singles, together with details of all their seismic albums; and the entries are peppered throughout with priceless nuggets of Beatle trivia: from the first time John, Paul, George and Ringo played together on disc (15 October 1960), to the last words uttered by the Beatles to a paying audience (28 August 1966). From the start they truly were unique--and Harry quotes Mersey Beat columnist Bob Wooler, who recognised the fact as far back as 1961: "... the fantastic Beatles. I don't think anything like them will happen again." | |||||||
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John, Paul, George and Ringo still rule! The music of the most important and popular group ever fills the airwaves to this day, winning a new generation of fans to the fold almost thirty years after the quartet disbanded. For everyone who has ever been entranced by the Beatles' joyful, electrifying magic, EVERY LITTLE THING offers a treasury of fascinating facts, trivia and remarkable behind-the-scenes revelations--from the wild days and wilder nights at Germany's Cavern Club to their last day together in the recording studio. Here is a book packed with choice, little-known tidbits about the "Fab Four:" the groundbreaking album they recorded in one session; the famous faces that were removed from the "Sgt. Pepper" cover; the misunderstanding that sparked an explosive political melee in Manila. Aficionados will flock to this incomparable volume, which provides everything you ever wanted to know--and more--about the phenomenal group that changed popular music forever. | |||||||
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Beatles Undercover is a reference book which explores the origins and evolution of The Beatles' contributions to other artists' music, along with a brief biographical sketch of each of these artists. In short, this book is about The Beatles' admiration for and generous support of their friends and fellow musicians. It's neither a price guide nor a discography per se. It does not seek to expose the artists' personal lives or critique their work. For those of you who thought the music of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr was confined to The Beatles and their solo recordings, you are in for a very big and pleasant surprise. |
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Drawing together information from sources that include interviews, insider accounts,
magazines, and news wire services, this is a complete profile of every Beatles song ever
written - from recording details such as who played which instruments and sang what
harmonies to how each song fared on the charts and how other musicians and critics felt
about it. Chronologically arranged by U.K. release date, Beatlesongs nails down
dates, places, participants, and other intriguing facts in a truly remarkable portrait of
the Liverpudlian legends. Behind each song is a story - like Paul's criticism of George's guitar playing during the Rubber Soul sessions, John's acid trip during the Sgt. Pepper's session, and the selection process for the Revolver album cover. And carefully examined along the way are the Beatles' evolving musical talents, their stormy private lives, and their successful - and unsuccessful - collaborations. Beatlesongs is truly an inside look at the Fab Four and a treasure for all their fans. |
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The boys are back! The most comprehensive account of the Fab Four and their remarkable career appears in Mark Lewisohn’s extensive book The Complete Beatles Chronicle. This definitive text lists every concert, every recording and every major TV and film appearance the band participated in. Each thrilling moment receives its due, from their very early days as The Quarry Men, when they played in the dark clubs of Liverpool, to the mayhem that was Beatlmania. Lewisohn spent years researching this text and he leaves no stone unturned. This one-of-a-kind chronicle features rare photos and documents, early contracts, advertisements and reviews. | |||||||
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The Complete Beatles Lyrics is an amazing tribute to the most influential band in pop history. Includes the lyrics to every song Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr ever wrote and recorded. 183 song lyrics, 19 pages of photos, and a complete discography will make this a must-own souvenir for any Beatles fan or songwriter. | |||||||
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A consumers' guide to the music of The Beatles. An album by album, track by track, run-down of every song recorded by The Beatles, from "I Saw Her Standing There" to "Let It Be". It includes: full details of who wrote and sang which songs, when and where the songs where recorded, and who played on which songs; the truth about the non-EMI material; a critical consumers' guide to their back catalogue; details on Beatles re-issues and compilations; and track index. | |||||||
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They invaded America and captured the worlds attention in 1964 and then reconquered it again three decades later with three number one double-CDs: Anthology, 1, 2, and 3. As evidenced by the leagues of Beatlemaniacs young and old who flood Beatlefests around the world, John, Paul, George, and Ringo remain the most influential, creative, and versatile foursome in the history of recorded sound. Written by expert Richard Buskin and tech edited by the worlds foremost Beatlephiles, The Complete Idiots Guide to The Beatles features fascinating details on understanding Beatlemania, with insights into The Beatles roots, influences, development as musicians, and musical legacy. The book, which includes photos throughout and an 8-page color insert, explores how to tour Beatles sites in Liverpool and London, and even tells readers where to find conventions, fan clubs, and Web sites. Richard Buskin, an Englishman by birth, is an internationally-known Beatles authority. He has authored two best-selling Beatles books: John Lennon: His Life and Legend (1992) and The Beatles Memories and Memorabilia (1994). Mr. Buskin was also writer of the sleeve notes for The Beatles Live in Hamburg album, as well as the brochure notes for the boxed set of The Magical Mystery Tour. His articles and interviews have appeared in fan magazines such as The Beatles Monthly, Beatles Now,and Beatles Unlimited, as well as publications such as Musician, The New York Post, and Billboard. He lives in Pasadena, California. | |||||||
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Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the
ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo
Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is
explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and
music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to
the officially released retrospectives, all solo effects by the four men are exhaustively
examined. Not only are John, Paul, George and Ringo's official projects investigated in detail, along with the events surrounding their recording and release, but the best available sources for each are specified. This same approach is used to profile the unissued recordings and performances by all four - both bootlegged and in private circulation. In short, this is the reference guide that Beatles collectors have been wanting for decades! Over the past twenty years, noted Beatles authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter have done extensive primary and secondary research to ensure that no fact has gone unchecked, and no myth has gone unprobed. The result is this massive 700 plus page work, the scope of which has never previously been attempted. |
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At Liverpool College of Art in 1958, three teenagers took a vow to make Liverpool famous; John Lennon with his music, Stuart Sutcliffe with his painting and Bill Harry with his writing. Three years later Bill launched Mersey Beat-the first alternative music paper. In the 35 years since then he has continued to document the Beatles, from their early art college gigs, via the Cavern era, and on to their major concerts. |
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An account of the many technical recording variations of Beatles' songs available commercially. Special chapters include the "White Album" and the "Rarities" LPs. These are followed by a song-by-song listing of available variations of songs by both the Beatles as a group and as solo artists. | |||||
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Here, for the first time, Beatles experts Sulpy and Schweighardt trace the group's
breakdown through the fascinating prism of the Get Back recording sessions.
January 2, 1969: The Beatles begin a month of intensive sessions, designed to capture the
musicians "as nature inteded." Playing, raw, live, with no studio tricks or
gimmicks, the Beatles were consciously rejecting the high-gloss production style of their
recent albums in favor of a return to their earlier stripped-down rock and roll sound. But
Beatles Unplugged soon became Beatles Undone, and the project turned into the thirty-day
saga of a group in freefall. Bickering and sniping, trudging through sloppy versions of
old hits, the Fab Four were coming apart. For twenty-five years, tapes from the ill-fated Get Back sessions - only a fraction of which were released as Let It Be - have circulated among collectors. Sulpy and Schweighardt, for the first time, have undertaken a Herculean task: Sifting through those countless hours on tape, they reconstruct in amazing detail the drama of those sessions - the songs, jokes, outbursts, and fights. Get Back puts the reader in the studio as John cedes power to Yoko, Paul scrambles to keep things afloat, and George quits the band. It traces each step in the band's unique creative process. And, finally, it relives the glorious coda - when, for an impromptu rooftop concert, all four left their differences downstairs and mustered the singular Beatles magic. The first book to offer a definitive, minute-by-minute chronicle of the events of that much-discussed month, Get Back is an indispensable addition to every serious Beatle fan's library. Yet it is much more than a simple collection of information: Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt have given us a singularly candid look at these four collaborators in their greatest moment of crisis. There has never been a book on any musical group more intimate, thorough, or revealing. |
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Exclusive, rare, and uncensored transcripts of the Beatles--press conferences, letters, FBI memos, and interviews--in their own words. Lots of photos. | |||||||
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Beatlemania lives on. Today, 20 years after their breakup, Beatles’ popularity still
runs high, and new generations of fans clamor for details on the “Fab
Four”—arguably the most influential pop group in music history. Goldmine Beatles Digest compiles long-lost articles about The Beatles from the pages of Goldmine, which for more than 25 years has brought its readers behind-the-scenes insights into the music business. Written expressly for Goldmine, these articles comprise stories about The Beatles, interviews with their close associates, and reports on important figures in Beatles history. This is the third “Digest” book from Goldmine. Previous editions are Classic Rock and Roots of Rock. Features: |
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The Hofner Model 500/1 Violin Bass, also known as the "Beatle bass" because of its best-known user, is one of the most recognized bass guitars ever made. In two recent auctions, these prized basses fetched prices of $175,000 and $200,000. In this book, Joe Dunn provides an overview of the guitar, including a brief history of the Hofner company, specifics about the model 500/1 (made in the late '50s and early '60s), a look at some later examples, and a profile of Paul McCartney. This high-quality, full-color book is a loving look at this famous. instrument, perfect for all bass enthusiasts and Beatles fans. | |||||
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Dealing with the technical variations between Beatles recordings, this book renders an evaluation and judgement about which version of a given Beatles song is the best sounding one available from among the many pressings available worldwide. | |||||
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The Beatles were not only the most influential rock band of all time, but also one of the most important cultural phenomena of the 20th century. This book provides a firsthand look into the life of this fascinating group, including bios on each Beatle, and annotated discography of the groups' recordings. Abundantly illustrated with full-color and b&w photos of the Fab Four and memorabilia. | |||||||
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The summer of 1967 was in full bloom, hippies were flocking to San Francisco to 'tune in,
turn on and drop out,' London's Carnaby Street was the center of pop fashion, underground
radio stations were playing music by groups with such unlikely names as The Grateful Dead
and Pink Floyd. It was a wildly exciting time for the world's youth. Leading the way, musically, were The Beatles. Their latest single (Penny Lane/ Strawberry Fields) had blown everyone's minds, then in June of 1967 they released their greatest creation Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.. The diversity and creativity of the songs drew world wide acclaim. To this day Sgt. Pepper is considered as the greatest pop album of all time. THE MAKING OF THE BEATLES' SGT. PEPPER reveals the story behind the making of Sgt. Pepper - how the concept was realised, the stories behind each of the songs, detailed recording information, the genesis of the legendary album cover art, the unreleased Pepper songs, personal reminiscences of recording engineers, friends, artists and The Beatles themselves. It is a fascinating and penetrating look at the creation of rock 'n roll's best and brightest - The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. |
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With the re-release of the Fab Four's classic pop music in the critically acclaimed
Anthology series, the Beatles have returned to new heights of popularity. Both together and individually, the Beatles were among the most articulate and influential spokesmen for their generation -- a generation living out the dramatic cultural breakthroughs of the Sixties. In Things We Said Today, music archivists and authors Geoffrey and Brenda Giuliano bring the words and music of the Beatles back to life -- presenting a rare and unique collection of interviews, contemporary journalism, and photographs that capture the essence of the Beatles phenomenon. Candid, provocative, and illuminating, this extraordinary book offers new insights and new experiences for Beatles fans of all ages. |
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Thirty years after The Beatles performed together live for the last time, Barry Tashian, lead singer of The Remains, the opening band on the tour, has compiled an in-depth journal and never-before-seen photographs. | |||||||
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For four weeks in the fall of 1969, Beatle-watchers held their collective breath as the rumoured death of Paul McCartney became the bizarre focus of attention in countless broadcast studios and newsrooms worldwide. The events of October and November 1969 are now documented in Andru Reeve's "Turn Me On, Dead Man: The Complete Story of the Paul McCartney Death Hoax". What made the McCartney death rumour the object of such fascination was the elaborate theory - Paul had been replaced by a "double" following his death in a fiery car crash in 1966 - and supporting "clues", supposedly planted by the Beatles on their album covers and in their recorded songs. This book probes the origins and recounts the evolving story of the "Paul-is-dead" hoax, a shared cultural memory lampooned as recently as February 13, 1993, when McCartney himself was interviewed about his alleged demise during the "Chris Farley Show" segment of "Saturday Night Live". Andru Reeve's account includes interviews with principles in the development and dissemination of the story - disc-jockey Russ Gibb of Detroit's WKNR radio, college sophomore Fred LaBour (then writing for the University Michigan's "Michigan Daily"), Dartanyan Brown (then associate editor of Drake University's "Drake Times-Dephic"), and John Summer, Ohio Wesleyan University's in-house death-hoax expert, as well as comments from the national media perspective by NBC's John Chancellor and ABC anchor Howard K. Smith. As to the origins of the rumour that swept the American Midwest, the entire US, and then circulated around the globe, Reeve points out that rumours of McCartney's death in a car crash had originally made the rounds in England in the first few months of 1967, but were quickly quashed when the press determined that there was no truth to them. Reeve further speculates that the revival of the car-crash story may have its origins in a song called "Saint Paul," a song written by performer Terry Knight and released on Capitol Records a full five months before the rumour gained national prominence, a song which received significant airplay in Knight's adopted hometown - Detroit, Michigan. The main text of "Turn Me On, Dead Man" is supported by three appendices, including a discussion of 70 of the "clues" to Paul's death purportedly hidden in the Beatles' albums and songs, a reprint of a study by Barbara Suczek called "The Curious Case of the 'Death' of Paul McCartney" (originally published in 1972 in the journal "Urban Life and Culture"), and a look at other rumours associated with the Beatles - Lord Sitar, The Masked Marauders, Futz and Klaatu. An "Afterword" by death-rumour expert/lecturer Joel Galzier concludes the work. | |||||||
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What was the first song the Beatles recorded for "Sgt. Pepper?" When Beatles fans get together, this is just one of the questions they hurl at each other. The Ultimate Beatles Quiz Book is the most elaborate and entertaining collection of these questions ever published. One-of-a-kind mine of facts, photos, and Fab Four lore. | |||||||
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In the late 1960s, rumours of Paul McCartney's death began to spread through a worldwide
network of Beatles fans. The idea that Paul had been killed in a car accident was only
perpetuated by a series of sneaky, underhanded hints on a subsequent series of album
covers, song lyrics and cryptic anagrams coming out of Beatles headquarters. The
Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatles Death Clues looks at every one of those hints,
from the meaning of the photograph on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
album to the moustache conspiracy. It examines the intricate clues behind the mystery to
discover not only a phenomenon of popular culture, but also a very slippery
bigger-than-god band. Test your "Paul is dead" trivia knowledge. Did you find and answer the following clues on the front cover?
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