Great Beatles history
593837
Rooftop concert at Abbey Road a classic. Shows unfiltered view of the boys at work. A moment in music history.
536589
This book is even better than I thought it could be. If one is a real fan of the Fab Four, he/she will certainly deserve to know the recordings in details and all the answers will be found on this wonderful book's pages. It's very well printed and its lay-out is formidable. I don't really know why I haven' read it until now, but fortunately it's been very pleasant to have it on my hands every time I want. I effusively recommend it! Not only to Beatles' fans but also to those who like music.
204078
I'm slowly buying all of the recently released remastered Beatles CD's from Amazon. Soon, I'll have them all. Help, and Abby Road were first on my list. Any Beatles fan should understand the way I feel about the way the Beatles changed music as we knew it back in the day. I was lucky enough to have an older sister who took me to see the Beatles in Germany in 1964. I was only 10 years old and had no idea that the group I was watching would have such a profound impact on Rock and Roll in the years to come. I will however remember that the first record albums I ever purchased (while still in Germany) were "Meet the Beatles" and "Help". I still have those thick, plastic Mono albums, and I'll never part with them. The clarity and perfection of these remastered CD's earn my highest rating!
4069395
Apple Jam did a wonderful job on this album. The cuts on here are some of the best Beatles songs never or rarely performed by the members of the Beatles. All the songs were written, by the members of the Beatles, for other bands. Apple Jams performs the songs in the style the Beatles would have, if they would have recorded them. All in all this is a great album of Hits for other bands with a twist.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Off-The-Beatle-Track/dp/B001SUQ730/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Off The Beatle Track</a>
3380601
Live at The BBC - The Collection includes the re-mastered 1994 "Live at The BBC" and the 2013 release, "On Air - Live at The BBC 2". This collection gives an excellent insight into not only the talent of the band as musicians, but the collective sense of humour they had. In excellent quality, the BBC recordings are as fresh and exciting as the Beatles themselves are. A must for any fan; not necessarily for the casual observer, as there is some repetition of song titles, although all are different recordings. If that worries you, just buy either the first or the second release, as each is available separately. Get a hold of these recordings while you can.
2772395
Ringo and his All-Starrs have really done great stuff.  Glad Ringo is back and I was sorry to hear he was so out of it for 20 years after the Beatles stopped recording as a group.
823024
This book really shows you how this little ol' rock'n'roll band "that just made it very, very big, that's all," as John Lennon once said, went from a teenage cover band playing stripper bars to world famous, culturally influental songwriters and musicians that changed the music industry and the world.  The chronology of events, especially in the early years, is great.  In the summer of '60, 19-yr old Lennon and 18-yr old McCartney and 17 yr-old Harrison would occasionally play with each other as well as other local teenage musicians.  In August 1960 they officially became the Beatles when they first hooked up with Stu Sutcliff and Pete Best and went to Hamburg Germany and played to the drunks at a strip club.  From August '60 to October '62 they were just a very popular club/bar band that covered Buddy Holly, Motown, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Everly Brothers etc.  By September 1969 (only 7 years of recording together) when Lennon told the others he wanted out, they turned the music industry upside down, and in the process became the most popular music group, to this day, to ever release their music.  Pretty incredible.  Great book.
4563855
This is a great album by the beatles, great music and as always great song writing.

If you haven't already brought this record I would recommend it no matter what music your into.

The only negative review on this album is by the guy below whos into Fred Durst and that says it all.
2060361
By far the best Beatles book I've ever read. I only wish the other two were already published. Bye-bye now
4445705
Any Beatles fan should have this book. The author mixes truth with fiction of Beatles history. He says he interviewed Ringo Starr but lost the notes and went from his memory. He even includes their reunion concert that of course never happened. But in that area he hits on the truth about band reunions. We really don't want them to come back. We just want to be reminded of our youth and innocence. A fun read for any fan of the Beatles or music of the sixties.
2825395
Two things make this book a very special one.
First : you wouldn't believe how good and precise is the account of the Beatles beginnings. A good part of the book takes place before the big hit Love me do, so if you really are interested in how did it all started, this book is a must-read.
Second : this book gives A LOT of details about the managing of the Beatles, from the very beginning to the Apple corporation and to the breakup. Lot's of contracts are clearly described, numbers are showed, every businessman who came close to the Beatles has his biography in the book. Actually, the way Norman puts his energy in describing the whole management thing seems to make him forget about saying anything about the music...
If you are a longtime fan of the Beatles and know their history, you can read this book for extra details you won't find in other books. P.Norman's research is quite thorough, and will please someone who wants to know more about Brian Epstein, for example, or about Apple.
If you're looking for a really good book about the music of the Beatles, you're wasting your time with "Shout!". Your best bet would then be "The Art of the Beatles". THIS book is terrific.
3214780
Just got started on it. Incredibly thorough, detailed & well researched book. If you are a  Beatles Nutter...GET IT !.
3820929
I'm not sure exactly why some of the other reviewers were so harsh in their reviews. I found this book to be very interesting. It is fairly well detailed and presents a good overview of the Beatles' White Album. I love the White Album and I thought that this book was very interesting.
1537514
I've read a lot of Beatles-related books and this is one of the best ones.  You'll discover info you probably never knew from someone who was at many recording sessions.  I was amazed to discover how some of their songs were actually recorded.  A must-read for a Beatles' fan!
4890633
A few facts might be slightly off.  For the most part this is a very entertaining and informative introduction to what the Beatles were like before they were famous. Great cast and great music.  There are no original Lennon/McCartney tracks in the film.  If you're a Beatle fan watch it.
1749338
I been involved with recording from the other direction. First at Neve with fellow designers creating the consoles the engineers worked their magic on. I've collected Parlophone Beatles mono albums from their first to Sergeant Pepper, so it was really interesting to read Geoff's recollections of working with the Beatles and engineering their albums.
Indeed, a great read......
4574013
I've never read anything as thorough about the Beatles' early days. Lewisohn is the preeminent Beatles scholar but his writing is not academic. There are insights into each of their family lives; there's great information about people who were peripheral but still make helpful comments (including early fans); this is the first time Brian Epstein's centrality to the whole effect got through to me; there are first-told stories about Liverpool and Germany and how crucial the club appearances were for evolution into THE BEATLES; there are revealing stories about how the four arrived at the instruments we saw them play on that first Ed Sullivan appearance (the slowly-building story of Paul and his Hofner bass is worth the price of admission); and so on. And this is no hagiography...the Beatles all seem quite human in this telling. The volume brings home to the reader that all the details in the 1950s in Liverpool had to come together *just right* for the magic to happen as it did, and when. The title is mystifyingly colorless, but this is a very enjoyable book!