The Mammoth Book of The Beatles

Publisher	Robinson
ISBN Number	978-1-84529-943-9
Printing Date	23rd April 2009 - First Edition
Original U.K. Cost	£7:99

The Mammoth Book of
The Beatles

                 Edited by Sean Egan

The fullest ever anthology of writing about The Fab Four

This Mammoth Book is a must-have Beatles Companion -
which contains landmark interviews, first-hand accounts, and memoirs of the band and their entourage.

John, Paul, George and Ringo were more than a band, they were a phenomenon.
During the sixties they genuinely seemed to be changing the world. In this giant collection Sean Egan retraces The Beatles extraordinary impact, through over 30 key interviews, accounts, and memoirs recording how they became counter-culture's figureheads.

The book includes : Paul Johnson's 1964 article on the "menace of Beatle-ism"
Maureen Cleave's 1966 feature in which Lennon claimed they were "more popular than Jesus"
The News Of The World's 1967 piece suggesting the group were a spent force - just before the release of Sgt. Peppers.
Candid interviews with their entourage and lovers, including Cynthia Lennon, Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd, Maureen Starkey and Linda McCartney.

There are latter-day reassessments by leading music journalists such as Paul Gambacinni and John Tobler, plus a chronology of every album, single, movie, and TV appearance, from their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show to the final impromptu concert on the roof of the Apple building in London in 1969.

The Beatles genuinely were the greatest recording artists and biggest attraction the world has ever known.
This book attempts, in a series of writings on the group, both old and new to explain why this is so.

Chapter Highlights

Part One: Life And Art

• With The Beatles - Antion Meredith
• Why The Beatles Create All That Frenzy - Maureen Cleave
• The Sound Of The City - Charlie Gillett
• What Songs The Beatles Sang - William Mann
• How Does A Beatle Live - Maureen Cleave
• Atticus: All Paul - Hunter Davies
• At The Crossroads - Don Short
• The Big Business Beatles - Don Short
• Chris Thomas: On Recording The White Album - John Tobler & Stuart Grundy
• Revelation At The End (McCartney's self-interview)
• Paul Is Quitting The Beatles - Don Short
• How They Changed And How They Changed Us - Pearson Phillips
• Glyn Johns: On Recording the Let It Be album - John Tobler & Stuart Grundy
• Life After The End

Part Two: Dissenters

• The Menace Of Beatleism - Paul Johnson
• MBE? ... You're Joking Of Course - Donald Zec
• Dandelions In Still Air: The Withering Away Of The Beatles - Lester Bangs
• Penny Lame - Dave Simpson
• Living Life Without Loving The Beatles - Gary Hall

Part Three: Film And TV

• A Hard Day's Night - Bob Neaverson
• Help! - Kenneth Tynan
• The Beatles Cartoon TV Series - Mitchell Axelrod
• Magical Mystery Tour - Chris Ingham
• Let It Be - Bob Neaverson

Part Four: Beatle Women

• Astrid Kirchner - Ken Sharp
• Cynthia Lennon - Alan Clayson
• Patti Boyd - Ken Sharp
• Yoko Ono - Alan Clayson
• Linda McCartney - Phil Sutcliffe

Part Five: Interviews

• George Martin - John Tobler & Stuart Grundy

Part Six: And In The End ....

• Masters Of Rock: The Beatles - Paul Gambaccini

Appendix

• The Beatles and Solo Beatles Comprehensive UK Discography - Graham Calkin

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My Comments :

A big thumping collection of editorial highlights of The Beatles career coupled with the most complete discography you will find.
A great read.
I can't really add much that it doesn't already say above.

This paperback book has 608 pages with heaps of decent reading material and solid information.

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