| Title | Author | Cover | |
| Beatle Books: From Genesis To Revolution |
W> Fraser Sandercomb |
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| An exhaustive bibliography listing thousands of books about the Beatles. |
| Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy Vol. 1, 1957-1965 |
John C. Winn |
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| The story of every known Beatles recording in circulation through 1965. |
| Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left To Know About The Beatles |
Shea & Rodriguez |
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| Must-know trivia and obscure Beatle facts... |
| Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles Solo Years 1970-1980 |
Shea & Rodriguez |
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| Continuing where the first volume left off. |
| Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain & America |
Jonathan Gould |
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| The history and impact on culture of the World's Greatest Rock Group. |
| The Beatles' Second Album |
Dave Marsh |
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| The group's second American LP and what was right-- and wrong-- about it. |
| The Beatles Are Coming: The Rise of Beatlemania in America |
Bruce Spizer |
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| From their failed attempts to catch fire on Vee-Jay to their appearances on "Ed Sullivan", here's the history of Beatlemania. |
| Here, There & Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles |
Geoff Emerick |
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| The boys' recording engineer tells what it was like inside Abbey Road. |
| Magical Mystery Tours: My Life With the Beatles |
Tony Bramwell |
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| Their childhood friend discusses John, Paul & George and the early days of the Fab Four. |
| The Beatles: The Biography |
Bob Spitz |
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| Nearly 1,000 pages of definitive biographical info. |
| The Beatles Come to America |
Martin Goldsmith |
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| More than just Beatlemania, it's an early history of the Fab Four. |
| Read The Beatles: Classic & New Writings on the Beatles, Their Legacy & Why They Still Matter |
June Skinner Sawyers |
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| An anthology of 50 articles covering their entire American career. |
| You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After The Breakup |
Peter Doggett |
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| Meet The Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender & the World |
Steven D. Stark |
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| Beatles Anthology |
Beatles |
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| Taken from the full-transcripts (including what wasn't seen) of the TV show and video, this is the official Beatles story. |
| Beatles Deeper Undercover |
Kristofer Engelhardt |
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| A detailed study of the Beatles' cotributions to other artists' recordings. |
| Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation |
Philip Norman |
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| The classic Beatles Bio (one of my favorites), revised & updated. |
| The Beatles |
Hunter Davies |
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| Originally written with the group's cooperation in 1968. |
| Yesterday: The Beatles Once Upon A Time |
Astrid Kirschner |
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| Stu Sutcliffe's girlfriend (and the woman who gave them all their hair style) gives a photo-essay of the group in 1964. |
| Beatlemania Forever: The Beatles Encyclopedia |
W. Fraser Sandercombe |
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| Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream & History |
Devin McKinney |
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| Carry That Weight: The Story Of The Beatles |
Ernst Shultze |
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| Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of the Beatles' Let it Be Disaster |
Sulpy & Schweighardt |
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| Covers those bleak days shortly before their break up. |
| Beatlesongs |
William J. Dowlding |
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| Song-by-song analysis of each of the Fab Four's tunes. Great reference. |
| Tell Me Why: The Beatles Album By Album, Song By Song |
Tim Riley |
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| Updated version of one of the best Beatles song analysis books. |
| The Beatles As Musicians: The Quarrymen Though Rubber Soul |
Walter Everett |
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| The Beatles As Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology |
Walter Everett |
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| Glass Onion: The Beatles in Their Own Words |
Geoffrey Giuliano |
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| Inside The Yellow Submarine: The Making Of The Beatles' Animated Classic |
Robert R. Hieronymus |
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| Every Sound There Is: The Beatles' Revolver & the Transformation of Rock & Roll |
Russell Reising |
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| Often overshadowed by the "Sgt. Pepper" album, the case is made here for "Revolver" being the Fab Four's masterpiece. |
| The Complete Beatles Lyrics |
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| For those of you who need lyrics to every Beatles tune. |
| The Beatles Off The Record: Outrageous Opinions & Unrehearsed Interviews |
Keith Badman |
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| A very comprehensive Beatles quote book. |
| The Beatles On Television |
Ray Tedman |
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| Basically British, but very useful. |
| The Unreleased Beatles: Music & Film |
Richie Unterberger |
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| Just what's still in the vaults? |
| The Beatles: Every Little Thing |
Maxwell MacKenzie |
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| Choice tidbits from the Fab Four, or as the book says, "A compendium of weird, witty and ever-surprising facts." |
| The Day John Met Paul: An Hour-by-Hour Account of How the Beatles Began |
Jim O'Donnell |
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| Literally a day in the life-- July 6, 1957. But what a day that was for music! |
| The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues of 1969 |
R. Gary Patterson |
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| All those "clues" we looked for in the 60's proving "Paul is Dead" and Billy Shears took his place. |
| The Walrus Was Ringo: 101 Beatles Myths Debunked |
Clayson & Leigh |
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| Clearing up many misconceptions treated as "gospel" over the years by Beatles fans. |
| The Gospel According to the Beatles |
Steve Turner |
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| And speaking of "gospel"... here's the philosophy of the Beatles, including their spirituality. |
| Ticket to Ride: The Extraordinary Diary of the Beatles Last Tour |
Larry Kane |
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| The only journalist who covered both the 1964 and 1965 American tours tells their story, along with a companion CD. |
| Beatle! The Pete Best Story |
Best & Doncaster |
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| Drummed out of the Beatles (no pun intended) just before their success, Pete Best's story is a rock 'n' roll tragedy. Learn the facts in Pete's own words. |
| The Beatles: The True Beginnings |
Pete, Roag & Rory Best |
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| Inside story of the Beatles' beginnings at the Cashbah Club in Liverpool, owned by the mother of author Pete Best-- who was then the group's drummer. |
| John Lennon: The Life |
Philip Norman |
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| A critical look at John's life (but certainly not a hatchet job) by the acclaimed author of "Shout". |
| Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews From 1970 |
Lennon & Wenner |
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| John's 1970 interviews with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner (many of which were unpublished 'til now) paint the most compelling portrait available of the artist at that important time. |
| Lennon in America |
Geoffrey Giuliano |
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| Based in part on John's own diaries, it paints a shocking portrait. |
| Lennon: The Definitive Biography |
Ray Coleman |
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| Not the hatchet job Albert Goldman did. This edition is revised and updated. Recommended. |
| Whatever Gets You Through the Night: The Stories Behind Every John Lennon Song 1970-1980 |
DuNoyer & Brezsny |
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| A track-by-track analysis of each of John's solo recording with the stories behind the songs. |
| Come Together: John Lennon in His Time |
Jon Wiener |
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| Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files |
Jon Weiner |
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| John |
Cynthia Lennon |
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| The former Mrs. Lennon gives her side of his story. |
| Memories of John Lennon |
Yoko Ono |
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| John's widow put together this collection of reminiscences. |
| John Lennon Encyclopedia |
Bill Harry |
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| In His Own Write |
John Lennon |
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| Not only a world-class songwriter and artist, John was also an accomplished writer. Here are his literary works. |
| Skywriting By Word of Mouth |
John Lennon |
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| Band On The Run: A History Of Paul McCartney & Wings |
Garry McGee |
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| Concentrates on Paul, post-Beatles. |
| Paul McCartney: A Life |
Peter Ames Carlin |
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| One of the most recent bios, so it covers his tumultuous divorce. |
| Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |
Barry Miles |
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| Now in paperback. It's based on many interviews with Paul, many of which are quoted verbatim. |
| Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney |
Giuliano & Laine |
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| Former Wings member Denny Laine teams up with noted Beatles biographer Geoffrey Giuliano in this look at Macca. |
| Paul McCartney Encyclopedia |
Bill Harry |
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| Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison |
Geoffrey Giuliano |
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| A good bio of the "quiet Beatle", now in updated form. |
| Here Comes the Sun" The Spiritual & Musical Journey of George Harrison |
Joshua M. Greene |
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| The most recent George bio, it's much more metaphysical. |
| Behind Sad Eyes: The George Harrison Story |
Marc Shapiro |
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| Written since George's death, this tome is quite good. |
| Before He Was Fab: George Harrison's First American Visit |
Jim Kirkpatrick |
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| Months before Beatlemania, George visited southern Illinois to see his sister. Here's that story, full of remembrances from sis. |
| The Music of George Harrison: While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
Simon Leng |
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| I, Me, Mine |
George Harrison |
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| Originally published in 1980, it's less a memoir (60 of the 400 pages) than a scrapbook of photos and collectibles. |
| Postcards From the Boys |
Ringo Starr |
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| Actually postcards sent to the Beatles' drummer from the other band members. |
| The Beatles' Shadow: Stuart Sutcliffe & His Lonely Hearts Club |
Pauline Sutcliffe & Douglas Thompson |
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| Stuart was the fifth member of the Beatles, who left the group because of his health, and died at the age of 21. His sister, a psychologist, tells his story. |
| All You Need Is Ears: The Inside Personal Story of the Genius Who Created the Beatles |
George Martin |
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| Martin, the Beatles producer, modestly (note he calls himself a "genius") tells his story. |
| The Ultimate Beatles Quiz Book |
Michael J. Hockinson |
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| The Beatles Story on Capitol Records Pt. 1: Beatlemania & the Singles |
Spizer & Livingston |
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| Over 200 pages on the Beatles in their Capitol days and it's only part one. |
| The Beatles Story on Capitol Records Pt. 2: The Albums |
Spizer & Livingston |
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| In part two we get an in-depth look at each Beatles album. |
| The Beatles on Apple Records |
Bruce Spizer |
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| Even more in-depth look at the Fab Four on their own label. |
| The Beatles Solo on Apple Records |
Bruce Spizer |
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| Picks up after the group's dissolution. |
| Abbey Road to Zapple Records: A Beatles Encyclopedia |
Judson Knight |
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| Just what the title says, just what the Beatles fan needs. |
| Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles |
Mitch Axelrod |
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| Surely you remember the Saturday morning cartoon Beatles show from 1965? Well, here's the full story, including great pictures. |
| The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider's Diary of the Beatles, Their Million-Dollar 'Apple' Empire & Its Wild Rise & Fall |
Richard Dillelo |
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