REMINISCING ABOUT BEATLOLOGY

Even though I loved Beatles fan magazines as a first-generation fan, I did not collect them all. However, there were a few magazines about the band that I felt compelled to collect primarily because they were so good. If the magazine was something extraordinary or special, then I needed to acquire all of the issues. One of those magazines was called Beatlology and it had a 61-issue run from September/October 1998 to September/October 2008.

It was one of the handful of magazines that I eagerly anticipated and awaited for each issue to arrive in the mailbox. The subject matter and topics discussed were always interesting and the articles were first-rate! I have all 61 issues in my collection and I treasure them all. Presenting the covers of the 61 issues here for your viewing enjoyment.

About Beatlology

The magazine was put together by Andrew Croft of Toronto, ON Canada, with content from contributors around the world. The magazine featured articles on rare collectibles and the history of Beatles music on vinyl with columns by well-known authors such as Bruce Spizer and Piers Hemmingsen as well as regular columns by Russ Lease, Jeff Levy, John Winn and Alan Ould with reports on recent auctions, historical events and new releases. There are a limited number of issues that are still available but a substantial amount of them have been already sold. Roughly 1/4 of the issues are completely sold out.

Here is the link for back issues:

Beatlology Magazine Back Issues

Andrew had also written a book in 2003 titled “Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Songbooks” based on a series of articles that appeared in the magazine. He is currently working on an updated edition of that book for publication sometime later this year. I missed that title when it was first published but I plan to purchase the revised edition. Here is a picture of the earlier Collecting Beatles Sheet Music Book that he put together:

Here are the 61 issues of his fabulous publication:

Vol. 1, No. 1 – THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS EXCELLENT MAGAZINE
September/October 1998

Issue 1

Issue 2

Vol. 1, No. 2
November/December 1998

Issue 3

Vol. 1, No. 3
January/February 1999

Issue 4

Vol. 1, No. 4
March/April 1999

Issue 5

Vol. 1, No. 5
May/June 1999

Issue 6

Vol. 1, No. 6
July/August 1999

Issue 7

Vol. 2, No. 1
September/October 1999

Issue 8

Vol. 2, No. 2
November/December 1999

Issue 9

Vol. 2, No. 3
January/February 2000

Issue 10

Vol. 2, No. 4
March/April 2000

Issue 11

Vol. 2, No. 5
May/June 2000

Issue 12

Vol. 2, No. 6
July/August 2000

Issue 13

Vol. 3, No. 1
September/October 2000

Issue 14

Vol. 3, No. 2
November/December 2000

Issue 15

Vol. 3, No. 3
January/February 2001

Issue 16

Vol. 3, No. 4
March/April 2001

Issue 17

Vol. 3, No. 5
May/June 2001

Issue 18

Vol. 3, No. 6
July/August 2001

Issue 19

Vol. 4, No. 1
September/October 2001

Issue 20

Vol. 4, No. 2
November/December 2001

Issue 21

Vol. 4, No. 3
January/February 2002

Issue 22

Vol. 4, No. 4
March/April 2002

Issue 23

Vol. 4, No. 5
May/June 2002

Issue 24

Vol. 4, No. 6
July/August 2002

Issue 25

Vol. 5, No. 1
September/October 2002

Issue 26

Vol. 5, No. 2
November/December 2002

Issue 27

Vol. 5, No. 3
January/February 2003

Issue 28

Vol. 5, No. 4
March/April 2003

Issue 29

Vol. 5, No. 5
May/June 2003

Issue 30

Vol. 5, No. 6
July/August 2003

Issue 31

Vol. 6, No. 1
September/October 2003

Issue 32

Vol. 6, No. 2
November/December 2003

Issue 33

Vol. 6, No. 3
January/February 2004

Issue 34

Vol. 6, No. 4
March/April 2004

Issue 35

Vol. 6, No. 5
May/June 2004

Issue 36

Vol. 6, No. 6
Jul/Aug 2004

Issue 37

Vol. 7, No. 1
Sep/Oct 2004

Issue 38

Vol. 7, No. 2
Nov/Dec 2004

Issue 39

Vol. 7, No. 3
Jan/Feb 2005

Issue 40

Vol. 7, No. 4
Mar/Apr 2005

Issue 41

Vol. 7, No. 5
May/June 2005

Issue 42

Vol. 7, No. 6
Jul./Aug. 2005

Issue 43

Vol. 8, No. 1
Sep./Oct 2005

Issue 44

Vol. 8, No. 2
Nov./Dec. 2005

Issue 45

Vol. 8, No. 3
Jan./Feb. 2006

Issue 46

Vol. 8, No. 4
Mar./Apr. 2006

Issue 47

Vol. 8, No. 5
May/Jun. 2006

Issue 48

Vol. 8, No. 6
Jul./Aug. 2006

Issue 49

Vol. 9, No. 1
Sep./Oct. 2006

Issue 50

Vol. 9, No. 2
Nov./Dec. 2006

Issue 51

Vol. 9, No. 3
Jan./Feb. 2007

Issue 52

Vol. 9, No. 4
Mar./Apr. 2007

Issue 53

Vol. 9, No. 5
May/Jun. 2007

Issue 54

Vol. 9, No. 6
Jul./Aug. 2007

Issue 55

Vol. 10, No. 1
Sep./Oct. 2007

Issue 56

Vol. 10, No. 2
Nov/Dec. 2007

Issue 57

Vol. 10, No. 3
Jan./Feb. 2008

Issue 58

Vol. 10, No. 4
Mar./Apr. 2008

Issue 59

Vol. 10, No. 5
May/Jun. 2008

Issue 60

Vol. 10, No. 6
Jul./Aug. 2008

Issue 61

Vol. 11, No. 1
Sep./Oct. 2008-THE LAST ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE

Hope you enjoyed seeing all 61 issues of this fabulous Beatlology magazine.

Would love to hear your thoughts about what your favorite Beatle magazine was. What was special about the magazine that made it your favorite? Look forward to your remarks!

BUZZ

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