THE MAIN CHARACTERS – BRIAN EPSTEIN AND JOHN LENNON
John Lennon is portrayed by Jordan Barkley, Brian Epstein is portrayed by Joseph Winder, and the play is written by Alex King, (an award-winning writer and director of film and theatre)
THE SETTING
February 1964.The Beatles are on the cusp of changing the world. In a suite at New York’s Plaza Hotel, John Lennon and manager Brian Epstein find themselves alone for an evening that neither of them expects.
As conversation drifts between memory, ambition and identity, the boundaries between performance and reality begin to erode. John struggles to reconcile the man he is with the man the world demands he become, while Brian is forced to confront a lifetime spent hiding in plain sight. What begins as companionship gradually becomes a battle for understanding, exposing the fears, contradictions and vulnerabilities that lie beneath two carefully constructed lives.
Of All These Friends and Loversis an intimate new two-hander that imagines a deeply human encounter between two men navigating fame, expectation and the search for authenticity, asking whether anyone can truly know themselves when the whole world believes it already does.
This is the world-premiere of the play!
The production runs at The Hope Street Theatre (a stone’s throw from LIPA) during International Beatle Week, 25th – 29th August, with times as follows:
Please note that John Lennon’s college art school friend and classmate, Helen Anderson, has provided one of her famous caps that she designed for John for the play!
Actors Jordan Barkley (John Lennon) and Joseph Winder (Brian Epstein)
My only regret is that I live in the US and I will miss seeing this play. However, anyone in the US that is scheduled to be at Beatle Week in August of 2026, this is the play for you to attend and see while you are in Liverpool!
We at the blog extend our best wishes to the writer and director, Alex King, and all of the cast members and production crew. We sincerely wish you the best for a great long run for which mostcertainly will be a fascinating play and character study!
Make sure you check out all of these titles either written by Jim Berkenstadt or featuring contributions from him. I am currently reading the great new book by Jim Berkenstadt about Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore which is previewed near the bottom of the page! With all of these titles you will learn the many reasons he earned the moniker of being known as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Detective:
Here are a few samples of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Detective’s work:
Black Market Beatles: The Story Behind Their Lost Recordings. By Jim Berkenstadt and Belmo OOP (used copies at Ebay, Amazon and Abe’s bookstore)
From the publisher-a book description:
From the publisher…
Black Market Beatles is a tantalizing peek into the incredible world of unreleased Beatles material stashed in the climate controlled vaults at EMI, and leaked to the underground, as well as unreleased recordings of TV, radio and live concert appearances spanning the group’s career. If Paul, George, Ringo and Yoko have trouble deciding what to release in the future, they could do worse than to flip through this book. It is a magical mystery tour of buried treasures.
Jim Berkenstadt and Belmo Book
Nevermind Nirvana by Jim Berkenstadt and Charles Cross Amazon Paperback & Kindle
Nevermind was the album that took Nirvana out of Seattle’s alternative rock scene and turned them into a worldwide mainstream sensation. This book documents the album by featuring interviews with the band members and producers and recontructs how the album was made.
Nevermind Nirvana by Jim Berkenstadt and Charles Cross
The Beatle Who Vanished: 60th Beatles Anniversary Tour edition by Jim Berkenstadt. Paperback, Audible, Hardback, Kindle. www.thebeatlewhovanished.com
Amazon Description:
THE MYSTERY OF BEATLES’ DRUMMER JIMMIE NICOL WHO VANISHED, IS FINALLY SOLVED!
NEWLY DISCOVERED DETAILS ULTIMATELY ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO JIMMIE NICOL?
Is Jimmie Nicol Dead or Alive?
What happened to the famous Gold Watch given to Nicol by The Beatles?
Who is the clandestine “Josefina”?
Learn how the Rock And Roll Detective®, Jim Berkenstadt, finally solved the mystery of Beatles drummer Jimmie Nicol
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE DRUMMER JIMMIE NICOL COULD SIMPLY VANISH AFTER PLAYING WITH THE BEATLES IN 1964?
The Beatle Who Vanishedis the first historical account of Jimmie Nicol, an unknown drummer whose journey from humble beginnings to saving The Beatles first world tour was only one part of his legend. Though his 13 days of fame made headlines, the true mystery of Nicol’s story is riddled with blacklisting, betrayal, drugs, divorce, bankruptcy, and a search for validation as a musician, producer, arranger, teacher, and remodeler. However, his disappearance in 1965 led many to question whether he is dead or alive.
Mysteries In The Music: Case Closed by Jim Berkenstadt. (This book contains two Beatles-related chapters and one Traveling Wilburys chapter). Paperback, Audible, Hardback, Kindle. www.musicmysterybook.com
Amazon Description:
Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed examines the secrets, myths, legends, hoaxes, conspiracies, and the wildly inexplicable events that are such an intriguing part of rock and roll history. Jim Berkenstadt, aka The Rock And Roll Detective®, has spent decades researching the players behind these famous soundtracks and the mysteries hidden within the music itself.
Travel back to the 1950s to uncover “Who Really Discovered Elvis Presley?” Revisit a time in the 1960s when a famous folk troubadour tried to form a supergroup with members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Learn the origin behind big name artists using pseudonyms to mask their true identities. Go behind the scenes of CIA intrigue in Jamaica 1976 to discover whether the spy agency tried to influence an election and arrange for the assassination of reggae superstar Bob Marley. Discover whether The Beach Boys actually stole a song and the copyright from psychotic cult leader Charles Manson, and kept all of the royalties. Finally, uncover the secrets in the making of Nirvana’s Nevermind album, considered by many to be the most influential rock album of the 1990s.
These mysteries have intrigued rock and roll fans for so long because no one has ever asked eyewitnesses the tough questions or dug through the primary sources and documentary evidence left behind… until now. After many decades, the back stories of pop and rock music lore are finally unearthed—and the truth is revealed inMysteries in Music: Case Closed.
THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DETECTIVE’S NEW BOOK:
Elvis Presley: Conversations with Scotty Moore by Jim Berkenstadt. Paperback and Kindle. Release Date: August 11, 2026.
It was the day a young delivery truck driver named Elvis Presley walked into guitarist Scotty Moore’s Memphis living room to sing—and change popular music forever. Only three men were there: Elvis, Scotty, and bassist Bill Black. From that moment came a new kind of independence for American youth: the birth of Rock and Roll.
In Elvis Presley: Conversations with Scotty Moore, Elvis’s first guitarist, manager, and close confidante, reveals how a shy kid from Memphis became the King of Rock and Roll.
Scotty recalls their early days at Memphis Recording Service, the wild tours, tangling with Col. Tom Parker, making Hollywood films, and Elvis’ historic 1968 Comeback Special. Scotty’s pioneering guitar work on Presley’s records inspired a generation of great guitar slingers. This is Scotty Moore’s personal, inside story of the man – and the music – that set the world on fire.
The author signed his latest book for me!
John, Paul & Me Before the Beatles: The True Story of the Very Early Days
This is a true life story account of Len Garry’s childhood memories of his childhood days spent with John Lennon and Paul McCartney and the forming of the band The Quarrymen. Also the day John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the very first time at St. Peter’s Church fete on 6th July 1957, this book is a first hand account of what took place on that day plus more stories.
The Beatles Digest- Contributions (under the pen name J.G. Schuberk)
Coming Next Year: A mystery about an early John Lennon guitar. Was it his? Did he use it to write early Beatles songs with Paul McCartney? Did he steal it? Where did he hide it? What happened to it, and where is it today?
I have never been disappointed with a Jim Berkenstadt book. You always will learn NEW and exciting information in his titles and that is the ultimate litmus test for me in determining the value of any book dealing with popular music and culture.
Solving mysteries is his specialty and the readers of his books are the beneficiaries of his hard work and dedication to excellence!
TERRY CRAIN’S NEW BOOK TITLE “BEATLES NOVELTY SONGS” IS AVAILABLE NOW:
BEATLES NOVELTY SONGS 1964-1966
A mammoth and comprehensive book featuring the Beatles novelty records issued between 1964-1966 is now available. You will be delighted and amazed with all of the stories associated with the 500 or so records that are detailed here! Once again, author Terry Crain has created a research work that represents a much-needed addition to the Beatles book library as it helps to demonstrate how deeply the Beatles permeated popular culture and society. Novelty records helped to do that with a sense of humor (humour) which was important to the Beatles repertoire of talents
The endorsement to Terry’s wonderful research skills is summed up by one of the best in the business. You can view it at the bottom of the rear cover of the new book:
A FEW SAMPLE PAGES FROM THE BOOK:
One of my favorite entries in the Terry Crain book:The 500 songs in the book are presented in alphabetical order but I have chosen one of my favorite entries in the book as a sampling of what you will see in the pages of this wonderful piece of work by Terry Crain.
The Ringo I Love You track, written and produced by Phil Spector and sung by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher)!
That was a sampling of the type of stories that you will read about in Terry Crain’s spectacular new book!
Proud to have received a wonderful acknowledgement by the author in his book. Much appreciated, Terry! It is so nice to have the name mentioned amongst such luminaries in the Beatles
Credits:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
A NOTE OF THANKS TO THE AUTHOR:
Thanks, Terry, for the wonderful inscription in your excellent book!Please don’t forget the sequel featuring the novelty records post 1966!You are the only person I would ever trust with producing that book!
Hope you enjoyed this sampling of Terry’s wonderful new book. Now it is your turn to make the decision to acquire and purchase a copy from the author. You will not be disappointed!!!
The newest book in the wild and wacky Beatles genre is “Beatles Novelty Songs (1964-1966).” Songwriters wrote about 500 Beatles novelty songs between 1964 and 1966. Every subject, every situation, every holiday, every heartfelt longing, and every social issue seemed to be covered by these wonderful songs.
Recently received this upcoming book notification from author, Martin Orkin about The Beatles’ Hit Singles Part 2:
With a low-priced offer! Plus, a special Part 1+2 bundle!
Hi everyone,
I am thrilled to tell you that I have now completed work on Part 2 of my detailed – and thrilling – examination of The Beatles’ incomparable collection of singles: The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Part 2. This time I am covering the intriguing era of 1966-1970, during which The Beatles created some of their finest work! My book is currently in the tender hands of my excellent print firm, and I am hoping to receive finished copies by the end of August 2026!
Here are the front and rear covers of Hit Singles, Part 2 for you to savour! (Blue – in honour of The Beatles’ iconic hits collection of 1967-1970!) As usual with my books, Hit Singles, Part 2 will be glossy hardback. Also, like Part 1, there are colour images of iconic picture sleeves included. There will be 400 action-packed pages.
Part 2 includes my discussion of such wonderful records as ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’/’Penny Lane’, ‘Yellow Submarine’/’Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Hey Jude’, Get Back’, ‘Come Together’/’Something’ and ‘Let It Be’. Truly, there is something for everyone here. From the most tender of ballads to heavy duty rock, by way of some full blown psychedelic sounds!
In Part 2 you will read about the following fascinating details among many:
* How Paul took control of The Beatles with ‘Paperback Writer’.
* How Ringo’s kiddies’ song saved the group from possible extinction in the US.
* John Lennon’s least favourite Beatles single. (And what about Paul McCartney’s!?)
* The biggest selling Beatles 45 worldwide of them all.
I have been overcome by all the fabulous comments I have received from people who have read and enjoyed Part 1 of my Beatles Hit Singles books. For example, here are brief extracts from the first few reviews that I received of many (I include lots of my lovely reviews in a section near the end of Part 2):
* The colour of the cover just hits you smack in the eye, just like the original albums did all those years ago. I have of course already started to dip in; no doubt I’ll have great pleasure in doing the same for eons to come!
* Your new book is outstanding.
* I thoroughly enjoyed every page. You write from the heart and with absolute enthusiasm and knowledge,
* Well Martin, if you keep writing these wonderful books on the Fab Four then we’ll keep on buying them!
I very much hope that Part 2 meets with the same level of approval from my readers!
Once copies of Hit Singles 2 are available, and before I start advertising my new book more generally (at a higher price), I will be in touch with you to bring my loyal readers a special low-priced short term offer for Hit Singles 2, which will be just too good to refuse. And for those of you who have yet to dip their toes in the water with The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Part 1, I will be tempting you with another special low-priced offer: for buying a copy of each of Parts 1 & 2 together at the same time!
And don’t forget: for sales to Britain and America, and a few other countries, I can currently still send any two Hit Singles books for the same P&P cost as for one!
When John Lennon and his group The Quarrymen stepped onto the back of a wagon in Rosebery Street on 22nd June 1957, Charlie Roberts borrowed a camera and took a few photos of the event. It was just a group of friends having fun at a street party.
With a little bit of humor or (humour), if you prefer: Every time a Beatle or an ex-Beatle ever sneezed or passed gas, the press and hardcore fans lent their eyes and ears and (who nose what else?) to the event and paid attention! (The misspelling in red is intentional) Pun hell! The paparazzi were so adamant and persistent in their willingness to preserve the earth-shattering events which most of us would term inconsequential for posterity, because of the Beatles immense fan following and worldwide fame. Though that trend is not as fanatical anymore, I am still amazed at the stories that continue to appear in new Beatles books that shed further light on the magical story of those four men from Liverpool. Book collectors like me still yearn to learn new information about them in order to more fully understand and comprehend the elixir and special ingredients that made them so unique and distinct.In 500 or more years, I firmly believe the Beatles will still be studied by both academics and music fans alike. Not sure of how many present-day performers will live up to that gold standard of excellence!
With over three thousand books having been published about the Beatles over the years, have you ever given any thought to a subject matter about them that you would like to see explored or expanded upon in much greater detail in a book format?
With those three thousand books I know that I have come across some subjects of interest that I would love to see some enterprising and inquisitive young author explore and investigate in far greater detail in both words and photography from what we have been exposed to up to this point! Here are some of the subjects I would like to see handled in a complete book about the subject! At the end in the comment section, I would love to see your suggestions as to the Beatles book that has not adequately covered the subject in question! I also understand that some of the ideas presented below will never be published because of the sensitive nature of the material that would be required in a project of that type. You will see which ones fall under that category as the ideas that I personally would like to see as book projects are presented and described. One of the hangups for any prospective author of any of these projects would be the immense task of securing the permission from copyright owners to be able to use the photos that would be crucial ingredients necessary to the mix.
These book ideas are being presented randomly and are not by any means being displayed in order of my perceived importance of the idea:
The Beatles went to Greece in July 1967
A month after the release of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles travelled to Greece to explore the possibility of purchasing a Greek Island to establish a communal environment to get away from the pressures and hassles of Beatlemania and fandom.
During this trip the Beatles did some sightseeing and were in many historical locations such as Delphi. Many beautiful photos have circulated on the internet over the years yet no book detailing the events of that excursion have ever appeared in book form. I personally would love to see a book of that nature appear.
Here is a collection of YouTube pieces about that excursion. The following month, their manager would no longer be alive to share in the group’s future successful ventures nor be there to prevent the final dissolution of the band that he loved so much!
The photos in a book of this sort would probably be worth the price of the book regardless of the supporting text.
John and Paul came to New York in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple. They made many stops and appearances including, their press conference at the Americana, The Tonight Show, A surprise sojourn in Central Park, staying at Nat Weiss’ apartment, giving several interviews, and a business meeting on a Chinese Junk near the Statue of Liberty. There are many excellent photographs from these events and if the rights could be secured by the future author it would make a fabulous book. Even though Brian had passed on, he was fully aware of the Apple idea, unfortunately there was no one that could have taken Brian’s place that could have successfully managed those 4 complex personalities as well as Brian could. He made some big errors in merchandising Beatles product but usually his Beatles decisions were spot on. It probably would have broken his heart to learn that it was business decisions that was the primary factor in the band splitting up about three years after he passed on!
A magazine from my magazine collection featuring John in NY to promote Apple:
Beatles in New York: John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with Mal Evans, Arrive in New York. Photo by Fred W McDarragh
Above photo: Beatles in New York: John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with Mal Evans, Arrive in New York. Photo by Fred W McDarragh Magic Alex is featured to the left of John Lennon.
JAPANESE JAILBIRD-THE STORY OF PAUL’S MARIJUANA BUST IN JAPAN
In 1980 Paul McCartney was busted in Japan for marijuana possession when he was about to do a Wings tour. He was kept in prison for 9 or 10 days. While he was in prison, he took the time to write a journal of those days and events. He said it wasn’t a big book, but he kept those memories for his children and gave the copies of the journal so they would know their father’s stories and emotions about the time. Some say that a few close friends also got copies from Paul.
One never knows if the content is of such a personal nature that a book would ever result from those notes, but a fan can always hope that the decision will one day be made to allow it!
The cancelled tour program for Japan prepared for 1980’s tour of the country:
EPSTEIN (EASTMAN) VS. KLEIN AND THE REST OF THE STORY
(If you are an attorney, please realize that I am posing these questions as an interested fan in order to fully understand motivations, and issues of fairness and justification for a legal action being warranted) I understand that many of my interests are based on legal ignorance behind these matters but I am just expressing the desire to see this information made public one day in some manner!
Here is one book that we will probably definitely never see and for a multiplicity of reasons. I would love to see the FULL legal wranglings of the Eastman family and of Allen Klein in their catalog of legal actions either done on the Beatles behalf or to secure their breakup against one another. Would like to read the full depositions in all of the cases and what each Beatle was being sued for along the way. Would also like to read the full decisions made in the cases. The book would also include the cases where the Beatles would take action collectively against Capitol and/or EMI and how the courts reached their decisions in those cases. How did the Beatles secure a multi-million-dollar settlement with the Apple corporation of Steve Jobs. In doing so I do believe the Beatles did lose their exclusive rights to use the Apple moniker in cases other than music delivery. (I could be wrong about this) That is not a legal description as I am not a lawyer, but the Beatles did lose the exclusive ownership naming rights for products using the Apple heading for items other than musical records issued by the Beatles company, Apple. I would love to learn more of the details of that caseand how inaccurate my comments or perceptions from above actually are?
Ironic that the Beatles started out with Brian Epstein as their manager whose goal was to keep them as working band, and then 3 of them chose Allen Klein, one of them chose the Eastmans who had changed their name from Epstein to Eastman and then they are seeking all of the reasons that they should NOT remain as a working band! How could a story have become so bizarre and strategically, non-cyclical and tragic? I don’t want the press to make the judgements for me about the correctness of the business dealings or of one individual vs. another as I would love to see the documents myself to see if the public might see things a different way if they were allowed to read the various legal documents. Obviously, the attorney’s intention and obligation are to present their client’s viewpoints and interests on a particular demand and defend it legallyand they have the right of privacy if stated as part of the settlement or resolution of the case until the matters are presented in court where they become part of the public record. I won’t bore you anymore with my lack of legal knowledge but there are issues that I would love to see answers to one day!Highly doubtful, though!My comments are not intended to criticize or devalue the right of the lawyer to defend their client’s interests. That does not prevent the public from having the right of seeing the resolution of any case as being unfair or morally unjustifiable.
For example, we all know that Paul McCartney wanted the Beatles to remain together as a working band. probably more so than the other three Beatles. I would love to know what the business issue was that prevented him from attending the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies for the Beatles? It had to be something of a very serious nature in order to do something of that nature. I know these legal matters have privacy issues that need to be respected. All I am expressing is my personal desire to know the answer to so many questions I have about some of those legal matters. I honestly do not want to pit one Beatle vs. another Beatle as many Beatles fans end up doing because of their loyalty to a specific favorite individual in the group. I look for answers to questions about fairness and being reasonablein order to assist me in determine my own sense of right and wrongas it involves those lawsuits.
I just have a desire to see more of the complexities of the business issues that were the primary factors in the group’s final dissolution. When it comes to business and $$$$ dealings, I am always skeptical of official explanations from the parties directly involved as they have the vested interests in the court settlements and outcomes and will always put their own best foot forward!
THE BOOKS DURING THEIR SOLO CAREERS THAT WERE STOPPED BY ATTORNEYS AND WHY?
I would love to see a book exploring all of the books that the solo Beatles or their executors tried to put a stop to or halt publication of. I know of at least three books that were intended for publication by various authors and the attorneys quickly halted publication by stating that legal action might be forthcoming if the book was published. The authors and the publishers fearing lengthy court battles and heavily incurred expenses as a result would make the attempt to publish the books fruitless. I do not want to seem mean spirited with that description as the attorneys certainly must have had some powerful legal grounds that would justify their challenge to the publication. As a fan I would love to see the books, but I also realize there are other person’s rights as a main part of this argument. The Stones were right when they said, “You Can’t Always get What You Want.”
However, you still can express your interest in the idea!
LOOKING FOR THE GOLD MAN!!!
I may be dreaming about this book idea, but I have always wanted to see a respected Beatles book author do a book turning the tables on Albert Goldman. I do not know how much of Albert Goldman’s book is the absolute truth. However, if I believed the tone and the entire text of that volume I would think that John was one of the worst human beings ever with absolutely no moral compass. That is the tone that Goldman uses in his books to bring down pop culture icons and heroes. John’s musical talents become secondary in the story as if that did not matter to the narrative. I would love to see research done using the book researchers notes to ascertain what Goldman’s motives were in writing his scathing Lennon character assassination. An unusual task indeed, one author investigating the motives and intentions of another author and how that impacts the accuracy and conclusions drawn of the final resulting product. The turning of the tables sometimes can result in their own shocking findings about the writer of the original controversial piece!
Sounds like a damn good idea to me! Hope someone tackles it one day!
BUSINESS OFFERS THE INDIVIDUAL SOLO EX-BEATLES RECEIVED FOLLOWING THE BREAKUP-DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE OFFERS RECEIVED AND WHY THEY MAY HAVE TURNED THEM DOWN!
Hidden in the files of probably all four Beatles are attempts by many individuals from various business interests who have attempted to solicit the participation of an ex-Beatles in a project for them which for one reason or another was declined. I would love to know what those projects were and the reasons they were declined:
Here are a few examples: I believe Francis Ford Coppola during John’s retirement years was subtly fishing around to see if John would consider to ever write music for a Coppola film. John wrote a reply to Francis declining his kind offer but one cannot help but think what that collaboration would have been like? Another abandoned project was a full movie version of Scouse the Mouse featuring the voice of Ringo which never happened. Paul had written at least 10 songs for a stage presentation musical of It’s a Wonderful Life. Apparently, there were differences of opinion between the writer of the music and the producer as to how the music would be featured in the musical and those differences of opinion led to the project being abandoned. Furthermore, the producer passed away soon after the disagreement had doomed the project!
WHAT FOOLS THEY HAVE BEEN?- A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE FOOL AND THEIR BEATLES-RELATED ACTIVITIES
I would love to see a detailed book about the Fool’s activities with the Beatles and Apple both in their artistic and painting ventures and their clothes design talents. They even made an attempt at composing music, and the album was produced by none other than Graham Nash!
A BOOK OF “ALL” OF THE MICHAEL COOOPER OUTTAKE PHOTOS AND ALL OF THE PREPARATORY PHOTOS FROM THE SGT.PEPPER SESSIONS
I would love to see all of the late Michael’s Cooper photos of the Beatles and photos he had about the creation of the album cover issued as a book. His son Adam Cooper has the rights to his dad’s photos I believe and boy that would make for a fascinating and interesting book. Many of the people involved in the creation of the cover are still alive and could contribute valuable stories. Another book idea would be to feature all of the rejected album cover ideas that the Beatles decided NOT to use. That would make for another interesting book.
I personally would love to read a book that deals with the persuasive abilities of Magic “Alexis Madras” and how the Beatles held on to being loyal towards a man who received much criticism from the Beatles inner circle. Producer George Martin for example was very cynical and critical about what Alex brought to the group. Did he stay on because the other Beatles realized if they spoke out against him that would incur John Lennon’s wrath? Being in deference to John’s wishes is not strong enough of an argument for me and I would like to learn more. There had to be more to this mystery. One has to wonder when most of his gadgets failed, why did the Beatles continue to finance these ideas? I would love to see his biography which would explore his life to explain what about him that made him so persuasive in the Beatles circle!Magic Alex passed away in Greece in 2017.
Does the answer to my question involve how naive the Beatles in general and John specifically could be at lengthy spurts of their career?
Samples of the criticism levelled at Alexis Madras:
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THIS BOOK FROM KLAUS VOORMANN WHICH THE BBC IS USING FOR THEIR 6-PART BEATLES IN HAMBURGTV SERIES
The BBC is doing a 6-part TV series inspired by Klaus Voormann’s printed work from his German biography (shown below) and from his books, Beatles in Hamburg (with Astrid) and the book It Started in Hamburg.
I want so badly to have an English translation of this book. I can understand a bit of German and can translate some of it, but I believe so many fans would delight in being able to read about Klaus’s memories in an English language version of this book. A rudimentary knowledge of German to me is insufficient to fully appreciate this title. Come on Klaus, you can have this done! What a gift to both your fans and your legacy!
Rough translation of the title: “Why don’t you play Imagine on the white piano, John?”
In the comments section, don’t forget to tell me what book ideas that you have that you would love to one day see published?
I should run a contest with this question to see who comes up with the best idea and on what grounds that they base their choices?
Be healthy and be happy everyone, and thanks for reading the post!
One of the highlights and one of my favorite items of my book collection is this career retrospective that Ethan Russell put together for his son, Lucas Charles Russell. Gorgeous photos that will hold a special place in popular music history and culture. Whether it was photographing the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, or many of the other giants of the music industry, he has created a book for all of us and future generations to remember and honor his considerable accomplishments!
You will be astonished to view so many of the beautiful time capsules preserved by Ethan for posterity.
One day I hope you get the golden opportunity to view a copy of this book so that you will be able to take your own personal journey across the musical universe…
THE CLAMSHELL SLIPCASE:
Ethan Russell Photographs
FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK:
BACK COVER OF THE BOOK:
The front information flap about the book:
The back information flap from the book:
The booklet provided as a supplement to the book detailing the creative process in putting this career retrospective together. Ethan is a perfectionist for photographic detail, and it certainly provides a window for us to peek through to fully appreciatehis published works and talent!
Ethan’s signature:
Ethan was so kind in personalizing my copy of the book:
A separate print of John Lennon that I purchased from Ethan. Itfeatures his signature and his description of where he took the photo:
Ethan taking a photo used for the Beatles Hey Jude album and also shots of the Stones and the Beatles. Ethan also signed this page of the book for me!
Was also very proud and pleased to be mentioned in the donor section of the book for helping to fund the books production. The perks that Ethan offered for helping out were both plentiful and generous.He is a very kind man as well as being very talented!
Published By KQLY, San Francisco, in 2019!
Hope you enjoyed the presentation of some of the excerpts of this wonderful book!
Be healthy and be happy!
Buzz
OUR FEATURED AUTHOR OF THE WEEK – DEBBIE GREENBERG
