DEFINITION OF THE WORD BECAUSE FROM THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY:

BECAUSE – by reason of because of —often used in a humorous way to convey vagueness about the exact reasons for something

I always thought of the term because as attempting to find a reason or explanation for something!

THE SONG TITLE “BECAUSE”

The song title Because has figured prominently in the lives of both John and Julian Lennon. John’s song appeared on the swan song Abbey Road album and Julian covered the Dave Clark’s hit called Because in 1986 and many years later released an EP featuring his own composition with that title, done in a rocking style. The purpose of this post will be to discuss these recordings and present some fine YouTube links to illustrate the importance of Because in the Lennon lives…

First – Julian Lennon, The Son

Both John Lennon and his son, Julian Lennon made the choice to record songs entitled “Because”. Julian did it twice. One was a cover and one was an original composition. John did it once on the Beatles last album, Abbey Road!

Julian Lennon in 1986 was asked by Dave Clark 5 headman, Dave Clark ,to participate in the musical soundtrack he was staging at the Dominion Theatre in London, called TIME. Julian Lennon did not appear in the show, but he recorded three songs for the vinyl soundtrack for the musical. The three songs were the Dave Clark 5 hit, Because, Time Will teach Us All, a duet with Stevie Wonder and If You Only Knew!

I was able to attend one of the performances of the musical in 1986 In London and it was wonderful treat to view and to listen to:

Here are some of the YouTube reference points to what is being discussed:

Julian’s cover version of the Dave Clark 5 hit:

Julian Lennon -Because

The instrumental backing for the Julian cover:

“Because” Special Instrumental Version

The original hit by the Dave Clark 5:

Dave Clark Five Because In HQ Stereo

Julian Lennon’s two other singing contributions to the Dave Clark soundtrack:

Julian Lennon feat. Stevie Wonder – Time Will Teach Us All

Julian Lennon – If You Only Knew

Many years later as Julian’s photography interest began to take up most of his time, he decided to release an EP of a few songs that had languished in his archives for many years and to update the production of the songs and then issued it as the Because EP

JULIAN’S “BECAUSE” 4 SONG EP

Julian Lennon – Because (Official Video)

Julian Lennon Keep on Searching (Official Video)

Julian Lennon I Won’t Give up (Lyric Visualizer)

Julian Lennon – I Hope (Lyric Visualizer)

Back cover of the EP:

I have a signed insert featuring Julian’s signature in my copy of the EP:

The A-Side of the EP:

The B-Side of the EP:

The 45-picture sleeve of Julian covering the song “Because”. The flip side was the instrumental backing of the number: The TIME recordings were issued to coincide with the 1986 London Dominion Theatre stage musical!! This was very early in Julian’s career!

The 45 and the back cover of the sleeve:

A ticket promo for the musical was included with the 45:

The announcement of the TIME soundtrack album:

The special holographic 2-disk album cover with the picture of Laurence Olivier in the upper lefthand corner of the LP: FROM 1986

ONE OF THE BEATLES MASTERPIECES– “BECAUSE” – DAD’S CREATION!

John Lennon reportedly heard Yoko Ono playing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and it inspired him create one of the most underrated tracks on the Beatles epic Abbey Road album. The intricate harmonies, the simple but very clever lyrics, and the beautiful instrumentation made this one of the most beautiful and memorable tracks that they ever recorded. However, it never receives as much interest as many of their big selling hits does. That is a true shame as “Because” may be in my top all-time 5 selections of favorite Beatles numbers!

YouTube offers many highlights of the creation and development of the song:

Because demo:

John Lennon – Because (Acoustic)

Because the vocal mix:

Because (Vocals Mix)

John only singing on Because

The Beatles – Because (but it’s only John)

John’s guitar on Because:

John Lennon’s Rhythm Guitar Track on ‘Because’

A discussion of the influence of Beethoven on the creation of Because:

Beethoven, “Because” and John Lennon

Instrumental Version of the song:

The Beatles – Because (Instrumental Mix)

Beatles Harmonies Separated:

Because’s harmonies, separated

The isolated tracks of the song:

Deconstructing The Beatles – Because (Isolated Tracks)

George’s favorite track on Abbey Road was “Because” despite his having written “Something” and “Here Comes the Sun” for the album. Paul even cited it as one of his favorites on the album!

George Harrison’s favorite track from ‘Abbey Road’

The Beatles song written by John Lennon which became one of George Harrison’s favorite songs

The Beatles ‘BECAUSE’ Every Voice Stands Alone In 2025 Remix (Not Blended, But Separated)

Another vocals mix

Because (Vocals Mix)

George Martin cries at an airport after a rendition of “Because” is played for him and his wife, Judy!

Sir George Martin can’t hold the tears when he’s presented with a performance of Because in Ri

P.S. John also covered a song called “Just Because” and he wrote a song himself with that title. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, one of their earliest compositions was called: Because I Know I love you so!

Saw all of those tracks on various YouTube sites!

John Lennon just because complete

Post Beatles John Lennon: Just Because (1973) (unreleased Lennon song) new 1st time heard in Stereo

John Lennon & Paul McCartney – Because I Know You Love Me So

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

OUR FEATURED BOOK – THE JOHN DUFF LOWE STORY

With the Beatles: Mal Evans’ Illustrated Journey – The First Publication of Mal Evans’ Personal Beatles Archive of Diaries Photos and Unpublished Memoir

by Kenneth Womack (Author)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperPop

We are getting close to the release of Part 2 of the epic Mal Evans series of books created by prolific author, Kenneth Womack. Ken has hinted that to complete the Mal Evans story may actually require several additional volumes beyond the 2nd volume. I hope that is the case as we all will be willing participants to soak up the treasured information that is being offered to us! Can’t wait to read volume 2 which will be released in perfect timing for the holiday season of 2026!

A LITTLE MAL WORD PLAY

The word malfeasance certainly does not apply to Mal Evans, but the word feasance certainly does:

(MAL)-FEASANCE – THE MORE ACCURATE DEFINITION of the word AS APPLIED TO BEATLES ROAD MANAGER MAL EVANS IS: the doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty.

AN OBLIGATION TO DUTY CERTAINLY SUMS UP MAL EVANS ALLEGIANCE AND DEVOTION TO THE BEATLES

THE LANDMARK STORY OF THIS IMPORTANT FIGURE IN THE BEATLES LIVES CONTINUES WITH VOLUME 2 OF THE KENNETH WOMACK ACCOUNT OF THEIR FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE-MALCOLM EVANS

A FEW ORDERING LINKS AS A COURTESY:

FEST FOR BEATLES FANS: Mark Lapiidos the owner and operator of the Fest for Beatles Fans specializes in selling signed editions of many of these wonderful Beatles titles. Here is Mark’s link to his website where you can learn if he will be selling signed copies of the second volume of Kenneth Womack’s landmark Mal Evans history…

He undoubtedly will be carrying signed copies of the Womack book when it is officially issued:

Beatles Gifts and Products, The Fest for Beatles Fans

AMAZON US:

With the Beatles: Mal Evans’ Illustrated Journey – The First Publication of Mal Evans’ Personal Beatles Archive of Diaries Photos and Unpublished Memoir: Womack, Kenneth: 9780063248557: Amazon.com: Books

AMAZON UK:

With the Beatles: Mal Evans’ Illustrated Journey: Amazon.co.uk: Womack, Kenneth: 9780063248557: Books

AMAZON DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK:

A four-color extravaganza from the Mal Evans archives, including sections from his never published memoirs, his detailed (and humorously illustrated) diaries and hundreds of unseen photographs he took during his time with the Beatles. Truly a goldmine of new insight into the most famous band in the world, from a man who knew them better than most.

Malcolm “Mal” Evans was an integral figure in the lives of The Beatles, acting as everything from roadie and assistant to confidante and, above all else, friend. Even after the band’s split, Evans remained close to each member as they ventured out into solo careers, though he was closest to Paul McCartney. And through it all, he kept a detailed diary.

In the 1970s, Mal made a deal with a publisher for a memoir, and the typed manuscript he submitted remained in that publisher’s basement until it was discovered by a temp, tasked with cleaning out a storage unit. Along with the manuscript, the temp discovered an amazing collection of photographs and diaries. Instead of throwing them away as instructed, the temp sent a letter to Yoko Ono, who quickly responded. Yoko retrieved the materials, and returned them to Mal’s family in England. Unfortunately, Mal had taken his life years prior in a drug fueled showdown with the police.

Now, from the author who wrote our own acclaimed Living the Beatles Legend, comes a visual celebration of the Mal Evans archives. Once thought lost forever, this holy grail for Beatles die-hards is being shared for the first time. With annotated (by Ken) excerpts of Mal’s memoir, the first-hand account of life with the world’s most important band through the eyes of the man that was there for it all, and bits from his diaries showing the comings, goings, recording schedules, and personal appointments of John, Paul, Ringo, and George, their life as a group, time on the road, and lives after their dissolution.

A companion to Womack’s thoroughly researched and family blessed biography of Mal, Living the Beatles Legend, now with the words of the man himself, and featuring hundreds of never before seen photos as well, this will be a beautifully designed must-own for Beatles lovers everywhere.

Amazon Note:

Please note that while the Amazon links are provided here for the book as a convenience to you, the listing of Amazon does not reflect a recommendation that you should buy the book from this source. It is up to you to select the site you find most comfortable in making your book choices & purchases. You can also find most books at Barnes and Noble, for example or at Abe Books and many other books search sources. The motivation for providing the Amazon listing is simply to provide a commonly known convenient place to order book titles. Buy or acquire the books wherever you feel most comfortable in doing so!

I don’t know in advance what the details or complete content are going to be regarding the fabulous sequel to Ken Womack’s Mal Evans biography, but I want to take advantage of this opportunity to share a few of my own Mal Evans artifacts from my personal collection. I hope that you will enjoy them as much as I have over the past few years!

A FEW PERSONAL COLLECTIBLES REGARDING MAL EVANS:

A NOTE FROM BEATLES US-APPLE MGR-THE LATE KEN MANSFIELD

I obtained this signed letter from Ken Mansfield on eBay when I purchased regarding the Mal Evans Christmas card that Mal sent to Ken as the 60s drew to a close:

THE MAL EVANS APPLE CHRISTMAS CARD SENT TO KEN MANSFIELD TO CLOSE OUT THE 60s:

A CLOSEUP OF MAL’S INSCRIPTION TO KEN ON THE CARD:

MAL EVANS “TEARS” A Collecting highlight

This unreleased song entitled Tears, was written in Mal Evans handwriting which I obtained for my personal collection from the UK organization named TRACKS! The song was co-written with Norman Kurban, a songwriter, musician, and arranger. Kurban has worked with Carole King and Buddy Miles among many other prominent names over the years!

Mal must have written multiple drafts of the song as recently I saw another handwritten copy of the song on eBay!

That copy however does not give the songwriting credits shown here on the upper right-hand corner of the document!

Mal always felt disappointed that his musical talent was not being full recognized or appreciated. For example, Mal co-wrote the last song on the Ringo album entitled You and Me (Babe). George Harrison was impressed with Mal’s song and helped him to finish it off. Mal also produced records such as Badfinger’s No Matter What hit.

You And Me (Babe)

MAL EVANS’ HANDWRITTEN LYRICS TO “TEARS”, CO-WRITTEN WITH NORMAN KURBAN

I obtained these lyrics through the UK Beatles specialty shop called TRACKS:

MAL EVANS TOOK THE COVER PHOTO OF THE NILSSON SANDMAN ALBUM

HARRY NILSSON”S HANDWRITTEN MESSAGE TO MAL EVANS WRITTEN ON AN ACETATE PROMO COPY OF THE RECORD”

It reads “TO MAL THE PAL. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART YOU BET”

HARRY NILSSON

A SIGNED MAL EVANS APPLE ACETATE FOR THE GROUP HALF BREED. HALF BREED HAD ONE OF IT’S MEMBERS OF THE DARK HORSE DUO OF SPLINTER IN IT. MAL EVANS HELPED INTRODUCE SPLINTER TO APPLE AND THEY ENDED UP ON GEORGE’S DARK HORSE LABEL. MAL WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN FINDING THE IVEYS/BADFINGER FOR APPLE RECORDS

THE BEATLES 1964 UK TOUR PROGRAM SIGNED BY MAL EVANS

MAL’S FULL NAME SIGNATURE OF “MALCOLM EVANS” ALONG WITH HIS TITLE OR ROLE WITH THE GROUP AS “BEATLES ROAD MANAGER”:

Ken Womack’s Beatles book catalog speaks for itself. I know you will be joining me in adding Vol 2 of the Mal Evans story to your book collections and libraries!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

QUESTION NUMBER ONE: IS “YELLOW SUBMARINE” A SONG BEGINNING AS A JOHN LENNON INSPIRED TRACK OR WAS IT BASICALLY A TRACK ORIGINATING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY?

Note: My posing of the question is to get at the truth not in the spirit of what I see too much of on the internet which is the pitting of the contributions of John and Paul against one another. We all have favorites within the group, but I want to understand the complete and accurate picture of the development of the song. Remember the Beatles themselves were not always the best sources of information about themselves. They were much too busy living their lives to have had 100% recollection of information that fans, historians and critics yearn for…today!!!

It was commonly accepted that the song Yellow Submarine was regarded as a Paul McCartney composition. However, the Revolver boxset has apparently shed some doubt about some of those perceptions. There are a couple of Yellow Submarine work tapes that show John Lennon singing the opening verse of the song in a somewhat dark, morose and somewhat introspective manner with different lyrics as he seemed to be trying to work out where the song should go from there. (” In the town where I was born, no one cared, no one cared”). In many interviews I have read, Paul said that the idea for this children’s song came to him in a dream and that it was indeed HIS song. My curiosity forces me to ask the question, which is it? Was Paul intrigued by John’s opening line and lead-in melody and became inspired to come up with the catchy chorus and the general subject theme of the song? Would love to know exactly what transpired. It seems that John because of his tough guy self-engineered image may have feared falling under the label he termed as being called “Granny Music” or in this case “Kiddie Music.” This was before the song had developed into a children’s song but one can certainly see John reacting in this way as the song developed. Remember also that singer songwriter Donovan should have also been given a writing credit on the song as he contributed some of the lyrics, On the White Album John was also frightened that his song Good Night would be seen as being too syrupy for his tough guy image and therefore he gave the song to Ringo to sing. The only thing that John took credit for on the Yellow Submarine song was the wild party-like “blunderbuss” section. The Yellow Submarine work-tapes seem to shed some doubt on that assertion. I want to know the full story surrounding this song’s development and origin and creation!

THE EVIDENCE: THE WORK TAPE

The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape / Part 1)

Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape / Part 2)

DO YOU LIKE THE SHOUT OUT OF “LOOK OUT” OR “LOOK UP AND THE ALTERNATING LOOK DOWN” AS ONE OF THE PROPOSED TREATMENTS OF THE SONG IN THE WORK TAPES?? I CAN’T QUITE TELL IN THIS DEMO VERSION WHAT IS CLEARLY BEING SUNG. LET US KNOW BELOW IN THE COMMENTS!

Once the song’s theme and entire melody was finished through Paul’s imagination John did do a demo version of virtually the entire song which was posted by someone on YouTube. The individual posting this also apparently added additional instrumentation to John’s vocal.

Yellow Submarine (John Lennon Lead Vocal) — Rubber Soul Version

The Beatles version with Ringo on lead vocal:

The Beatles – The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (Official Music Video) [Remastered 2015]

QUESTION NUMBER TWO: IT’S ALL TOO MUCH-WHAT IS SAID AT THE BEGINNING/OPENING OF THE SONG AND WHO PLAYS THE FEEDBACK GUITAR AT THE OPENING OF THE NUMBER?

YOUTUBE FEATURED THE FULL 8 MINUTE VERSION WITH SOME LYRICS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE RECORDING

The Beatles – It’s All Too Much (long version – stereo mix)

YOU WILL HEAR MUCH SPECULATION ABOUT WHO PLAYS THE FEEDBACK GUITAR ON THE YOUTUBE LINK JUST BELOW. I LEFT WATCHING THIS NOT KNOWING ANYTHING MORE ABOUT WHO IS ACTUALLY PLAYING THE FEEDBACK GUITAR-IT IS ONLY PURE SPECULATION ON THE VIDEO CREATOR’ S THEORIES. SOMEONE HAS TO KNOW FOR SURE AND I WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER! MANY PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DISCERN WHAT JOHN IS SAYING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG PRIOR TO THE FEEDBACK INTRO TO THE NUMBER. THE FEEDBACK GUITAR HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN, TO PAUL, AND TO GEORGE. THERE MUST BE SOME EYEWITNESS THAT CAN TELL US DITINCTLY WHO IT IS. WAS IT DONE SEPARATELY FROM THE SONG ITSELF AND THEN ADDED LATER TO START THE NUMBER? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS.

‘IT’S ALL TOO MUCH’ The Beatles Track That Buried John’s Killer Guitar Is Now Revealed In 2025 Remix

FOR EVERY SONG THAT APPEARED ON THE REVOLVER ALBUM BEATLES FRIEND, KLAUS VOORMANN, DESIGNED THE COVER OF THE SHEET MUSIC FOR THE SONGS. OF COURSE HE ALSO DESIGNED THE FAMOUS COVER FOR THE REVOLVER ALBUM. THE YELLOW SUBMARINE SONG WAS ALSO TO LATER APPEAR ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE FILM YELLOW SUBMARINE.

YELLOW SUBMARINE SHEET MUSIC-DESIGNED BY KLAUS VOORMANN

THE SHEET MUSIC FOR IT’S ALL TOO MUCH:

SPEAKING OF BEATLES SHEET MUSIC…

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I USED THE SHEET MUSIC FOR THE 2 QUESTIONS I HAD ABOVE AS THE OPENING PREMISE OF THE POST.

FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON MY PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THESE THREE INFORMATIVE NEW BOOKS WRITTEN BY CANADIAN WRITER, ANDREW CROFT. YOU MAY WISH TO PICK THESE UP. THE 3 TITLES COLLECT MANY INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT RARE SHEET MUSIC THAT HAVE A BEATLES ASSOCIATION. I AM A COMPLETIST AND IF I GET ONE OF THE TITLES, I NEEDED TO GET ALL 3 WHICH I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING. HAPPY TO LEARN THAT EACH VOLUME HAS STORIES AND PHOTOS THAT GREATLY APPEALED TO ME DESPITE NOT HAVING AN INITIAL VERY STRONG INTEREST IN COLLECTING BEATLES SHEET MUSIC!

Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books

ORIGINALLY ONLY AVAILABLE AS A LIMITED 3-BOOK SET, NOW YOU CAN OBTAIN THE BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY!

THE US EDITION:

THE UK EDITION:

THE INTERNATIONAL EDITION:

Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMENTARY ABOUT THE ANSWERS TO MY TWO OPENING QUESTIONS PROPOSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE POST!

WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING THAT WILL CONVINCE ME OF THE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TRUTH OF THE MATTER!

SOMEONE, THAT IS STILL ALIVE MUST HAVE BEEN THERE AND WITNESSED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND CAN RECALL THE DETAILS!

BE THE SHERLOCK HOLMES OF BUZZ’S BEATLES BOOK/PRINT BLOG AND GIVE ME THE UNDISPUTED ANSWERS!

THANK YOU!

BE HAPPY AND BE HEALTHY!

BUZZ

LOVE THIS TYPE OF BOOK!

Here we have the autobiography of a Liverpool taxi driver who came to be known as the Beatles cabbie. Brian Epstein used to call Eddie for his advice about the matters of the pressures of managing a very successful band. Sometimes it is not the earth-shattering news stories that are important in capturing the spirit of the times. Many of these books do not circulate on a mass scale and that is another element of attraction for me.

They have important stories to reveal, yet are not always widely available. Many are independently published and reach a small audience, and those good stories are lost to the public at large. That is what holds the fascination of these titles for me. As stated on numerous times on this blog, the Beatles story is analogous to a giant puzzle. No one has the complete full story or all of the pieces; it is comprised of little pieces that help to paint a small part of the whole magical marshmallow pie. Here is another little piece of the pie for you to consume…

A brief book description:

There You Are, Eddie – Autobiography of a Liverpool Cabbie Is the true and remarkable life story of Eddie Willis. A cabbie’s cabbie, Eddie has met many folks over the course of his 50-year career. Many of them told him he should write a book. This is it. With the ease of a natural storyteller, Eddie’s voice rings loud and clear from every page. It’s a rare, poignant and moving account of how one working-class man didn’t let working with the world’s most famous people go to his head. And what he built instead “You’re not just a taxi driver. You’re a therapist, psychiatrist and a philosopher.” John Lennon

Please note-a special commendation goes to Tom Calderbank who encouraged and assisted Eddie Willis with the completion of this book!

Ordering Information:

There You Are, Eddie – Autobiography of a Liverpool Cabbie

The McCartney song that inspired the book title:

The piece from the Get back sessions where Paul is playing with the melody with his song about dogs:

The Beatles – There You Are Eddie

Also saw a version on YouTube what the song might sound like with more instrumentation:

There You Go, Eddie – The Beatles – Reimagining Beatles Demos

A Special Thanks to Dale Roberts:

Love discovering books that have some Beatles-related stories between the covers. I was surfing sites on YouTube, and I came across the following link dealing with the activities of Beatle Week in Liverpool. In one of the interviews conducted by Dale Roberts he interviewed the man who helped the author put the book shown above together. It immediately stopped me in my tracks as I knew I would have to purchase a copy for the collection!

I was pleased to learn about the above book by watching this video made by Dale Roberts in the UK. He interviews the guy who helped Eddie and encouraged him to write a book of his many memories and to release his autobiography!

The interview with the bloke who helped the author put the book together is located around 15:30 into the video!

Day Five of Beatleweek – Convention Day in the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool! Behind the scenes

The administrator of this blog, David Bedford, also appears in this video around 6:02 into the video. Check it out!

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

GET MORE GREAT BOOKS ABOUT THE BEATLES AT THE BEATLES BOOKSTORE

OUR FEATURED BOOK OF THE WEEK – THE STORY OF THE BEATLES NORTH AMERICAN FAN CLUB

A MUST-HAVE BOOK!!!

THE PHOTOGRAPHS & THE STORY OF THE BUTTERFLY EMERGING FROM THE 5-YEAR COCOON: (CHRYSALIS)

Here is the cover of the new title:

Hear the authors discuss the new book on this fine Tell Me Why podcast

Tell Me Why #32 with Roger Farrington and Ken Womack

Publishing Detail:

Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Pages: 164
Illustrations: 11 color and 46 B-W images

Ordering Information:

https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/starting-over-with-john-and-yoko/9781978844797

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS/BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

Publisher’s description of the book:

“This is one to linger over.” —Publishers Weekly

On August 7, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono made their triumphant return to the recording studio after a self-imposed five-year absence. Roger Farrington, an up-and-coming photographer from Boston, was hired to get “the shot” that would announce their comeback. It would be Lennon’s most intense press scrutiny since the heady days of the Beatles’ maiden voyage to America in 1964, and for Farrington, it would be the assignment of a lifetime. Just four months later, Lennon’s assassination would plunge the world into mourning.

Reproducing, for the first time, the entire run of Farrington’s iconic photographs from that day, Starting Over transports readers back to 1980 and into Manhattan’s Hit Factory, where Lennon and Ono recorded their acclaimed LP Double Fantasy. With supporting photos and other ephemera, Farrington and renowned Beatles historian Kenneth Womack capture a poignant moment in music history and provide an insider’s look at celebrity photography in the pre-digital age.

Some personal commentary:

Not only is this book going to be a welcome addition to any Lennon or Beatles fan’s library, but I have also purchased a Harrington print, and I will treasure that print always. It is a beautiful photograph of John standing in the studio rehearsing with his unique Sardonyx guitar. Roger is a serious and meticulous photographer who takes his work very seriously, including these photographs that preserve an important event in musical history, the butterfly emerging from the cocoon!!!

The icing on the cake is we have the most prolific Beatles book author, Kenneth Womack creating the text of Roger’s stories. A great combination and one you should NOT miss out on.

Once again here is the link to order this must-have book!!!

https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/starting-over-with-john-and-yoko/9781978844797

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz