THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER: IN DECEMBER OF 2026 WE WILL ALL BE READING ANOTHER FANTASTIC BOOK BY AUTHOR KEN WOMACK ABOUT THE LIFE OF BEATLES FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE, MAL EVANS! WE ALL KNOW THAT IN HIS FIRST BOOK ABOUT MAL THAT HE SHOWED US THE TREASURE CHEST. NOW, WE WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INSIDE THE VAULT AND TO SEE THE CROWN JEWELS!! ENJOY THE JOURNEY BEGINNING IN DECEMBER, IT WILL BE WELL WORTH THE WAIT!

AND NOW…THE REST OF THE STORY!!!

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Mal Evans’ Illustrated Journey – The First Publication of Mal Evans’ Personal Beatles Archive of Diaries Photos and Unpublished Memoir

The Mal Evans Diaries coming 12/1/26 Signed by Ken Womack: FROM THE FEST FOR BEATLES FANS:

Mark Lapidos of the Fest for Beatles fans has informed me that signed copies of the 2nd volume of the Mal Evans book will be available to purchase.

Signed book link

WITH THE BEATLES – THE MAL EVANS JOURNAL SIGNED by KEN WOMACK [6540] – $70.00 : Beatles Gifts and Products, The Fest for Beatles Fans

The cover of the December 2026 book:

With the Beatles: Mal Evans’ Illustrated Journey – The First Publication of Mal Evans’ Personal Beatles Archive of Diaries Photos and Unpublished Memoir Hardcover – December 1, 2026-BY KEN WOMACK (AUTHOR)

AMAZON BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Publisher: HarperPop

“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.“

It should be a joyous holiday season with the arrival of this book in December of 2026!

Here are a few ways to purchase it!

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

It is a rare occurrence when one anticipates a sequel with even more excitement and zeal than the original release, but from what I have heard about volume two, I am longing and craving to read the 2nd installment by this excellent author and Beatles historian, Ken Womack! I know for a fact that you will be amazed at many of the details, surprises, and treasures that you will see in this book!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

You have probably already seen my earlier post about the fabulous Beatles book accomplishments of Canadian author, Piers Hemmingsen on the Beatles in Canada. Today I would like to feature a book written by another Canadian author, Brian Kendall.

This book I found to be very entertaining as it seemed to be dealing with more of the Beatles cultural impact on Canadians!

Here is Brian’s 1997 book on the subject of the Beatles in Canada:

Back cover of the book:

Front dustjacket flap:

Rear dustjacket flap:

An excellent pair of Beatles discographies of Canadian Beatles releases between 1962 and 1970 compiled and written by Piers Hemmingsen. This series of Canadian discographies were published in 1999. Piers, if he locates a mistake or an error in his discographies, he is quick to remedy and correct the information when evidence of the error is provided which is the mark of a true professional. I love all of his printed Beatle’s material!

See my previous post of Piers work:

THE BEATLES IN CANADA THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970 BY PIERS HEMMINGSEN

Table of Contents for Vol 1:

Volume 2:

Table of Contents for Vol 2:

Hope you enjoyed this sampling of a couple of Canadian Beatle book authors!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE BEATLES IN OUR FEATURED BOOK

One of the pleasures of being a fan of the Beatles and/or of their solo careers is the endless pursuit of rare tracks they may have participated in with other notable musical artists. Paul McCartney has worked with so many various artists in his career, it was my great pleasure in finding this rare track that Paul McCartney co-authored with musician Nitin Sawhney several years ago. I sought out this boxset recording which featured Nitin’s album along with the cd of the album: LONDON UNDERSOUND

Nitin has a distinct melancholic air surrounding his musical creations!

Hope you will enjoy his musical collaboration with Paul McCartney!

My Soul – Nitin Sawhney & Paul McCartney – YouTube

The instrumental of their co-written composition

My Soul (Instrumental)

The lyrics in my copy of the CD:

The credit of the track provided with the cd:

Another composition of Nitin Sawhney:

The Immigrant – Nitin Sawhney, Nicki Wells, Ashwin Shrinavasin

Hope you enjoyed hearing a talented and versatile musician that Paul McCartney had chosen to work with!

Paul always had great musical taste and judgement!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

There have been so many books written abut John Lennon, and these are a few unique John Lennon books. The publisher was not kidding-Pelican Big Books. It is the physically largest John Lennon book in my collection by length and width, not in the number of pages. The book is immense and makes my getting older much more graceful as I can see the photographs provided with tremendous clarity and the large print is tremendous. Put together by author, Brian Moses it represents one of those unique titles that is so different in its approach to dealing with the magnificent career of John Lennon and the Beatles that I wanted a copy for my collection and purchased a copy several years ago on Amazon UK.

It makes for a great conversation piece when others see its immense dimensions in the size of the book! The content provided may not startle or impress many but the format in which the book is presented made it of interest to my collecting fancies of Beatles print material!

Back Cover

Creative credits in the book:

Alfred Ebeling of Germany reminded me of another large format Lennon book by Richard Buskin which I also have in my collection: 360×259 mm–A VERY LARGE BOOK INDEED!

Publisher

Publications International, The Limited 2010

This book is fascinating as the author is listed as John Robertson which is a pseudonym for a prominent UK writer who has extensive knowledge about the Beatles

This introduction will give you an accurate portrayal of what John Lennon meant to the author, no matter which pseudonym he chooses to use!

Another title by author John Robertson:

I found this to be excellent book!

The Art & Music of John Lennon: Robertson, John: 9781559720762: Amazon.com: Books

Lennon Legend

If you do not own a copy of this book, in my opinion you should. Written and compiled by James Henke it is fabulous and the content will blow your mind. A special CD is included, and many facsimiles of many historical documents are included in this title. I was so happy to acquire a copy, and my only regret is that the book made me long for much more!

The cd in the box which features Lennon interview and a live performance of Imagine:

The Table of Contents for the Henke book:

Back cover of the book:

Back cover of the box:

Hope you enjoyed this sampling of some interesting and intriguing John Lennon books. If you have any questions that you would like to have addressed about the titles presented, please ask your questions in the comments section!

Thank you!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT JOHN LENNON WITH THESE EXCELLENT BOOKS

There are a few Beatles boxsets that I have acquired/ purchased over the years that I am considering putting up for sale in the near future. Before I actually take that step, I want to preserve some of the images of some of my favorite Beatle’s boxsets for posterity on the blog.

For the older Beatles fans, do you remember the time when Beatles CDs were first being introduced into the marketplace? What a thrill that was to listen to a Beatles CD with great sound and random access to any track that you might like to hear at a given time. What a treat. as the years rolled by CD sales hit their peak and the introduction of streaming media began the decline in the sale of physical media. Ironically not in all cases as vinyl records have undergone a resurgence in recent years!

THE HOLOGRAPHIC CD BEATLES BOXSET:

Here is the holographic CD boxset which contained the image of a Ringo type drum set on the cover of the box. It must be noted at this juncture that a possible problem with any potential boxset is the lack of a thorough completeness of a band’s recorded legacy. For example, the Anthology recordings are not included in this cd set. It misses the three completed new Beatles songs, the 2 recorded in the 90s and the one from 2022/2023. It does not include the only official Beatles live album of the Hollywood Bowl material as well.

There is nothing that can be done about that phenomenon when those new releases follow the release of a supposed complete collection of legitimate recordings. With the initial CD releases there was also criticism due to the first 4 Beatles releases being released in only the mono format. Later that was rectified, but of course, that warranted additional purchases.

The cover of the book that accompanies the boxset that describes the contents of the CDs contained within:

The poster provided within the boxset:

Notes and comments by Johnny Black within the CD boxset:

Closing comments:

The listing of the album titles included in the CD boxset:

Suggestions for the proper lighting of holograms were also provided in the set:

UK BEATLES SINGLES COLLECTION:

If you are a collector, you will of course realize that not all the 45 singles issued in the UK were similar or identical to the releases in the US!

These are the contents of my UK singles collection:

A listing of the UK 45s:

Photos of the A-sides of the UK sleeves:

Though E.P.s were not a common occurrence in the US, they were very popular in the UK. Here is my boxset of UK Beatles E.P.s:

Photographs of the EP covers:

Possibly the best sounding recordings of the lot. The boxset of the Original Master Recordings. That contention has been disputed by some Beatle audiophiles. I love the recordings despite the criticism:

What’s inside? The GEO disc is designed to properly make sure that the disks are being heard in the best possible fashion by your respective turntables:

The Certificate of Authenticity for the Limited boxset:

The booklet detailing the cover art and the contents:

The UK boxset containing the Beatles Rarities LP

Despite having UK pressings in the boxset-the Rarities LP was listed as being Capitol Records:

Side 1 of the Rarities LP:

Side 2 of the Rarities LP:

Hope you enjoyed this discussion of Beatles Boxset mania!

Those days are unfortunately now gone for me!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

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