A two volume set of books about Medieval Gardens, written by Sir Frank Crisp, the man who originally made George Harrison’s home (Friar Park) a showplace, and his example encouraged George to continue the spectacular landscaping of the property when George purchased Friar Park. Acquired this 2 volume set a few years ago. Some might say collecting books like this is foolish as the connection to the Beatles is peripheral at best. However, I wholeheartedly disagree, because for me it is simply another piece to the big jigsaw puzzle in the study and observation of their lives and interests! These two volumes were found on eBay!

If you have not yet registered/subscribed for the Beatles Print blog, would genuinely appreciate it if you would register and subscribe to the blog. By doing so, it will ensure that you will receive email notifications when new posts are issued. It also serves as an incentive to look deeper into the archives!

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The most difficult challenge facing any Beatles book author is when they attempt to write Beatles fiction! Most fans and collectors are unaccepting of fictional tales about the Beatles. However, it must also be noted that many Beatle fans that may not be as well-read about the group as others, often accept tales they believe to be the truth that turn out to be fictional in the long run. So it is reasonably safe to say there is little middle ground about the perception of Beatles fiction. You either are among a smaller crowd that likes some of it or you are part of a larger coterie of people that dislike it!

Featured here are alternate covers of a work of Beatles fiction and other short stories. On a marketing level, wonder if the Beatles being mentioned as part of the book title was a similar tactic of what music magazines like Mojo and Uncut do when they feature the Beatles on the cover of a new issue of the magazine. Would love to see if the magazine sales for those issues significantly increases from their normal circulation of the magazine as a result?

The Girl Who Sang With The Beatles – Robert Hemenway – hardback book, 1970

Publisher-MacDonald 1 970

Author-Robert Hemenway

Alternate cover of the book:

New York: Knopf, 1970

The Girl Who Became a Beatle Hardcover Greg Taylor

Publisher-Feiwel & Friends

Publication Year-2011

The Girl Who Loved The Beatles —a one act play by D.B. Giles published in 1974 by Dramatists Play Service Inc.

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Buzz

More examples of the specialized Beatles books that are out there lurking in the Beatles marketplace

As stated in a previous post, the biggest public reception the Beatles ever received in their stellar career was in Australia. Several books have been published over the years dealing specifically with their visits to both Australia and New Zealand. Since so many Beatles biographies have been published, the trend now for Beatles-related literature is more specialized books dealing with a smaller segment of their story. The exception to that trend may of course be Mark Lewisohn’s trilogy.

Here are a few books that may be of interest:

The Beatles Records in Australia

Self Published in 1981 by Bruce Hamlin

Bruce passed away in 2018

The print editions of the following book by Jaesen Jones are extremely difficult to find!

 “AN OVERVIEW OF AUSTRALIAN BEATLES RECORDS”

2011 first edition and revised edition published in 2012- Canberra. The print run of the book has long been sold out but the Online book is available at the link below, available in digital format!

I Am The Platypus – The Beatles Australian Records Labelography – BOOK BY JAESEN JONES

This book by Jaesen Jones reflects an overview of Australian Beatles records released in Australia or for Australia from Feb 1963 until 1991, primarily those records distributed by EMI (Australia). It took me a very long time to secure a copy of the hard-to-find print edition.

This edition of the Bruce Renwick book about the Beatles in New Zealand is also very difficult to find and was published in 1993 by  B. Tell Publications. You will need to watch out for this edition on either Ebay or Abe Books:

The Beatles Down Under, The 1964 Australia & New Zealand Tour-Hardback

Great book by Glenn A. Baker concerning the Beatles in both New Zealand and Australia in 1964

By Glenn A. Baker and Roger Dilernia, Pierian Press 1995

Occasionally found on Ebay and Abe Books:

The softcover version of Glenn A Baker’s book

Beatles Down Under – The 1964 Australia & New Zealand Tour Paperback – January 1, 1982

by Glenn A. Baker

Published by Wild & Woolley Available on Amazon:

Excellent book about  their concerts in New Zealand and meeting John’s relatives in NZ.

Eight Days A Week: The Beatles’ Tour of New Zealand 1964 Paperback – August 5, 2014

by Graham Hutchins Available on Amazon:

Published by ReadHowYouWant

The Beatles in Australia-By Mark Hayward

New Holland Publishers Pty, Limited-2005

This book is predominantly a photo book put together by Beatles photo collector extraordinaire, Mark Hayward. The photos are excellent and it is a book well worth having for your collection. If you do not have this one, you may be able to locate a copy at Amazon, Ebay or at Abe books:

It certainly appears that Sean Lennon has done another fantastic job in helping to preseerve his parents legacy. The Lennon estate’s box sets are second to none in their production values and their wonderful content. I am so looking forward to receiving this wonderful treat in October of 2025!!!

All of the configurations of the new box are from the Lennon website:

Produced by Sean Ono Lennon and his 5 x GRAMMY® Award–winning Ultimate Mixes team. Mixed and engineered by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon and mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios with a hardback book designed and edited by Simon Hilton.

Links are provided to access the Lennon website

Power To The People – John Lennon Official Store

The Super deluxe box:

Power to the People 9CD + 3 Blu-ray Boxset – John Lennon Official Store

Contents of the super deluxe box set:

Ships on: October 10, 2025

SUPER DELUXE EDITION 9CD/3BR/BOOK BOXED SET
9 CDs ⋆ 3 HD AUDIO BLU-RAY DISCS ⋆ LENTICULAR COVER
103 TRACKS ⋆ HD STEREO ⋆ HD 5.1 SURROUND ⋆ DOLBY ATMOS
204-PAGE BOOK ⋆ NEWSPRINT POSTER ⋆ 2 POSTCARDS ⋆ 2 STICKER SHEETS
2 REPLICA TICKETS, VIP BACKSTAGE PASS AND VIP AFTERSHOW INVITATION

LIMIT OF 4 PER PERSON. 

TRACKLIST: 

CD1 / BR1
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City*
3. It’s So Hard*
4. Move On Fast* †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Born In A Prison* †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
8. Mother*
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine*
12. Open Your Box* †
13. Cold Turkey* †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance
* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show

CD2 / BR1
AFTERNOON SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko †
15. Hound Dog †

CD3 / BR1
EVENING SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City †
3. It’s So Hard †
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) †
7. Mother †
8. We’re All Water †
9. Born In A Prison †
10. Come Together
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance

CD4 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (THE ULTIMATE MIXES)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings
1. New York City (Ultimate Mix)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)
3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix)
4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)
7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended)
8. Angela (Ultimate Mix)
9. We’re All Water (Ultimate Mix)

CD5 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (THE EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings
1. New York City (Evolution Documentary) †
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary) †
3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary) †
4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary) †
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary) †
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary) †
7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary) †
8. Angela (Evolution Documentary) †
9. We’re All Water (Evolution Documentary) †

CD6 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (STUDIO JAM)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory
1. Jazz Freakout †
2. You Can’t Sit Down †
3. Roll Over Beethoven †
4. Honey, Don’t †
5. Ain’t That A Shame †
6. My Babe †
7. Send Me Some Lovin’ †
8. Fools Like Me †
9. Down In The Caribbean †
10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono †
11. That’s Right †
12. Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog †
13. Yoko’s Rhythm †
14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ / It’ll Be Me †
15. Yakety Yak †
16. Road Runner †

CD7 / BR3
LIVE JAM 1
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band and A Star Studded Cast of Thousands
Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF
Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London
15 December 1969
1. Cold Turkey (live)
2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Fillmore East, New York
6 June 1971
3. Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live)
4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live)
5. Scumbag (live)
6. Aü (live)

CD8 / BR3
LIVE JAM 2
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side
Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
1. Attica State (live) †
2. The Luck Of The Irish (live)
3. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
4. John Sinclair (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live at the Benefit for the families of the victims of the riot at Attica State Correctional Facility
Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC
17 December 1971
5. Attica State (live)
6. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
7. Imagine (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC
16 December 1971
8. Attica State (live) †
9. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
10. John Sinclair (live) †
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band
Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC
4 September 1972
11. Imagine (live) †
12. Now Or Never (live) †
13. Give Peace A Chance (live) †

CD9 / BR3
HOME JAM
John Lennon
Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York
10 September 1971
1. Shazam †
2. Honey, Don’t †
3. Glad All Over †
4. Lend Me Your Comb †
5. Wake Up Little Susie †
6. New York City †
7. Wake Up Little Susie †
8. ‘Hey, que pasa?’ †
9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) †
10. Vacation Time †
11. Heartbeat †
12. Peggy Sue Got Married †
13. Peggy Sue †
14. ‘Phone call from Henry Gotsello’ †
15. Peggy Sue †
16. ‘Now we’d like to change the mood a little…’ †
17. Maybe Baby †
18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues †
19. Rave On! †
20. Twelve Bar Blues †
John Lennon
Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York
27 October 1971
21. I Got You †
22. Hi-Heel Sneakers †
23. Slippin’ And Slidin’ †
24. Gone From This Place †
John Lennon
Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
25. Send Me Some Lovin’ †
26. He Got The Blues †
27. When The Teacher †
28. Pill †
29. It’s Real
John Lennon and Phil Ochs
Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
30. I Ain’t Marching Anymore †
31. Joe Hill †
32. Chords Of Fame †
33. Ringing Of Revolution

† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

A good friend of mine Jeff Smulyan sent me the link about this forthcoming cd and vinyl release and I was pleasantly surprised. Even though Julian’s dad always had low opinions of It’s Only Love, it was always one of my personal favorite John Lennon songs. It will be interesting to hear the treatment of the song given by Chrissie Hynde and Julian Lennon. Chrissie Hynde, according to Julian had approached him to record a duet with her a while back. It will be interesting to listen to the final product and result!!!

This title will be released on October 17, 2025.

The cd: Duets Special is out 10/17 on Rhino.

This title will be released on October 17, 2025.

The vinyl Duets Special is out 10/17 on Rhino.

Duets Special

ON AMAZON UK

Duets Special
Chrissie Hynde & Pals (Artist) Format: Audio CD

Duets Special (Recycled Black Vinyl)
The Amazon UK link of the cd or vinyl is scheduled for October 17, 2025

Duets Special by Chrissie Hynde & Pals: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl

Track listing provided by Amazon:

1	Me & Mrs Jones (Feat. K.d. Lang)
2	Can’t Help Falling in Love (Feat. Mark Lanegan)
3	Sway (Feat. Lucinda Williams)
4	Dolphins (Feat. Dave Gahan)
5	First of the Hang to Die (Feat. Cat Power)
6	Always On My Mind (Feat. Rufus Wainwright)
7	Every Little Bit Hurts (Feat. Carleen Anderson)
8	I’m Not in Love (Feat. Brandon Flowers)
9	It’s Only Love (Feat. Julian Lennon)
10	Try to Sleep (Feat. Debbie Harry)
11	County Line (Feat. Alan Sparhawk)
12	Love Letters (Feat. Shirley Manson)
13	(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration (Feat. Dan Auerbach)

Hope you enjoyed hearing the news of this October 2025 release!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz

Denny Seiwell was the first drummer in Wings, Paul McCartney’s band, post-Beatles, that was his vehicle to prove to the world that he was not finished musically despite the disbanding of the world’s most successful and influential entertainment phenomenon!!! Denny Seiwell, in September of 2025 will be issuing a memoir detailing his background in jazz music and his time as the drummer with Paul McCartney’s band. The Amazon details of the book are noted below:

A signed Wings drumhead by Denny Seiwell that I acquired many years ago on eBay!

Denny Seiwell The Best and Worst of Times- Paperback

by Denny Seiwell (Author), Robyn Flans (Author) Released on September 23, 2025 Published by Hudson Music

From Amazon:

About the Authors

Denny Seiwell is a drummer and founding member of Wings with Paul McCartney. He appears on all the band’s recordings from their inception until 1973, including the single “Live and Let Die.” A prolific session drummer, he has also recorded or performed with Billy Joel, Rick Danko, Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker, Kai Winding, John Denver, Janis Joplin and many others. He is the author of What Not to Play!: A Drummer’s Guide to Crafting a Drum Part (Alfred Music).

Robyn Flans is a journalist and author whose books include It’s About Time: Jeff Porcaro – The Man and His Music and Jeff Porcaro: A Moment in Time (Hudson Music). She is a longtime columnist and journalist who has been published in many major magazines including Modern Drummer and Mix.

AMAZON BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Denny Seiwell: The Best and Worst of Times is the autobiography of the original drummer for Paul McCartney & Wings. Co-written with bestselling author Robyn Flans (Jeff Porcaro: It’s About Time), the book chronicles the life of Denny’s successful career as a studio drummer, his time in Wings, and much more.

In 1971, busy New York session drummer Denny Seiwell received a life-changing phone call to audition for the most coveted gig in the world at the time: the drum chair with Paul McCartney. As the first non-Beatle to be chosen to play with McCartney, Seiwell embarked on a three-year rollercoaster ride through making three albums and touring with the former Beatle and securing his own place in classic rock history.

In The Best and Worst of Times, Seiwell tells the story of how his life and career unfolded through his time in the Navy, performing and recording in New York City and Los Angeles, becoming a first-call studio drummer, and joining Wings. The making of the albums RAM, Wild Life, Red Rose Speedway, and the classic single “Live and Let Die” are recounted in detail, along with all of Denny’s tours and travels with Wings, including the University, Wings Over Europe, and U.K. Tours of 1972-73. Seiwell reveals the inner workings of the band—from both a musical and personal perspective—and his ultimate decision to walk away from working with one of the biggest names in music history.

Following his departure from Wings, Seiwell immediately resumed his freelance career, working with various artists including Rick Danko (The Band), Joe Cocker, and Leon Russell, doing film score work with James Newton Howard, and taking on other projects. Through it all, Denny recounts his work, music, relationships, and his struggle with alcohol. He weaves a compelling story of riding a rocket to the stars, then coming to grips with the realities of the music business and his own frailties and addiction—and his ultimate recovery and happiness.

The Best and Worst of Times will put you behind the drum chair with Paul McCartney and give you an inside look at the many ups and downs of Seiwell’s six decades of surviving and thriving in music.

“’Live and Let Die’ alone tells you almost everything you need to know about Denny’s playing.” – Jim Keltner

“Out of all the guys I saw who I asked to do pretty much the same things I asked Denny to do, I thought he was the one who handled it best… he could do anything I asked him to do.” – Paul McCartney on Denny’s audition.

The book is 180 pages, printed in full color, with rare photographs throughout, including images from the Paul McCartney collection.

Amazon US link for the book:

Denny Seiwell The Best and Worst of Times: Denny Seiwell, Robyn Flans: 9798350163353: Amazon.com: Books

An interview with Denny Seiwell on the Things We Said Today program featuring Ken Michaels and several other ntable Beatle experts:

Things We Said Today #219 – Denny Seiwell

Volume 10 Issue 1 of Classic Drummer featuring Denny on the cover of the magazine:

The 50th anniversary edition tribute to the McCartney Ram album on which Seiwell played drums. This features interpretations of the material 50 years later

Ram On: 50th Anniversary Tribute To Paul & Linda Mccartney’s Ram
by PERDOMO,FENANDO & DENNY SEIWELL | May 28, 2021

Amazon.com : Denny Seiwell Ram

Another Denny Seiwell book and dvd:

What Not to Play!: A Drummer’s Guide to Crafting a Drum Part, Book & DVD: Seiwell, Denny: 9780739087589: Amazon.com: Books

What Not to Play!: A Drummer’s Guide to Crafting a Drum Part, Book & DVD Paperback – July 1, 2015
by Denny Seiwell (Author)

1. Alfred Music
2. Publication date July 1, 2015

A few Wings tracks that featured the drumming talents of Mr. Seiwell from YouTube:

Live And Let Die (2018 Remaster)

Give Ireland Back To The Irish

I am looking forward to purchasing a copy of Denny Seiwell’s The Best and Worst of Times soon!

Be healthy and be happy!

Buzz