The blog is designed to feature both old and new Beatles-related print material including books, magazines, posters, or correspondence with people that have a Beatles connection or association. The blog will also feature books from people that have worked with the individual members of the group during their solo careers! Looking forward to seeing you here! Looking forward to your participation and feedback on the blog!
John “Buzz” Bezzini has one of the world’s largest collections of Beatles books and he will share his thoughts and opinions on some of the more rare and unusual Beatles titles.
John taught a course in 1984 called “The Beatles in Retrospect” marking the 20th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America.
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Is George Martin the Fifth Beatle? A rare concert program from 1998 in Australia where Sir George Martin conducted an orchestra featuring some of his favorite Beatles songs that he had produced in the decade of the 60s. George’s contributions to the Beatles recorded legacy are both legendary and immense. If anyone deserves the moniker of “The Fifth Beatle”, my vote goes to Mr. Martin!
All You Need Is Beatles
The Beatles Recording Sessions
When I acquired this signed Mark Lewisohn Beatles Recording Sessions book I came up with two treasures, the excellent book by Mark and the signature of Beatles producer, George Martin, who helped to create and produce all those golden nuggets contained within the book.
The Beatles Recording Sessions
George Martin’s Autograph
The Fifth Beatle?
Who do you think is the Fifth Beatle? Do you agree it is George Martin? Who gets your vote?
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles Dress Rehearsal
Thoroughly love this title offering the details of the historic “All You Need is Love” satellite performance for the Our World program which was seen by an estimated 400 million people in 1967. Written by noted author, Steve Turner who has written several excellent books about the Beatles, it features the magnificent photos of David Magnus.
Dave Magnus signed page
David was so kind in signing this copy and graciously added the date he shot the photos for the book, which featured the Beatles rehearsing for their historic performance.
Here is the type of book that I love adding to my Beatles collection and library. Early in 2022, Ivano Poggi of Italy produced this wonderful 2 volume set of books which were each written in a numbered and signed edition of only 100 copies each. The books were issued in an English edition of which I purchased copy #100. The description of the two books is provided on the back covers of the respective titles shown below.
Standing With A Bootleg in Your Hand – Back Cover
The subject matter of these two books is a photographic history of many of the unauthorized Beatles Bootleg recordings that have appeared over the years. This is the type of book that gives me tremendous satisfaction in collecting, independently produced, a small limited-edition run, often difficult to find, and an interesting subject matter.
Standing With A Bootleg in Your Hand Vol 2
Standing With A Bootleg in Your Hand – Volume 2 Back Cover
The author did an excellent job with this project. Well done, Ivano!
Beautiful book of photos taken in 1963 by Norman Parkinson: With The Beatles
A beautiful book of Beatles photos taken in 1963 by noted British photographer, Norman Parkinson. His son, Simon Parkinson signed all 350 copies for his late father. Simon had assisted his father in taking several photos on the day this photo session occurred. This is a wonderful book to add to your collection if you can locate a copy. To state the obvious, since there are only 350 copies of this book, it is on the expensive part of the ledger!
Details of the date of publication and the publisher are noted below.
To me, this is a clear example, of one of the prime jewels of collecting limited-edition Beatles books.
With The Beatles
Book Details: There were 350 of this special limited edition book issued. I was fortunate to be able to acquire the last numbered and signed copy #350.
Hardcover – “Recycled Leather” Slipcase Edition with Clamshell box.
Limited Edition: 350 signed copies worldwide. Each copy is hand-signed by Simon Parkinson, Norman’s son, who took some of the shots with his father on that day, September 12, 1963.
Date: Published 2016
Page: 288 pages
Publisher: Rufus Stone Limited Editions Ltd
A sample page from the book:
George Harrison – Don’t Bother Me
Do you have a favourite book of Beatles photos? Let me know?
Buzz
If you like Beatles photobooks, we can also recommend:
Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)
Get your copy of Bill Zygmant’s portfolio book of unique photographs covering his career from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
This will be a signed, numbered edition – maximum of 250 numbered editions.
It comes with one of Bill’s signed photographs, which usually sells for £50!
Beatlemania Lives On is written by a fan, about the fans, and for the fans, this book is about Beatles fandom and excitement for the band as it continues, undiminished, in the 21st century. The author conducted nearly 100 interviews with superfans across the globe, gathering stories that explain and exemplify the enthusiasm that drives this unique fandom.
Readers will meet fans who met and married at Beatleweek in Liverpool; who had the chance to go onstage with Paul McCartney, got his autograph on some unusual places on their bodies, and had the signature permanently tattooed; and first-generation fans who saw the Beatles live and remember every detail as if it was yesterday.
Noteworthy interviewees include Wings guitarist Laurence Juber; Mark Featherstone-Witty, co-founder of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; Bill Heckle, director of the Cavern Club and Magical Mystery Tour Bus in Liverpool; and well-known music publsiher David Stark, who now stands by Paul’s side at LIPA graduations, but started as a good-natured teenage fan sneaking his way into Beatles premieres and even knocking on band members’ front door.
The book also takes a deep dive into Beatles–related TV shows, Broadway musicals, movies, businesses, Sirius XM DJs, tribute bands, and more.
Excellent limited edition books about that famous Mad Day Out photo session taken around the time of the Beatles recording the “White Album.”
The Beatles were photographed in July of 1968 in several locations around London. The photographers taking photos of them that day were: Don McCullin, Ronald Fitzgibbon, Stephen Goldblatt, Tom Murray, Tony Bramwell, and Mal Evans.
Here are a few of the limited edition books about that famous photo shoot.
This book is by photographer and cinematographer, Stephen Goldblatt.
Edition One Books published this work for the non-profit organization Fotovison around 2010. Only issued in an edition of 250 copies, it is the most difficult Beatles Mad Day Out photo book to acquire. Two people who were instrumental in seeing this book become a reality were Beatles expert Norman Maslov and book designer, Michael Rylander. The images in this book are exclusively black and white!
Mad Day Out by Stephen Goldblatt
Paul McCartney originally commissioned war photographer Don McCullin to take photos of the Beatles for promotional purposes around the impending release of the “White Album.” The slip-cased signed version of this book containing both color/ colour and black and white photos is very rare, as Don McCullin had emergency surgery while he was beginning the signing of this special edition so very few of the signed slip-cased version of the book has made it to the marketplace. Here are a few photos of the McCullin book:
Published by Jonathan Cape, 2010
A Day in the Life of The Beatles
A Day in the Life of The Beatles
A Day in the Life of The Beatles
Tom Murray
Tom Murray’s book was published by Archivum publishers in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the photoshoot.
Tom Murray was asked by photographer Don McCullin if he was interested in taking photos of a band he was shooting that day in 1968. Only Don McCullin did not notify Tom Murray of the band he was shooting that day. Tom agreed to go with Don that day. With the limited information that Don provided to Tom, he only took one roll of colour/color film with him to shoot that day. Needless to say, he was shocked and startled to see the band that McCullin was scheduled to photograph. Tom’s film was fortunately in color and he was able to take what many consider to be the best color photographs of the Beatles taken that day. Tom is a very friendly and gracious personality and has taken many fabulous photos throughout his illustrious career.
Mad Day Out by Tom Murray
The Beatles: The Summer of 1968
Earlier than the above-mentioned limited edition books, I was able to acquire a limited paperback version of Tom’s photos entitled: “The Beatles The Summer of 1968” through the UK company Tracks.
The Beatles The Summer of 1968
The Beatles The Summer of 1968
All of these books are highly sought after as they represent what possibly may be the best Beatles photoshoot of their career.
Is this your favourite Beatles photo shoot? Or do you have another?
Buzz
Another Beatles Photograph Book
Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)
Get your copy of Bill Zygmant’s portfolio book of unique photographs covering his career from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
This will be a signed, numbered edition – maximum of 250 numbered editions.
It comes with one of Bill’s signed photographs, which usually sells for £50!
The Beatles What If? Limited Edition Hardback (US & CANADA)£28.50
Cunard Yanks
The Cutting Edge (Hardback Limited Edition)£25.00
Dear Beatle People
Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records
My Ticket To Ride£20.00
The Beatles Fab Four Cities£15.00
Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)£75.00
