Category: Buzz’s Beatles Book/ Print Blog

John Buzz Bezzini

The blog is designed to feature old and new Beatles-related print material including books, magazines, posters & autographs of people that have a Beatles connection or association. The blog also features books from people that have worked with the solo members of the group after the breakup. Looking forward to seeing you as a subscribing member of the blog and I eagerly anticipate your participation and feedback on the blog!

John “Buzz” Bezzini has one of the world’s largest collections of Beatles books and Beatles-related print material and he will share his thoughts and opinions on some of the more obscure & rare and unusual Beatles titles in addition to the new and forthcoming titles as well!

John taught a course in 1984 called “The Beatles in Retrospect” marking the 20th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America.

John also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication.

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Posted on 11/12/202231/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

Angie McCartney – A Long And Winding Road

Angie McCartney

Angie McCartney, Paul’s stepmother, has written several books about her experiences within the Beatles circle. Many of them are shown below! Two of the 4 books shown, the ones dealing with Beatles-related locations appear to be the same book with a different title, though one advertises Online extras within.

Angie is now in her ’90s yet remains very spry and active in the business world selling her line of McCartney teas! She is both friendly and feisty and loves to share her opinions with others. I have corresponded with Angie on quite a few occasions and she truly is a wonderful lady. Her daughter Ruth and her son-in-law, Martin Nethercutt, run McCartney Multimedia, a digital strategy organization and you can often see them Online and on Facebook.

With this post, we are shining a light on the books that Angie has produced concerning her Beatles experiences and her personal observations of growing up in the UK.

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Your Mother Should Know

Your Mother Should Know is the second book from Dr. McCartney, who published her first, My Long and Winding Road, in 2013. Now 90 years old, she shows no signs of slowing down. Her latest work is a collection of often hilarious and always heartfelt quips, memories, lifehacks, salty one-liners and witty observations. Along for the ride is McCartney’s ever-loyal and equally saucy daughter Ruth, who, as a young child greeted her future stepbrother Paul at their first meeting with “I know who you are! You’re on my cousin’s wallpaper.”

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Here, There & Everywhere: Legendary Locations for The Day Tripper

Angie’s travel-size book takes you down memory lane to Penny Lane and 85+ other points of interest on the long and winding road. You’ll be directed to spots in the Mop Top maps of Liverpool, London, Hamburg, New York and Los Angeles, you’ll discover nuggets and stories to satisfy the day tripper in you!

£10.80

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Posted on 06/12/202227/05/2024 by liddypool — 2 Comments

At John Lennon’s House

Often a book that is of interest to Beatles fans and collectors is not always issued in the desired print format. The following book was written by the Lennon’s Spanish housekeeper who worked for the Lennons during the John Lennon house-husband years after the birth of their son, Sean.

Rosaura Lopez Lorenzo worked for John and Yoko and supplied a few nice stories and photos from the years that very little was known of what was transpiring in the Dakota. Her book was published only in a Spanish print edition. Eventually, the book appeared in English but only in the kindle format. Hope to one day see an English print edition of this book. Rosaura speaks fondly of the Lennons but she is also honest about a few problems that occurred in the household as well during her tenure there.

As you can see from the dates below the Spanish print edition appeared 8 years before the English kindle edition of the book!

At John Lennon’s house

by Rosaura Lopez Lorenzo and Eduardo Romero Lapidnot

The print version of the book was published in Spanish-Hércules; 1st edition (April 15, 2005)

Kindle English language book by one of John Lennon’s Dakota housekeepers

Kindle Edition, 128 pages, Published September 9th 2013 by Hércules de Ediciones

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Posted on 02/12/202231/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

The Beatles Apple and Me by Stephen Maltz

A story about the business problems of Apple or perhaps we can call this post: An Apple a day keeps the accountants in the fray!

This black covered book is the rare print version of the title by a former accountant for the Beatles, named Stephen Maltz. I was able to find a signed copy on the book search service called “Abe Books” several years ago. However, the book is virtually impossible to find in print now! There is a kindle version with a green cover shown above. Another Apple accountant, Harry Pinsker was also reported to have written a book about the business problems of Apple, but I have never seen a trace of the book and Mr. Pinsker passed away at age 90 in 2021.

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Posted on 21/11/202227/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

Beatles Undercover Paperback – July 31, 1998

Kristofer K. Engelhardt

How reference books can help you to find very obscure items-in this case a very rare Paul McCartney rarity!

Below are listed three excellent Beatles reference books by author, Kristofer K. Engelhardt!. Kris is directly responsible for adding a very rare item to my collection. Kris’s investigative talents are both superb and legendary. For example, in the first book shown here, Beatles Undercover, in the early copies of the book, Kris uncovered a rare 1970’s era recording on cd of a co-written song where John Lennon helped write the lyrics to a song originally written by sound engineer Roy Cicala. The tune with John’s rewritten lyrics became a song based on a native American that John Lennon had met and the song was to be called “Incantation.”

Beatles Deeper Undercover Paperback – March 1, 2010

Kristofer K. Engelhardt

In the second volume of his trilogy Beatles Deeper Undercover, I learned of another fabulous Kris discovery and I was able to acquire the item from him in a negotiation. The item I was able to secure are two very rare Paul McCartney penned tracks that he wrote in the mid 80’s and he brought the songs with him to Barbados and a group called Ivory were given permission by Paul to record the two numbers on their rare album called Print Out. The tracks that he provided to the band were called “Runaway” and “Freedom Land.”

The fantastic surprises that Kris covered in his earlier two works makes you wonder what may be lurking in the new volume entitled “Beatles Fully Uncovered.” This book was issued in September of 2022.

The above titles, I believe are still available on Amazon. They are all certainly valuable reference works for the discerning Beatles collector.

Beatles Fully Uncovered Perfect Paperback – September 19, 2022

by Kristofer Engelhardt (Author), David Fishof (Foreword)

The rare LP issued only in Barbados featuring the two rare McCartney-penned tunes that he gave to Ivory to record is shown below. It is through the efforts of the author of the above books that I was able to obtain a copy of this rare LP for my collection, and I will always be grateful.

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Just Like Starting Over: John Lennon and The Quarrymen

When John Lennon and his group The Quarrymen stepped onto the back of a wagon in Rosebery Street on 22^nd 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.

What Charlie didn’t know at the time was that he was capturing a piece of Beatles history. This was the first time that John Lennon had been photographed performing with his group. Skiffle was the new music and soon, John would meet Paul McCartney who would then introduce George Harrison to John.

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Posted on 14/11/202231/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

Julian Lennon Help Yourself

Hard to Find Rarity – Julian Lennon Help Yourself

Though not a book these items present an interesting Beatles-related story and collecting rarity. There were rumors that Julian had consulted with George Harrison about suggestions for the guitar work on the song Saltwater for Julian’s album “Help Yourself.” Unfortunately, that rumor has not been given adequate substantiation, though I believe George receives a thank you note on the credits if memory serves me correctly.

Julian Lennon released the album “Help Yourself album back in 1991 which featured the hit single “Saltwater” which was a hit in both Australia and the UK, but did nothing in the US, largely through poor promotion by his record company in the States

Little is known that in 2 countries, there was a rarity issued of Julian Lennon singing three songs in the Spanish language on the special edition of the album called “Help Yourself.” One country that issued the vinyl LP with the 3 songs in Spanish was Venezuela. The ultra-rare version on cd was issued in Spain.

The cd which was available in Spain with the three Spanish songs is even rarer than the Venezuelan LP with the same contents. I have known many people that live in Spain that have a cd of the album but it is not the version with the 3 songs in their native language. If you find one of these rare CDs you have quite the rarity. I had spent 8 years looking for a copy before a European friend helped me locate a copy for the collection

These are the songs that appear in Spanish on the Venezuelan LP and the special edition of the cd appearing in Spain:

Saltwater = Creo Que Voy A Llorar (Spanish Version)

Maybe I Was Wrong = Es Tarde Ya (Spanish Version)

Take Me Home = Corazón De Palmera (Spanish Version)

Julian Lennon canta tres canciones en español en la edición especial de su álbum llamado “Help Yourself”.

Contents of the Venezuelan LP and the rare version of the cd appearing in Spain

1		Rebel King
2		Saltwater = Creo Que Voy A Llorar (Spanish Version)
3		Get A Life
4		Would You
5		Maybe I Was Wrong = Es Tarde Ya (Spanish Version)
6		Help Yourself
7		Listen
8		Other Side Of Town-Lead vocals=Paul Buchanan
9		New Physics Rant
10		Take Me Home – Corazón De Palmera (Spanish Version)
11		Imaginary Lines
12		Keep The People Working

The Songs on the Album

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Featured Book – Cavern Club – The Inside Story

Cavern Club – The Inside Story

This first-hand account of Debbie’s teen years frequenting and eventually helping to run the original Cavern Club is the authentic inside story of the Beatles launch pad, full of triumphs and failures – and surprise celebrity encounters.

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Posted on 07/11/202231/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

A is for Apple

A is for Apple and also for Astounding!!!

This series of books which originally was intended as a 6 volume series to tell the fascinating story of the Beatles company is now, according to an insider, being considered as an expanded 10 volume set. Four completed volumes have been issued up to this point and buyers wait in eager anticipation for the next book in the series.

The research on these volumes is impeccable and intense. The three authors, Ed Dieckmann, Axel Korinth, and Antonio Caroselli never disappoint in uncovering troves of information about the Apple organization that was not previously known. The books also feature guest presentations by other authors and contributors. The volumes are truly works of art, each boasting between 700 and 800 pages with beautiful color photos throughout.

Each volume is limited to 500 copies and are a must-own for Beatles collectors everywhere. The books, like most limited-edition books, are on the higher expense side of things, but the end result truly makes it worth the additional expense. In the future, this complete series of books may be known as the bible of Apple information.

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