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Posted on 16/02/202416/02/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

THE BEATLES IN AUSTRALIA – TO THE TOPPERMOST OF THE POPPERMOST

The Beatles in Australia? Hamburg has often been credited as the birth of the Beatles as it was the place where they honed their musicianship there with long 7 or 8-hour sets. Fans in the UK and Liverpool specifically, would probably object to that description because the hysteria surrounding Beatlemania occurred when the Beatles returned to their native England after their Hamburg stint. It was after the Beatles had returned to the UK that their songwriting skills also began to flourish. Most Beatles scholars would state that once the Beatles came to America, they conquered the world.

However, the Australians will point out proudly that the largest Beatles crowd and reception to view them during 1964, was not in any of those countries. The biggest crowd to attempt to see the Beatles was in Australia and this book published in Australia is a historical photo essay of the Beatles’ 1964 trip to that country. It is estimated that more than 300,000 fans came to welcome the band In Adelaide, which was the largest crowd seeing them in their touring career.

The Beatles must have been in shock for such a large crowd to view them along a 10-mile route that day. Another reason the book holds a special place in my collection is that the drummer pictured on the cover is not Ringo Starr, it is Jimmie Nicol, who substituted for Ringo while he was ill for 13 days during the Beatles playing in the Netherlands and in Australia. Ringo was to rejoin the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia in June of 1964.

The book was put together by noted Beatles photo collector Mark Hayward and the photos in the book are fantastic. New Holland Publishers Pty, Limited-2005.

The book is occasionally featured on Ebay and on the book search service at Abe books.

A sad newspaper article which details what happened to Jimmie Nicol” a man that had seen the mountaintop but only for a very short time. “Fame” can certainly be fleeting. Author Jim Berkenstadt has written a superb book about the Jimmie Nicol story and that book is pictured below

Paul Harris wrote this story for the Daily Mail.

The superb book written by Jim Berkenstadt, deals with Jimmie Nicol’s story with the Beatles.

Hope you enjoy it.

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Posted on 06/02/202406/02/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

The Fest for Beatles Fans

The Beatles Bookstore will be at The Fest for Beatles Fans in New York this coming weekend – 9th to 11th February 24. Come and find them in the Marketplace and talk to them and buy some books too! And if you can’t make it, you can order their books below.

Authors At The Fest:

Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles (Softback)

Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, the first book by David Bedford, the definitive book on The Beatles and Liverpool: the stories, the history, the guide.

£30.00

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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!

£75.00

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NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966 (2ND EDITION)

The book covers the approximately 150 licensed items that dotted store shelves and helped fuel the band-crazed fan during the time right after the band landed in America and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Toys, games, dolls, jewelry, clothing, wigs, and more!

httpss://tredition.com/authors/terry-crain-10928/nems-and-the-business-of-selling-beatles-merchandise-in-the-u-s-1964-1966-paperback-2737/

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She Loves You (Vol. 3) 1963 – 1st March 1964

She Loves You, lets you ride along with John Lennon and The Beatles on the whirlwind tour that was 1963-early 1964. Available on Kindle only here

£7.20

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In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono (Signed Hardback)

Now in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives
Acclaimed by MOJO & Goldmine
Recommended by Olivia Harrison
Spotlighted on The Beatles Channel, Sirius XM Radio

The true story of the woman John Lennon loved. Includes the work and music they made together, the love story of John & Yoko, and her relationship with the Beatles.

Ono’s incredible story goes way beyond what most people know.

There are astounding details about Yoko’s life (thirty-three years before meeting Lennon, twelve years with him, and over forty years of creativity since his death).

The author has followed Ono’s career since the mid-1960s, assembling a vast media archive on the artist. Yoko’s own voice, along with Lennon’s and others (in cited, published interviews) tell her undeniably true and complete story, disproving many myths. Bocaro has spent valuable time with Ono, gaining incredible insight.

Here is the ultimate exploration of Yoko’s childhood, her relationship with Lennon, her art, films, music and activism for peace and women’s rights.

£44.00

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Songs We Were Singing

Take A “Magical Mystery Tour” through the Beatles’ Deep Tracks. The Beatles’ music has become so ingrained in our culture that their songs have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Who doesn’t know the words to “Hey Jude” or “Let It Be”? Who hasn’t been moved by the poetry of “Eleanor Rigby” or energized by that opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night”?

Songs We Were Singing uncovers the buried treasures that deserve a second listen.

£15.20

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Posted on 22/12/202322/12/2023 by liddypool — Leave a comment

The Beatles and Me On Tour

DUE IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 – SPECIAL NEW 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION FROM AUTHOR IVOR DAVIS

IVOR IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY THERE WHEN THE BEATLES MET ELVIS PRESLEY AND HE CONFIRMS THAT THEY DID INDEED JAM TOGETHER…

IVOR WAS THE IDEAL FLY ON THE WALL FOR WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD WHEN THE BEATLES CONQUERED THE WORLD!!!

Ivor Davis

Author of:

Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder

The Beatles and Me on Tour

http://www.IvorDavisBooks.com

EVENT COMING UP ON 25TH JANUARY 2024

Ivor has shared the following notice about a personal appearance in January of 2024 to promote the new edition of the book at the Museum of Ventura in Ventura, California. Here is the notice of his appearance in January of 2024.

The Museum of Ventura County & Zoom 100 E Main Street
Ventura, 93001

Three hundred years after the American Revolution Britain finally got revenge. Sixty years ago this year, four funny-looking lads with mop-top haircuts from Liverpool, England—named John, Paul, George, and Ringo, invaded the USA—and conquered the nation! Amidst oceans of tears and ear-blasting screams—but surprisingly no blood—they re-wrote Rock and Roll History.

London-born, Ventura County author and journalist Ivor Davis had a front-row, eyewitness seat as this amazing Revolution unfolded in all its gory detail.

He travelled with them, ate with them, drank with them, and revealed the behind-the-scenes story of what unfolded from sea to shining sea in his 60th anniversary “Beatles and Me on Tour” book. It contains never-before-told tales of the conquering Beatles who are still worshipped in the USA—and even Ventura County!

The Beatles and their families are beloved millionaires, and astonishingly they are still turning out hit records!

Davis will be at the Museum of Ventura County January 25, 2024 from 6:30 to 7:30pm to reveal the blood, sweat, tears, screams and inside stories of how it happened. And answer all the questions about the Fab Four—that you were afraid to ask!

“Davis serves up the stories behind the stories as only an insider can,” said the prestigious Publisher’s Weekly.

Posted on 24/11/202324/11/2023 by liddypool — 4 Comments

The Beatles Now and Then

The latest single Now and Then from the world’s Number 1 All Time Band has cemented that claim for all time. Whilst the song is wistfully beautiful, it is also true Beatles engineering. Go using AI to engineer a reunion that the world has longed to see since 1970, it has brought about that very thing, and a resounding success it is too.

Using the latest technology coupled with AI, this has put our beloved Mop Tops right at the forefront of the modern recorded industry, and it is most welcome. The fact that modern pressed and computerised as it is, is not making the headway it should be, we see the present younger generations seeking out something that was Then, but is Now. To quote a famous line, And You Know That Can’t Be Bad. I do however think that this will not be the last offering from The Beatles. There are complete songs still in cans and tapes that are waiting to be discovered. All in the fitness of time

I thought however that it would be good to share something that has just recently come into my possession, as i believe that it is relevant and important to Now and Then, and adds a lot of resonance to the whole proceedings.

Photographs as Shown

Now and Then Set Examples

Now and Then Reunion Sessions CD Front Cover

Now and Then Back Cover and track listing

CD Frame.

I also still have demo items with John and George that could be worked on including a Dick James 45am acetate recording of the whole group performing Bad To Me.

Regards

Nigel

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Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records

Inside No3 takes you through that famous door, deep into the minds of all who worked there at Apple Records. This is done also in a very different way. This is not a kiss-and-tell diary, it is through fan adulation and understanding via a personal collection of artifacts and memorabilia that author Nigel Pearce has built up over the last 50 years.

For prices and dates please contact Nigel again via the website

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