Luca Perasi is an excellent author from Italy who has a great interest in writing about Paul McCartney and the Beatles. He has produced 4 wonderful English language books about Paul McCartney and has also recently created 2 solo-Beatles titles for a grand total of 6 great books. His research is excellent and I have not been disappointed by any of the 6 titles that I have purchased of his work.
All of his titles are available through Amazon. You can also find his books at eBay and such book services like Abe books. Here is a brief summary of the books that he has authored that I have purchased for my collection. Paul McCartney being the workaholic that he is has certainly provided a lot of material over the years for Luca to mine and to write about.
Luca has handled that task with a great love of McCartney’s recorded output and you can see by these books his dedication and love for the artist that keeps on giving wonderful musical nuggets to an admiring public!
I have also included all the back covers of Luca’s books on this post to give you the details of the books contents and the extent and faith in Luca that MPL and the McCartney organization have in him. We must make note of the significant achievements and accomplishment of Luca being asked by MPL to be an official translator of The Lyrics books into Italian and his collaboration with MPL for The 7″ Singles Box.
It is quite the honor to have both of those distinctions in recognition of both his hard work and his excellent McCartney knowledge-base coming directly from McCartney’s own organization!
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 – Published April 27, 2023 by L.I.L.Y.
Paul McCartney Music is Ideas
The back cover of the book:
Paul McCartney Music is Ideas
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 2) 1990-2012 Published – November 18, 2024 by L.I.LY.
Paul McCartney Music is Ideas Volume 2
Back cover of the book:
Paul McCartney Music is Ideas Volume 2
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run. The Story of a Classic Album (Milestones) Paperback Published on April 19, 2024 Published by L.I.L.Y
Band on the Run
Back cover of the book about Paul McCartney & Wings Classic LP:
Band on the Run
Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013). A Journey Through Paul McCartney’s Songs After The Beatles. Paperback – published in October 22, 2013, Published by L.I.L.Y.
Recording Sessions
Back cover of Luca’s first McCartney book:
Recording Sessions
The Beatles after The Beatles. The Solo Careers of John, Paul, George and Ringo (1967-1980) – Part One: The Narrative (The Solo Beatles) Published-September 30, 2024 by L.I.LY.
The Beatles After The Beatles
The back cover of the book with appropiate content details:
The Beatles After The Beatles
The Beatles after The Beatles. The Solo Careers of John, Paul, George and Ringo (1967-1980) – Part Two: The Discography (The Solo Beatles)Published September 30, 2024 by L.I.L.Y.
The Beatles After The Beatles Part 2
The back cover of the book and the description of how it differs from Vol. 1:
The Beatles After The Beatles Part 2
For your listening enjoyment at the conclusion of this post, I asked Ken Michaels, Tom Hunyady, and Andy Nicholes if they would mind if I posted a few of their excellent podcasts where they discuss Luca Perasi’s work with him. They gave me their OK and I know you will be impressed not only with Luca Perasi, the guest of honor at these programs, but also with the very knowledgeable hosts of the programs.
They continue to provide excellent YouTube programming about all of the Beatles. Here is a sampling of 7 of their excellent programs. Subscribe to their channels, you will not be disappointed and you will be kept WELL-INFORMED!!!
There is another very talented McCartney!!!. Talent certainly runs in the McCartney family! Today we will limit our discussion to the younger McCartney brother, Mike McCartney (aka known as Mike McGear)
It had to be very difficult for Mike to deal with the monumental success of his brother being a Beatle, but he has fared quite well on his own being one of the founding members of the Scaffold group which had several UK hits. Mike is also an excellent photographer and has written quite a few books over the years which have been very successful. He has also collaborated with his brother on the excellent McGear LP which featured an early incarnation of Wings as backing musicians.
One facet of Mike talent’s is his great sense of humor which is evident in his songs and when he is being interviewed. Maybe I am being overly-analytical but I see a similarity to John Lennon’s sense of humor with Mike’s as I sense John’s use of sarcasm in many of his interviews.(Or is this simply an extension of the Liverpool sense of humor?) One aspect of Mike’s book writing that is not so well-known is that he has also written a couple of children’s books which are shown below:
First Children’s book:
Mike McGear’s Book
Mike signed this book with both of his names!
Mike’s tribute to Lady Diana
Mike McGear’s Tribute to Lady Di with Mike’s Lennon flair for sarcasm as he has listed the record as a limited edition of 5 million copies printed on the 45’s picture sleeve. Instead of Mike McGear and Scaffold it is Mike McGear and the Monarchists for this release. I am sure Prince Harry would probably smile if he saw and heard this one…Maybe not!!! You decide!
See his sense of humor not only with the picture sleeve but the comment at the bottom of the sleeve.
I recently added this recording to my collection of Mike’s work:
A second children’s book, but maybe not for the younger ones. This book has some fantasy overtones and once again shows Mike’s vivid and clever imagination!
I was very pleasantly surprised when I found the 2 children’s books of Mike at the book search service of Abe Books. Seeing them after not having known of their existence prompted a quick purchase. Hope you enjoyed this post!
Mike re-recorded A special version of the Scaffold’s hit “Thank U Very Much” to support the National Health Service during the COVID pandemic:
One of Mike’s fellow members in the group Scaffold was poet Roger McGough, who was at one time married to former John Lennon, girlfriend, Thelma Pickles. This is the autographed book of poetry signed by Roger that I have in my collection!
Publishing details about one of Roger McGough’s poetry books:
The front cover of the Roger McGough poetry book in my collection:
Roger’s signature in the book:
Hope you enjoyed this post. Let us know at the blog what people that have an associaion with the Beatles that you would enjoy seeing more about?
Thanks for the comments! He healthy and be happy!
A question to ponder:
Would you like to see Mike collaborate more with his brother on another musical project?
There was a time when both Look and Life magazine were the large format magazines that allowed photography and photo-journalism to take hold in the magazine marketplace. However, the digital age has greatly reduced this type of magazine.
The Beatles (or a Beatle) or a mention of the group on the cover of Look or Life Magazine – not in chronological order.
There are many issues of Life and Look that have articles on the Beatles in addition to those mentioned here. This post only deals with those issues where a photo appears or a mention of a group member appears on the cover. If you are aware of a Life/Look magazine that may have been missed in this series whereby the Beatles or a Beatle appears on the cover or where a Beatles name appears on the cover, please bring the issue to the attention of administrator David Bedford and he will add it to the post! Thank you!
LOOK MAGAZINE MARCH 18, 1969-written by Yoko’s former classmate at Sarah Lawrence, Betty Rollin. John gave some sarcastic remarks about the author of this piece intended to introduce the new couple to the world. The sarcastic remarks appeared on John and Yoko’s first appearance on the Dick Cavett show. John was disappointed in Betty because he expected a more positive portrayal of Yoko by her former college associate.
Look magazine with John and Yoko
Look Magazine December 29, 1964-an early piece about the Beatles impact on hair styles:
Look
A piece about the Yellow Submarine movie was featured in this issue
Look Magazine July 23 1968
A feature on Ringo- Look Magazine–Feb 10, 1970
LOOK Magazine-Jan. 9, 1968- the Richard Avedon photos:
Look Magazine-Dec. 1966-John’s acting break from the Beatles in “How I Won the War.”:
SPECIAL EDITION DECEMBER 1969
A special issue of the magazine intending to summarize the tumultuous decade of the sixties:
Part 2:
There are many issues of Life and Look that have articles on the Beatles in addition to the magazines mentioned here. This post only deals with those issues where a photo appears or a mention of a group member appears on the cover.
If you are aware of a Life and/ or Look magazine that may have been missed in this series whereby the Beatles or a Beatle appears on the cover or where a Beatles name appears on the cover, please bring the issue to the attention of administrator David Bedford, and he will add it to the post!
Thank you! Please also be aware that these magazines are not appearing chronologically:
LIFE MAGAZINE July 24, 1967
Only appeared as the cover in Australia, New Zealand and as this magazine indicates, Asia. One has to wonder why this cover did not appear in the USA or the UK. This cover is very costly to obtain/find now in collector’s circles. The late Henry Grossman took the wonderful Sgt. Pepper era cover photo.
Life- September 13, 1968-cover photo from the Mad Day Out:
LIFE Magazine 2011 – Remembering George Harrison 10 Years Later. An issue celebrating the life of George Harrison:
Life Magazine – April 16, 1971-Paul tells his story about the Beatles breakup:
Life magazine presents: With The Beatles-inside Beatlemania by their official photographer Robert Whitaker
2012
LIFE Magazine THE BEATLES From Yesterday to Today- 2001 Collector’s Edition:
Life Magazine – November 7, 1969-Ironically, about the Paul is Dead rumor and the Beatles as a group were soon to be no more:
LIFE Magazine Paul McCartney At 75 – 2017
Published 2022 Paul at 80
Life Magazine The Beatles- Then Now Forever- Oct 2021:
Life Reunion Special: The Beatles from Yesterday to Today- 12/11/95:
Life Magazine, Aug. 28, 1964:
LIFE Magazine- Remembering John Lennon 25 Years Later 2005:
LIFE- Feb 1984:
Life Magazine February 1981-Photos of John at home at the Dakota. This issue appeared in the year following his tragic death.
2 Special issues of Life dealing with the 60s:
A special double issue of Life dealing with the 60s:
Life Magazine-October 28, 1968:
Notice the reference to Yoko on the cover. I am sure this did not go over well with the parties concerned:
Life Atlantic Magazine 16 Sept 1968
June 1981 Issue of Life Magazine: Ringo Gets Married
QUESTION:
Do you have any of the Look or Life magazines featuring the Beatles or a solo Beatle on the cover? If so, which ones are your favorites? Let me know in the comments below.
As we celebrate the Ed Sullivan show appearance by The Beatles, I dig into my collection for some great pieces from my collection.
I obtained this signed McCartney band member photo on eBay a few years ago for 2 major reasons. This is my favorite configuration of a group of musicians that has backed Paul since the Beatles disbanded. Secondly, it was for the historical significance of this band playing a concert above The Ed Sullivan Theater marquee in New York, the site which propelled the Beatles to a worldwide audience, firmly establishing and entrenching their journey into the history books….
ED SULLIVAN
Band member signatures appearing on this photo taken in 2009:
Paul (Wix) Wickens on keyboard, backing vocals
Rusty Anderson-on lead guitar and backing vocals
Brian Ray – also on lead guitar, sometimes rhythm or bass guitar when Paul is playing lead, and backing vocals
Abe Laboriel – on drums, also on backing vocals
Paul McCartney and his band at the Ed Sullivan Theater
A wonderful signed paperback book about Ed Sullivan’s Sunday Variety show which so many baby boomers grew up watching:
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan’s signature in the book:
Ed Sullivan Autograph
Four Complete Ed Sullivan Shows on DVD including the commercials which helped to capture the spirit of the times (When this was officially released, I could not wait to receive my copy)
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
JOHN LENNON – GERMAN MAGAZINE
Love collecting foreign magazines whereby the foreign country, in this case Germany which I have a rudimentary knowledge of the language, put a solo Beatle on the cover that did not appear in the States. The article about John appearing in this German Rolling Stone translates into: John Lennon: Between Man and Myth!
This book may be controversial to some but it was a fascinating read. This is the author, Robert Rosen, who was going to collaborate with John Lennon’s PA, Fred Seaman, on a book dealing with John Lennon’s diaries, which were taken by the PA from the Lennon’s apartment without the Estate’s permission. Numerous lawsuits were brought by the Estate against the PA for the accused larceny. This book by the author who was going to collaborate with the PA was allowed to be published and it presents Mr. Rosen’s story as to how he saw the actual events unfold. In numerous Facebook communication exchanges with Mr. Rosen, I expressed a hope to be able to read the diaries one day but ONLY with the condition that it had the permission and the approval of the Lennon Estate, as these were private sentiments expresed by John when he was alive. He understood my sentiments and that explains his comments when he signed a copy of the book for me. Book published in 2000 by Soft Skull Press, Inc.
Final Days of John Lennon
Final Days of John Lennon
The back cover of the book:
Final Days of John Lennon
DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES
When Scott Freiman, the noted lecturer, academician, and creator of the stellar Deconstructing the Beatles series of DVDs released the Abbey Road DVD issue, it held a special significance for me. It was an excellent 2 dvd presentation of the history of the creation of The Beatles Abbey Road LP with all of the hidden treats contained between the record grooves. Scott dealt with such issues as the extent of the Beethoven influence on the creation of the Beatles song entitled “Because” on the LP’s B-side.
He deals with the exploding growth of the musical maturity and creativity of George Harrison and deals extensively with Paul’s great contributions to the fantastic Side 2 medley which was being strongly encouraged by Beatles producer, George Martin. Scott Freiman’s marketing people promoted a special release for the unique superfan 2 disk edition of Abbey Road Deconstructed. I have since forgotten the number of copies that were actually issued, but it was a much higher cost than the standard edition to the purchaser. One could get their name included on the cover of the dvd and it would also appear on a poster celebrating the special edition. In addition, they were also to issue a very large beautiful photo reproduction of the Abbey Road cover which would certainly be an ideal feature in anyone’s music room! In the future I hope to do a blog post on all of Scott Freiman’s Beatles-related DVDs.
This is the deluxe edition poster signed by Scott Freiman:
Deconstructing The Beatles
This is a photo of the dvd:
Deconstructing The Beatles
Scott’s dedication to the fans who supported his great lectures which was included in the Superfan collection:
Deconstructing The Beatles
A special book and the kind that I personally treasure that deal with specific UK Beatles gigs that are not so well-known outside the UK. This book written by Pete Chambers is one of those titles. It is a small book published in 2006 by Tencton Planet. This book deals with the Beales encounters with and at Coventry during their careers!
You can find this title occasionally featured on eBay and at many book search services such as Abe Books.
THE BEATLES – SENT TO COVENTRY
The Beatles in Coventry
Mr. Chambers kindly signed my copy of his book:
The Beatles in Coventry
The back cover of the book:
The Beatles in Coventry
DAVID SPINDEL
Though this is by no means a Beatles book, I am spotlighting it here because it is by a dear friend and one of the last photographers ever to take pictures of John Lennon, David Spindel. David has photographed many celebrities in his lifetime and many of the stories that accompany these interactions are included in this special book. There are a few Lennon photos in this book as well. Here is a link where you can explore David’s work.David M Spindel
David Spindel
David’s note to me in his “A Kid in the Candy Store” book:
David Spindel
David Spindel’s limited edition Lennon book of photos that he took in Nov. of 1980. This is the book that I purchased from David that began our great friendship. If you are interested in acquiring or learning more about this fantastic book for your collections, you can contact him atContact us – David M Spindel
David Spindel
One of David’s signed Lennon photos that he sent me:
David Spindel Photo of John Lennon
A wonderful signed shot of Yoko and John from David:
David Spindel Photo of John Lennon
The Back Cover of “The Kid in the Candy Store” book:
David Spindel
JUNE HARRIS INTERVIEWS THE BEATLES
An excellent early interview with the Beatles from September 12, 1964, Music Business Magazine conducted by June Harris:
June Harris interviews The Beatles
This magazine from January of 2000, was for some unknown reason, very expensive and difficult to obtain. I don’t even recall a Lennon feature within the magazine if memory serves me correctly. I just liked the photo and it represented an early photo of the growing relationship of John and Yoko.
JULIAN LENNON – PHOTOGRAPH
I may have posted this before but I love this signed Julian Lennon Photograph Smile poster not only for the great shot of Julian as a youth but I loved the music on this album. To me it is a disgusting shame that the music industry has treated this guy in such a terrible way. He has produced some masterful LP’s with disappointing sales figures. For example Julian has mentioned in a couple of podcasts about his new Life’s Fragile Moments photogrpahy book that when he released his latest “Jude” LP he rehearsed a band in or around LA to perhaps do some television appearances to promote the LP, and none of those prospective programs offered him the chance to appear on the shows. That is thoroughly disgusting and undeserved in my opinion. He deserves a lot better as I believe his talents in both music and photography are exemplary…
Julian Lennon
TIME GOES BY SO QUICKLY:
PIcked up this Julian cover story in the summer of 2024. It is hard to believe that a Beatle offspring will be celebrating his 62nd birthday in April of 2025.
Julian Lennon
THE BEATLES AND CHRISTMAS
One of my favorite all-time Beatles Christmas items. This book created by well-known Beatles author, Scott Belmer and his co-writing cohort, Garry Marsh, was introduced/released in 2022 and was published by Belmo Publishing and Number 9 Books in the UK. Illustrator- Bill Stout. It is a thorough treatise of the Beatles strong associations with the Christmas season and the special releases they were involved with over the years to celebrate the holiday!
The Beatles and Christmas
The back cover of the hardcover edition of the book which was limited or restricted as to the number of signed and numbered copies:
The Beatles and Christmas
I was able to acquire copy #25 of the limited signed and numbered edition and I was quite pleased with Scott’s message to me!
The Beatles and Christmas
Scott accepted a submission I had sent in for the book about a fan Beatles/Christmas recollections (me) and I was quite frustrated with the piece after it went to publication as I discovered a glaring error that I made as it relates to when Ringo’s Christmas album was released. I said 2017, which was the cd, but the vinyl release was actually in 1999.. Oh the shame….Anyhow here was my submission!
The Beatles and Christmas
RINGO STARR – I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS
In the holiday frame of mind thought I would share with you this framed poster of the Ringo Christmas album, “I Wanna Be Santa Claus.” I loved this album and was greatly disappointed hearing that it did not sell as well as expectedwhen it was released.Having this promo poster is special to me because the album deserved a far better sales figure than it secured.
RINGO STARR – I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS
JOHN LENNON AND THE SUPERNATURAL?
A magazine combining science fiction and the supernatural. Bought it primarily because it was so unusual and also because I personally believe that John Lennon did indeed feel internally that his life was going to end prematurely and soon according to people like Jack Douglas who sensed a spirit of uneasiness with John at the end.
This from the April 1981 issue of Beyond Reality Magazineappearing about 5 months following his murder.
JOHN LENNON AND THE SUPERNATURAL?
INTERVIEW WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY
An issue of the UK Observer that I always see commanding high prices on eBay. I purchased a copy of this November 26, 1967 issue of the magazine and I discovered why it was in such a high demand. The interview with Paul contained in the magazine was conducted by Alan Aldridge, the author and artist who did the series of books entitled “The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics.” He designed the cover of the magazine and a few other illustrations within. Glad I got one!
INTERVIEW WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY
ASTRID KIRCHHERR
You Magazine a UK newspaper supplement from March 1994 which features Hunter Davies discussing the importance of Astrid Kirchherr’s early Beatles photographs in the formulation of the Beatles image.
ASTRID KIRCHHERR
PAUL MCCARTNEY AND ALLEN KLEIN
Issue #240 of Private Eye from Friday Feb, 26, 1971. Features an article about Paul’s disdain of Allen Klein and the business troubles the band was going through at this time…
PAUL MCCARTNEY AND ALLEN KLEIN
JOHN AND PAUL AND APPLE
An issue of the August 1968 Teen Screen Magazine which features several Beatles-related articles including one about the journey that John and Paul made to NY in 68 to promote Apple. I keep lobbying and challenging some ambitious author as it being an interesting book idea to explore the activities of John and Paul during their sojourn to NY to discuss their new company. There are tons of available photographs from that trip and numerous activities to report on. I sincerely hope someone picks up that challenge one day. I would attempt it except I am quite frankly too old to adequately pursue the idea…
JOHN AND PAUL AND APPLE
JOHN LENNON AND ME
The program and dialog to a 1996 play by author Cherie Bennett that deals with a Beatles fan afflicted with a life threatening disease (cystic fibrosis) and her ability to cope with the curveballs that life sometines throws at us. I know I am in the minority but I love books like this that explore the effects the Beatles had or have on our respective lives. To me this type of book solidifies their cultural impact on the world.
JOHN LENNON AND ME
Back Cover of the book:
JOHN LENNON AND ME
JULIAN LENNON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
A French magazine featuring John’s son Julian on the cover and Paul McCartney around the time of Broad Street hence the terms/references below their surnames on the bottom of the cover- (les fils-the son) and (le film, the film).
JULIAN LENNON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
RICHARD LESTER
A hard to find Richard Lester interview from the UK magazine Movie, Winter 68-69 issue #16:
RICHARD LESTER
Here is a nice item recently acquired a sketch that Klaus Voormann sent to a fan:
Klaus Voormann Drawing
Another recent acquisition is a charity album from 1987 to benefit the Boy Scouts of America whereby George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann and Lon and Derrek Van Eaton make appearances.(see the back cover for the details)
The back cover of the charity LP:
BERNIE TAUPIN
Some of you may be asking why a Bernie Taupin book about his lyrics appears in a Beatles-related print blog. Well, it has to do with John Lennon’s friendship with both Elton John and Bernie Taupin. We all know about the famous 1974 Thanksgiving concert of Elton’s where John performed three songs and played tambourine in the encore, but not as much is known about John’s contribution to Bernie’s book of his illustrated lyrics. many artists like Alan Aldridge were asked to contribute something to illustrate the fine lyrics of Taupin. John Lennon volunteered to contribute one of his many collages that he had done over the years to illustrate the song “Bennie and the Jets.” The collage appears in this book but I won’t surprise you by including it here, you will need to discover the collage on your own. The book is available on Amazon, Ebay and many other book sources. This book was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1976
BERNIE TAUPIN
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!
Looking for more feedback folks. I hear from a lot of people via email saying that they enjoy the blog a lot but I see very few comments or perceptions directly on the site.
Please demonstrate your viewpoints and opinions via the Comments section. Constructive feedback is always welcome. Trolls please stay away. With gratitude!
JOHN “BUZZ” BEZZINI
EXPLORE THE BEATLES BOOKSTORE FOR GREAT BOOKS ABOUT THE BEATLES
The best way for me to introduce what I personally feel is the best regularly printed magazine about Paul McCartney – MACCAZINE – in the world is to present a small section of their own magazine description from their website, as I believe it to be a very accurate summary of the contents of the magazine. In the digital world in which we live in, it is a refreshing thought to know that this organization based in the Netherlands, publishes two special McCartney magazines peryear.
However, the word magazine is not the correct term to use to describe the issues as the two magazines that arrive each year are actually equivalent in both appearance and content to receiving two new oversized McCartney paperback “books” inundated with great information and fantastic photos. It can be truly said that Maccazine can’t be beat!!! There is not a better magazine in existence about the world’s most successful composer!
All I have is praise and accolades for this wonderful well-written and researched McCartney magazine that arrives at my mailbox twice a year. Before I show you photos of the covers of the 49 English language issues that have been printed up until January of 2025, I would like to present a list of of some of the stellar staff members of this excellent MACCAZINE:
The Maccazine Team
The chief editor of the Maccazine, Edward Eikelenboom, has graciously consented to give me and this post a little personal background to the magazine’s history which is provided here:
From Edward:
1) We started as the Dutch Paul McCartney Fanclub in 1973 after contacting the UK Fun Club address on the back of the “Red Rose Speedway” album sleeve. We also received official approval from EMI Bovema, the Dutch record company.
2) At first we distributed the British Fan Club newsletters to the Dutch subscribers and in April 1975 we started to publish our own magazine Wings Words. From the start all our magazines were published in the Dutch language.
3) Up until 1983 we published 6 magazines a year. Because Wings officially disbanded in 1981 we retitled our fanclub magazine to McCartney Magazine in 1984, followed by the name Maccazine in 1992. As our magazine improved over the years in quality and in quantity (more pages in each issue) we decided to publish 4 magazines a year starting in 1983. All Maccazines were still published in Dutch with a print in black and white.
4) In 2005, twenty years ago, we decided to change our policy. This was partly due to the Internet, but also we wanted to reach more readers in other countries. So we began publishing Maccazine in English with a full colour cover. We also decided not to focus on the recent news, but to issue specials about a certain topic, like a McCartney album, a concert tour or another them. Our first issue was “Venus And Mars”.
5) It’s now 20 years later and so far we have published 49 Maccazines (in English). The amount of pages, quality of print and even the inside pages of Maccazine are now printed in colour. So we keep improving our Maccazines. We are a non-profit organisation (organization) so all money that comes in we spent on our issues.
6) The people who read Maccazine are from all over the world. Most readers are situated outside The Netherlands. The best way is to save money is to subscribe, but you can also order (back) issues from our website.
MACCAZINE’S PARTIAL WEBSITE DESCRIPTION ABOUT THEIR SPECIAL MAGAZINE THAT APPEARS AT THEIR WEBSITE:
MACCAZINE is a hard copy magazine about Paul McCartney published by the Paul McCartney Fan Club. MACCAZINE is one of a kind, bringing you exclusive information in a world ruled by the internet. Take a look inside and discover MACCAZINE! Once you have read one, you want to read them all!
MACCAZINE is published by the Paul McCartney Fan Club. All MACCAZINES are offered at prime cost. The Paul McCartney Fan Club is a non-profit organization, run by volunteers. Let it be clear that no money is made from the publication of these MACCAZINES. All for the love of Paul.
Maccazine is a hard copy magazine (a bound paperback) about Paul McCartney. It is published (*) twice a year. Due to the fact that the Internet has taken over the world and the fact that the latest Paul McCartney news is to be found on hundreds of websites, we have decided to focus on creating an informative paper magazine about Paul McCartney.
Most of our Maccazines are 58+ pages magazines (a bound paperback) with a full colour cover about an event in Paul McCartney ’s career after the Beatles break-up; for instance an album by Wings, a solo album or a concert tour.
All Maccazines are written in English and contain lots of photos and illustrations.
You can buy Maccazines as back issues, but when you choose to become a member, you will automatically receive the latest issue at your home address.
Our aim is not to provide you with the latest news about Paul McCartney, but to deliver an interesting magazine with facts that have been obtained through extensive research by our editors.
SUBSCRIBE?
Should you be interested in becoming a subscriber of the magazine or you possibly would like to purchase a specific issue, you can use the contact information provided at the link below to learn how. Any specific questions you may have about the magazines content can be addressed by someone at their website:
At this juncture I would like to present the front covers of all of the issues of this superb McCartney magazine that I have obtained over the last several years – Issues 1-49. Enjoy the ride! The reason that the numbering system on the covers of the magazine does not match the numeric 1-49 issue numbers I have placed on the post is that Maccazine started in 1973 and since 2005 they began to publish them in English. For example, 2023 is therefore the 51st year.
I was so impressed with the magazine that I just had to acquire the entire English language collection for my personal archive! Here are the covers of the 49 English language issues published thus far:
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Sincerely hope you enjoyed viewing the 49 issues of Maccazine that were presented here. I would like to close this post by posting a generalized question about Beatles-related fanzines that you may be a subscriber to or at one time subscribed to.
QUESTION FOR YOU
Before the internet, what was your main source of Beatles information or news? Was there a Beatles fanzine or a solo Beatles fanzine that you depended on to give you the information that you sought on a regular basis? If so, please let us know in the comments what that was and why it appealed to you. Thank you!
BUZZ
Discover More About Paul McCartney at The Beatles Bookstore
What an impressive series of books this is!!! Truly, there are not enough superlatives or adjectives in the English language to adequately capture the admiration for the work of authors Allan Kozinn and Adrian SInclair in this mammoth task they have undertaken to examine Paul McCartney’s solo catalog and of his musical works in progress since 1969.Just pondering the work Paul has officially released over the decades is a lengthy and comprehensive task, but to also explore the still hidden gems that may be lurking in the McCartney vaults must be both a very pleasant experience and yet simultaneously a difficult one.
McCartney’s productivity over the years is virtually second to none and if someone is undertaking the exhaustive cataloging of his material, you are making a commitment to keep yourself busy for several years! The two authors have spent 10 years working on the first two volumes of this series.
Both Mr. Kozinn and Mr. Sinclair have shown the dedication and drive to do this project and to do this project in the exhaustive manner that they have made the decision to pursue. Their work in my opinion as a collector of Beatles-related print material classifies this series of books in the same breath as the Mark Lewisohn trilogy biography of the Beatles in both its depth and scope and attention to detail. Their research and the ability to tie in known McCartney events with an established time frame is impeccable! This series of books I await with as much anticipation as any books that I have ever ordered for my Beatles collection.
In my opinion, I enjoy these books far more than the McCartney Lyrics books because even though the Lyrics book has Paul as the main source of the material, the song choice is selective and does not deal with the comprehensive “big picture” of all of Paul’s material since the Beatles breakup. I can guarantee that at the completion of this project, that this will be the solo McCartney Bible.(Count on it!)
Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair both have distinguished writing and communication careers from participating in numerous Beatles-related internet blogs, to Sinclair’s stellar video production and documentary skills, to Kozinn’s excellent writing accomplishments both as an author and a music critic for the New York Times!
VOLUME 1–The first McCartney title: Please Note-these books are very large in both size, weight and scope, and are in excess of 700 pages each. Be prepared to be enlightened, informed, educated, entertained and surprised…
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73
Published by(Dey Street Books)December 13, 2022 by Allan Kozinn (Author), Adrian Sinclair (Author)
A special episode of the superb podcast “Talk More Talk” that features both authors discussing their first book:
Published-December 10, 2024 (Dey Street Books) by Allan Kozinn (Author), Adrian Sinclair (Author)
My bookplate signed copy just arrived from the Fest. This book will trace Paul’s solo recording career up to his arrest In Japan in 1980 for marijuana possession:
A wonderful 2 Legs podcast concerning The McCartney Legacy Volume 2:
One can only imagine what lies ahead for the McCartney legacy Volume 3!!!
More Beatles-related titles from expert Allan Kozinn:These can be found on Amazon and on Ebay and also book search services like Abe Books
Allan Kozinn Beatles title from 2010:
The Beatles: From the Cavern to the Rooftop Paperback – 23 Oct. 2010
by Allan Kozinn (Author)
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:Phaidon Press-Author Allan Kozinn
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Book Description page:
Allan Kozinn’s e-book “Got That Something” the story about the importance of the song “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in the story of the Beatles invasion of America:
To close this post Iwould like to do a poll, though a non-scientific one.
How many of you prefer digital e-books over the print format?
If so, why? Is it strictly a storage saving space issue in your homes? Would love to know what is the most important appeal of the digital format to those who use it extensively or exclusively! Thank you! Hope you enjoyed this post!
