Ringo Starr Archives - Page 7 of 17 - The Beatles Bookstore

Posted on 23/05/202327/05/2024 by liddypool — 3 Comments

In The Beginning, There Was Genesis – Part 1

Mike McCartney's Early Liverpool — Mike McCartney’s Early Liverpool

Genesis Beatles Books

Special limited edition book titles hold a particular fascination with me as a collector. There is a pride in being able to obtain a release that only a few other people may have access to in their personal collections. However, personally, there is also a feeling of guilt when you realize that others would love to be able to own the particular title yet may not have the financial resources to be able to purchase a copy. The trouble with many of these limited edition books is that they sell out quickly and the prices only increase in collecting circles as time passes by. That is why I use the behavior pattern of acting quickly when I see a limited book edition being issued, because even if it presents a financial strain at that time, it would be far worse later if I did not act and wanted to purchase the book once it was sold out!

The company that popularized the signed limited edition books was Genesis Publications. The late Brian Roylance made an agreement with Beatles George Harrison to publish his book “I Me Mine” in the 70’s and then Beatles-related limited edition books became in vogue. Genesis Publications over the years has issued over 30 books with a Beatles-related connection.

I make an honest attempt to add all Beatles-related Genesis titles to my book collection when I can. Hope you will enjoy this post of the Genesis titles that have a direct Beatles connection. This post will be presented in 2 parts. Also, please be advised that the books are not presented in the order they were chronologically released!

Mike McCartney’s Genesis book (above) features many previously unseen photos, including a very rare Quarrymen color photo.

Raga Mala-the Autobiography of Sitar Master, Ravi Shankar!

An excellent Beatles-related photography book by Michael Ward

Eric Idle, a member of Monty Python and a close friend of George Harrison-memoirs

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle — Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Eric Idle

One of two Ringo Genesis photo books

Another Day in the Life - Ringo Starr — Another Day in the Life – Ringo Starr

Wonderful stories and photos of the Beatles in Germany featuring the signatures of Tony Sheridan and noted German photographer, Günter Zint.

Beatles In Germany - Tony Sheridan, Gunter Zint — Beatles In Germany – Tony Sheridan, Gunter Zint

One of my favorite Genesis titles features the photography of Michael Cooper, who took the cover photos of the Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” album and the Stones “Satanic Majesties Request” LP

Jurgen Vollmer, who has been credited for the original Beatles haircut has this wonderful Genesis title of his excellent photos

From Hamburg to Hollywood - Jurgen Vollmer — From Hamburg to Hollywood – Jurgen Vollmer

A fantastic photo book from Astrid Kirchherr and Max Scheler

Golden Dreams - Astrid Kirchherr, Max Scheler — Golden Dreams – Astrid Kirchherr, Max Scheler

Another wonderful book about the Beatles in Germany from 2 of the Beatles’ close friends, Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann. Astrid was of course to become the love interest of Stu Sutcliffe, before he so tragically passed away

Hamburg Days - Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann — Hamburg Days – Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann

Excellent photos of the Beatles in Japan from 1966

An excellent compilation of the works of artist, Yoko Ono

Infinite Universe At Dawn - Yoko Ono — Infinite Universe At Dawn – Yoko Ono

Fabulous photos of the late Curt Gunther

Mania Days, The Beatles 1964 US Tour - Curt Gunther — Mania Days, The Beatles 1964 US Tour – Curt Gunther

Another excellent Beatles photography book by Michael Peto

Now These Days Are Gone - Michael Peto — Now These Days Are Gone – Michael Peto

An excellent compilation of the work of artist, Stu Sutcliffe compiled by Stu’s sister, Pauline, and Kay Williams

Stuart - Pauline Sutcliffe, Kay Williams — Stuart – Pauline Sutcliffe, Kay Williams

Many wonderful photos of the super band organized by George Harrison. Book signed by Wilbury, Jeff Lynne!

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Posted on 18/05/202318/05/2023 by liddypool — 2 Comments

Beatles Wallpaper – From Manchester, not Liverpool!

Beatles Wallpaper

Amid the worldwide phenomenon known as Beatlemania, Beatles wallpaper came to the U.S. and Canada via Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd of Manchester. They produced the rolls and shipped them across the Atlantic to awaiting bare-walled fans with adhesive glue in hand! The wallpaper was not manufactured in either North American country but distributed throughout the states and provinces through paint, department, and other stores.

Ed Sullivan

On February 21, 1964, just two days before the Beatles made a third appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (pre-taped), 24,000 rolls of Beatles wallpaper landed at North American airports and headed for waiting retail shelves.

England

These wallpaper rolls from England were labeled ‘Beat770’ and had a ‘sizing strip’ attached. You would remove this strip – about 1″-2″ wide with perforated color bars and writing – when installing. The wallpaper pattern was four-color photos with surrounding facsimile signatures that repeated every 21″.

Canada

Later some rolls were manufactured in Canada. These were 20.5″ (52.07cm) wide and labeled ‘Made in Canada 33300’ with no sizing strip.

Early sales trended towards the wallpaper quickly becoming a must-have item for teenage girls across the country, who would plaster their walls with images of their favorite bands.

Beatles Wallpaper had a modest store run but fell short of expected sales goals. Retailers started realizing that the buying fans would purchase one roll, cut it in strips, and disseminate it among their friends as wall hangings or decorations for their record players and other items. The market for someone to purchase enough to decorate an entire room was less lucrative than they thought.

Beatles’ Popularity Slipping

Because of this, articles were showing up in newspapers as early as April 1964, announcing that, in their opinion, the Beatles’ popularity was ‘slipping’ because shops had to reduce the price of the wallpaper to move their inventory because it wasn’t “going as well as expected.”

Get Terry’s fantastic book:

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!

Barnes and Noble site: httpss://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nems-and-the-business-of-selling-beatles-merchandise-in-the-us-1964-1966-terry-crain/1137422952?ean=9783347096165#

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Posted on 01/05/202327/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

Second-Hand Beatles Songs – A Covers Story

Privately Published Beatles Book

A fascinating aspect of collecting Beatles print-related material is the many privately published books that are lurking out there for the discerning collector. There are many treasures that are not well-known by the public as they are not affiliated with a major publisher and are published privately by the author. As a collector, these books have many special collector attributes. Because they are privately published, often the number of these books issued is severely restricted or limited because of the high cost of printing a large volume of the title. Would like to highlight one of these privately published books that I was able to acquire recently on eBay, thanks to being alerted by a fellow collector, Seamus Hayes.

Beatles Songs of Lennon/McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

This book deals with people who have covered the songs of Lennon and McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. At 522 pages, it looks at CDs, albums, and singles from virtually every corner of the world. What makes this book especially attractive for collectors is that at the present time, there are only 30 known current copies of the book in existence.

Would love to see this book be available to a much wider audience with a major publisher. However, I must also be honest, as a collector, the smaller number of privately published copies enhances the special quality of possessing a very rare item. Personally extending my best wishes for the author to find the mass circulation publisher that he is looking for.

I am not currently selling any more via eBay but if you know of anyone who wants to purchase a copy please give them this e mail address below to make contact. Many thanks
Alan Lord

alanlorduk@yahoo.co.uk

Special books like this deserve to be made available to the large Beatles book collector audience.

What is your favourite cover of a Beatles song? Let me know in the comments below.

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The Newest Arrivals in The Beatles Bookstore

Posted on 21/04/202327/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

How Klaus Voormann Introduced Himself to The Beatles: Walk Don’t Run

Klaus Voormann

This is the picture sleeve that Klaus Voormann used to introduce himself to the Beatles. I have been trying to find this sleeve for many years but it simply is too expensive for me to acquire!

Klaus introduced himself to John Lennon at one of the German clubs where they were playing long hours – The Kaiserkeller – and truly honing their musical craft. To impress John, he showed John a picture sleeve he had recently designed the cover of. The sleeve was “Walk Don’t Run” by the Typhoons.

The song was also a hit for the Ventures. The sleeve is what holds the interest to many collectors as it was one of the first commercial record designs that Klaus Voormann created. When Klaus showed the sleeve to John Lennon, John told Klaus, go see “Stu” (Sutcliffe) as he is the artistic one.” This quote has been relayed by Klaus on several Youtube videos.

Astrid

When Klaus told his friend Astrid about the band and brought her to see them, she met and fell in love with Stu, and also began a time when she photographed the band and took some of the best photos ever of them. Sadly, her romance with Stu was to be short-lived as he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at a very young age. Fate was also to deny Stu the opportunity to see how big his former bandmates were to become in the musical world. Shortly before he died, Stu had left the Beatles to pursue his artistic career.

I have been looking for this picture sleeve for quite some time but unfortunately, it commands some very high prices, and I have had no luck securing a copy for what I deem to be a reasonable figure.

Hope you enjoy this!!!

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Posted on 13/04/202307/03/2025 by liddypool — Leave a comment

Engineers and Producers Who Worked With Ringo Starr

A FEW BOOKS BY ENGINEERS OR PRODUCERS WHO HAVE STORIES IN THEIR VOLUMES DEALING WITH WORKING WITH RINGO STARR (AKA RICHARD STARKEY)

The above book is by an engineer who worked on both the Ringo LP and the Goodnight Vienna LP

Behind the Board:My Life with Rock and Roll Legends Paperback – August 8, 2014

(Author) Scott Cahill (Author) Galen Senogles CreateSpace Independent Publishing

Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation Hardcover – March 1, 2021

by Bill Schnee

Published by Backbeat (Author)

This engineer worked on the Ringo LP and Ringo mentions him by name in the closing song “You and Me (Babe)” written by George Harrison and Mal Evans. He also engineered Ringo’s Goodnight Vienna album.

The legendary producer Richard Perry who has produced Barbra Streisand, Harry Nillson, Carly Simon and many others. These are his memoirs:

Cloud Nine: Memoirs of a Record Producer Paperback – February 16, 2021

by Richard Perry (Author) Published by Redwood Publishing, LLC

This producer also had a legendary career and he was working on a Ringo album when disagreements arose between artist and producer as to whether the material should be issued. This led to a court case where Ringo prevailed and prevented the sessions from being released. Some tracks however have surfaced in the underground circuit like Ringo’s cover of the Billy Swan hit single “I Can Help.” Another highlight is the Ringo Starr/Bob Dylan duet of the song, “Wish I Knew Now, What I Knew Then.”

Hope we get a chance to see these sessions for purchase one day.

Chips Moman: The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music Hardcover – December 10, 2020

by James L. Dickerson (Author) Published by Sartoris Literary Group

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More Books About Ringo Starr

Inside Number Three – The Illustrated History of Apple Records

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Bill Zygmant – Where Did You Get That Shirt? (Signed Limited Edition)

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The Fab One Hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles

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Posted on 10/04/202327/05/2024 by liddypool — Leave a comment

The Beatles in India

A subject matter that seems to have been thoroughly examined in books is the 1968 Beatles’ sojourn to India. Largely influenced by the impact of Eastern culture on Beatle George Harrison, the Beatles became transfixed on learning Transcendental Meditation and the ancient philosophy of Indian culture.

George in particular, through his association with sitar virtuoso, Ravi Shankar, was able to commingle spiritual Indian music, with the realm of pop music.

The Beatles White Album

Not only did their journey to India inspire the writing of nearly all of the songs on the Beatles “White Album” but years after their trip, both John and Paul were to write songs about India in their solo years.

Paul Saltzman

Undoubtedly, the best photographs taken of the Beatles in India were by film producer, Paul Saltzman. The photos were presented in a number of book releases of which a couple are shown here.

The first one is the limited edition published in October of 2006 by Insight Editions-

Signed and numbered Limited Edition, only 1968 copies were issued.
Paul allowed me to purchase copy #1968 which is also the year the pictures were taken and the year of the release of the fabulous “White Album” aka “The Beatles.”
The photos in this book are stunning and may be the best photos of the Beatles taken at a specific location, somewhat akin to the Mad Day Out photo session in London, though the Beatles seem to be more relaxed in the Indian setting.

This hardcover edition was released in Feb of 2018-Has a preface by Tim Wride, an Afterword by Donovan and a Foreword by Pattie Boyd
Also published by Inside Editions.

The Beatles in Rishikesh

This edition under a different title was published in October of 2000 by Viking Studio.

This book is more of a history of India and the cover shot was probably used a marketing tool for sales. The book is written by author Sam Miller and is an outstanding historical perspective of a foreigner and how he perceives the beauty and wonder of Indian culture. Published in July of 2015 by Vintage Books.

With The Beatles, by Lewis Lapham, was published in October of 2005 by Melville House Publishers. I found this book to be very informative and the author delves into the goings-on behind the scenes in this book which may or may not alter your perspectives of what has been written before about the Beatles’ disillusionment when the Beatles left the Maharishi’s camp.

Dear Prudence

At a Fest for Beatles fans in NY, I was able to meet Mia Farrow’s sister and the lady who was the inspiration for the famous song “Dear Prudence.” I was able to give her as a gift the demo that John had written of the song which she told me she had never heard. She was so kind to sign a copy of her book for me at a later date with some of the lyrics from the song as part of the inscription. A very kind soul was my distinct impression of her.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; First Edition (June 26, 2015)

This book by Nancy Cooke Herrera was one of those books I accidentally stumbled upon at Abe Books, looking for Beatles-related titles. This book was authored by the lady who was the inspiration along with her son for John Lennon’s song “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” featured on the “White Album.” Nancy was the mother of the man who shot the tiger which was detailed in the song. She was also a friend of the reclusive Greta Garbo. I was able to obtain a signed edition of this book. Nancy is now deceased.

This somewhat updated version of the book was published in 2005 by Rupa & Co.

The Maharishi

Author Paul Mason has written two wonderful books about both the Maharishi and the Beatles’ trip to India. The first one is a biography of the Maharishi. Published in 1994, the hardcover edition was published by Element Books.

This is Paul’s book that is more directed towards the Beatles’ element in India.

Published by Premanand (May 15, 2017). This is a unique book in the Beatles Indian collection. It is a volume that I enjoyed very much.

Author Susan Shumsky has written two books with the theme of the Maharishi and the Beatles. The first title discusses her many years of interaction with the leader of TM.

The book was published by Skyhorse; First Edition (February 13, 2018)

The Inner Light

Susan’s new release is shown here. I have just begun to read this title published in 2022 by Permuted Press. Interested in learning Susan’s more analytic approach to this subject. Obtain a signed copy of the book from the Fest for Beatles fans.

I thoroughly enjoyed this relatively obscure account of an actor’s recollections of being there in India in 1968. Many fascinating anecdotes in this one. Judd Linger’s interesting book was independently published in October 2021.

I wanted to discuss one of the many Beatles in India books that has the perspective of a man native to India as he not only discusses the impact that India had on the Beatles but also the impact that the Beatles had on India. I found this book to be very informative and entertaining and reinforced my opinions of how deep the cultural impact of the Beatles truly extended. How the band was able to incorporate stimuli from so many sources, assimilate them, and make them a part of their musical vocabulary.

Thís book was written by Ajoy Bose, published in 2018 by India Viking.

Another book that deals with the impact of Eastern mysticism on the Beatles

NOTHING IS REAL: WHEN THE BEATLES MET THE EAST By Luca Beatrice

Publisher: Silvana Year of Publication 2017

The subject of The Beatles in India is such an interesting one and a fascinating collection of books help us understand The Beatles more.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: The Biography of the Man Who Gave Transcendental Meditation to the World (2020)

This is an updated version of the earlier book (see above) and includes more information as well as more photographs too.

The songs inspired in India can sometimes divide Beatles fans. Did you like the Indian influences? Let me know in the comments below.

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