
Without question, this is the best Beatles discography in the world that I have encountered and only 500 copies of this 2009 book are in existence. This book sold out so fast that it was one of the rare Beatles-related book titles that I missed out on its initial sales pitch. I was only to discover the book much later and spent over a year trying to find a copy reasonably priced which I eventually did.
That really is a shame as more people should be privy to the wonderful worldwide research that the author Joachim Noske undertook to create this volume of nearly 800 pages. Housed in a slipcase that has the same cover as the book, with full-color photographs provided throughout this masterwork. It must have been incredibly expensive for Mr. Noske to produce this title and why he may be reticent to produce an updated version of the book.
As a Beatles book collector who also terms himself as a completist, discographies pose one major problem to me personally. First of all, I only collect print media and not digital copies of a book, so electronic updates of new material do not interest me. Secondly, the problem with discographies, even the BEST ONES, is that they become immediately out-of-date when a new release by the artist is issued. So you may be holding a valuable reference work in your hand with the excellent discography that you have, but in a few years, if the record company keeps mining their archives with additional releases, your book becomes more and more incomplete.
However, the slight criticism I expressed above does not discount or diminish the special beauty of this wonderful book and the incredible amount of time it must have taken Mr. Noske to produce it. Two kind associates who I met on Facebook that live in Israel, brought the knowledge of this book to my attention and I will always be grateful to them for doing so!

The back cover of both the slipcase and the actual book:

The German publisher of this stunning 2009 Beatles discography:

The signature of Mr. Noske on the book’s foreword of my copy #326 of the 500 copies

The credits and copyright information for the book:

The Table of Contents of this wonderful book is provided to show you the wide scope of the work undertaken by Mr. Noske:

Table of Contents (Part 2):

A wonderful sampling of the beautiful colors you are exposed to when you open the book:

A photo of the spine and binding of this enormous and heavy volume of nearly 800 pages:

Mr. Noske’s book Introduction where he explains the scope of his discography:

One sample page from his book:

Hope you enjoyed this piece about the world’s best Beatles Discography. One of the questions as a result of this book is: In the future when the surviving Beatles are no longer here and maybe 20 or so years after they have passed, will someone attempt to produce a complete and thorough worldwide Beatles discography?
I know the answer to my second question to that is: If they do, I am certain it will only be a digital-only copy…..LOL!!!
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Price?
Prices fluctuate depending on when purchased from the time it goes on sale. This book sold out very quickly. As result, the prices jumped to the stratosphere rather quickly. I seem to recall my copy ran just over $350. I saw one Online recently and they were asking in excess of $800. Ridiculous, I realize that, but such is the world of collecting!
Great Blog indeed and having an Our First Four Set Myself makes it even more special. As with you John never saw it at all . Nice to see the cover and some of the insides.
I am in AWE!!!!
I completely agreement with your observation…
Digital media is like a blind date… May look pretty and shiny at first, but has no texture and depth after a couple of hours.
Long live the elegance and connection we feel with print media.
Well, I’m very pleased to read this !
I own a copy which I bought on January 16, 2010 at a Paris record fair.
MY copy bears N° 130/500; it is signed by the author.on page 5.
Joachim Noske was there, and he wrote this dedication on page 3:
For Roland with best wishes
Paris, January 16, 2010
Joachim Noske
I don’t think there is anywhere a better book about the subject.
It weighs 5,6 kilos.
Full of photos, references etc.