The Beatles Files [Hardcover]

Andy Davis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: MetroBooks (NY) (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760723478
• ISBN-13: 978-1586631000
• ASIN: 1586631004
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,728,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well-documented source of new photographs, December 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Beatles Files (Hardcover)

It's a book you browse through looking at the numerous pictures (400, so the cover claims), big and small, but you'll soon discover they've all been well-documented, providing date and place of the events.

In many instances the pictures look familiar, like the ones taken on the Champs Elysées, but they're not. The photographs printed here are from a different perspective and a few moments earlier or later and thus give a fresh impression of well-known Beatles-history. A few pages further on, The Beatles Files shows us lesser known events, such as the mailmen delivering two vanloads of birthday fanmail to George Harrison's parents, who are looking slightly embarrased.

The book presents the Beatles' story from the Daily Mirror's perspective, including the newspaper's headers and comments. It also implies that the trips abroad are less dealt with; UK news is emphasized instead. The story starts in 1963 and chronologically takes us to 1969, with unique shots of John and Yoko, dressed in black capes, recording for their film in Suffolk.

The author, Andy Davis, has worked for the official Beatles magazine, the "Beatles Monthly" (which still exists today) and is a regular contributor to the Record Collector, his latest contribution being a detailed overview of first-issue Beatles singles from the UK (issue 230 from Oct. '98).

The book has an attractive lay-out, and its large format not only allows a pleasant presentation of the pictures, but it also makes it fit perfectly next to Lewinsohn's "The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions"!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to your personal Beatles library!, December 8, 1998

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D. Schmitz ([e-mail]) (Munich, Bavaria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beatles Files (Hardcover)

Well-chosen photographs (some 400 black and whites or so), well-researched (ever wanted to know what the British press had to say about the Fab Four while they were still fab?) and well-printed. A great addition to your personal Beatles library, and a steal at that price!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great pictures, July 1, 2000

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k (sf bay area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beatles Files (Hardcover)

There are so many Beatle books out there and I choose the best ones to buy and this is one of them, mainly because of the rare pictures. I have had this book for a while now and never get tired of it. Reading the original commentaries is interesting, as well. A well spent 13.99 definitley.