Beatles: Off the Record (v. 1) [Hardcover]

Keith Badman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

Celebrated Beatles researcher Keith Badman -- author of Omnibus Press' much-acclaimed Beatles After the Break-Up -- has now compiled the definitive book of Beatle quotes and interviews. From Cavern days to the final split, here is the story of The Beatles in their own words, plus comments from friends, associates and observers. There have been Beatles quote books before but none so comprehensive, definitive and minutely researched as this.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'It's merits as a reference tool are solid...hats off for the pictures...obsure, often unseen and 90 per cent delightful.' Q 'Not so much an Anthology as an Anti-Anthology, this weighty 'in their own words' tome counters the official Fabs history. Rather than relying on the faulty memories of men who aren't entirely sure in what order their albums first appeared. Badman has trawled through newspaper archives and radio interviews, to recreate the group's response to events as they happened. The results are probably nearer the truth. Most telling are the press conference extracts, which capture the Fab's growing impatience with Beatlemania adn how contemporary interviews show group unity dissapating after '66.'

About the Author

Keith Badman is widely regarded among aficionados as a world authority on film footage of The Beatles and pop in general. He is the author The Beatles After the Break-Up 1970-2000, the highly acclaimed chronology of The Beatles' solo years and it was awarded Record Collector's Rock Book of the Year. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711979855
• ISBN-13: 978-0711979857
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,176,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all dedicated Beatles fans, October 14, 2001

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This review is from: Beatles: Off the Record (v. 1) (Hardcover)

In The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman has assembled an impressive, 496 page compendium of unrehearsed interviews and outrageous opinions by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Their sometimes iconoclastic commentaries on the personalities, events, and issues of the day are arranged chronologically by year beginning with the opening chapters "When I Was A Boy" (covering pre-1960) and "The Hamburg Treadmill (1960) down through "Apple Crumble" (1969) and "The End" (1970). A massive undertaking, The Beatles Off The Record is a unique, essential, core title for all dedicated Beatles fans and reveals these four young men from Liverpool as no other book ever has -- or could!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WORK OF ART -- STEAK AND CHAMPAGNE, March 25, 2001

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This review is from: Beatles: Off the Record (v. 1) (Hardcover)

This book is calculated to delight any die hard Beatles' fan as well as anyone fortunate to read it. The photographs and wealth of information are essential for any Beatles' fan to have; the text alone is invaluable.

Although the release of this book coincided with the "Beatles Anthology," the poor timing does not in any way diminish the significance and high caliber of this book. This is something so worth reading that I can't recommend it highly enough. It is something to savor WITH "The Beatles Anthology," not INSTEAD of it. It is like having steak and champagne; both are excellent, but TOGETHER makes for a very nice package.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book!!, December 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beatles: Off the Record (v. 1) (Hardcover)

Although as not lavishly illustrated as Anthology, this book follows the structure of The Beatles : After the Break-Up 1970-2000 : A Day-By-Day Diary , by the same author. The beauty of this book resides in its simplicity and wealth of information. A perfect companion for the The Beatles : After the Break-Up. Release this book at same time of Anthology was their mistake, bad timing, but make no mistake the book is a must!