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With The Beatles (Op91961)

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This book is a collection of very early pictures of the Beatles, some of which we have seen on promotional material. In my opinion several of those pictures are the Beatles' best. It is also very interesting to read Dezo's comments as to where and when the pictures were taken. He was their first official photographer. Great memories, great book!

if you are a Beatles fan you must see it, and return in a paper time machine to the beginning of the most fantastic line of the music story.

Dezo Hoffman took the first professional photos ever taken of The Beatles, showing a young George Harrison with a black eye. He'd been in a fight the night before with a Liverpudlian Pete Best fan, angered over the drummer being replaced by Ringo Starr. These are all black & white photos mainly spanning the years of 1962-1966. One gets the sense in the later pictures that The Beatles had tired of the contrived goofing around poses. However, the early photos are great fun and Dezo includes some interesting anecdotes about the band as they rose to the height of fame.

This collection of photos captures the early years of the Beatles; the first section was shot when they are just starting to become popular in England. In these shots, you can see some uncertainty in their faces, as they are not yet accustomed to being the objects of public attraction. The later pictures, which document their rise to fame in England through their first tour of the United States, show them much more comfortable in front of the camera.
Hoffman was an excellent photographer and he captures the Beatles as they are growing into their public personas. It is clear that they trusted him, the later photos show a much more relaxed set of lads, there are some truly honest candid shots of them just being guys. If you are interested in the Beatles and what their lives were like in the early sixties as their fame was just beginning to blossom and after it became a full flower, then this is a book that will interest you.

This book is a treasure chest of professional photographs and anecdotes. This book has something for everyone, from the inveterate Beatles' fan to people who are becoming familiar with them. This book is indeed a masterpiece that will long register in the minds of those who read it.

For anyone who is interested in music (and who isn't today?), this book is different in the kind of material in it. The book is comprised of pictures from the early Beatles' career, and have a captioned story line given by their first professional photographer,the late Dezo Hoffman. Any music lover should take a look because if it wasn't for the Fabs, you may still be listening to your Big Band and Swing Time, with a little Blue-Grass on the side.. (I know most of you probably aren't into that!) I thought it was entertaining, considering I am a Fab Fan.. Some pictures never-before seen.. Some interesting comments.