The Beatles Swan Song: "She Loves You" & Other Records [Hardcover]

Bruce Spizer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 2007

This book is the sixth and final installment of Bruce Spizer's critically accliamed books on the Beatles American records. It details the stories behind the records released by Swan, United Artists, Decca, MGM, Atco and Polydor, each who ingeniously marketed their limited number of Beatles recordings to victims of Beatlemania. It also covers the theme albums issued by Capitol Records in the 70s and 80s such as Rock 'N' Roll Music and Love Songs, as well as The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl, Rarities and the unreleased Sessions LP.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Beatles Swan Song, the final installment in Spizer's masterpiece series of books on The Beatles' American records, is as entertaining as it is essential. Historians, casual fans and serious collectors alike should add this impressive volume to their personal Beatles library without hesitation. --Goldmine magazine, April 13, 2007

About the Author

Bruce Spizer is considered the world's leading expert on the Beatles in America. In addition to writing seven books on the Beatles, he has written numerous articles on the group and has appeared several times on national (CNN, Fox, ABC, CBS) and local TV programs as well as radio shows. He is a frequent guest speaker at Beatles conventions throughout America.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: 498 Productions, LLC; First Edition edition (March 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966264975
• ISBN-13: 978-0966264975
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!!!, March 27, 2007

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Roger Cleven (Snoqualmie, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beatles Swan Song: "She Loves You" & Other Records (Hardcover)

Bruce Spizer's new book is another winner! You can't just buy one of his books. You need them all. Swan Song fills in, very nicely, the rest of the albums and singles which weren't covered in the Vee Jay, Capitol and Apple books. There are also some extras added from new information gathered after the publications of the previous books.

Do yourself a favor and order this new book. And if you haven't already done so, get Bruce's other fine books. You need them as a set!

I wish every author would take as much care when researching and compiling Beatles books.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEATLES SWAN BOOK IS NOTHING SHORT OF FANTASTIC!, March 26, 2007

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PERRY D COX (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beatles Swan Song: "She Loves You" & Other Records (Hardcover)

Bruce Spizer has long since established himself as our leading U.S. Beatles record historian with his incredible books on the subject of American Beatles records. This latest offering is yet another masterpiece that rounds out Bruce' journey into the incredible and vast world of the Beatles albums and singles issued in America during the golden age of Beatlemania during the 1960's and beyond.

If you're familiar with Mr. Spizer's previous works on the Beatles U.S. records such as his reknowned Vee Jay, Capitol, and Apple Record books, this book completes the circle of detailing and organizing all the various U.S. records issued on "other record labels" who attempted to either jump start the Beatles in America, or cash in on them once their fame and popularity was secured. Labels such as "SWAN", "MGM", "ATCO, "METRO", and many others who issued Beatles records in the 1960s and beyond are featured here in their entirety and with comprehensive background information. Bruce covers them all and with fantastic detail, layout and illustration.

Besides the wealth of information this book provides (much of it never before published), it is also very much a visual joyride with it's many high resolution photographs of the various and colorful record covers and labels. This is indeed, a trademark of all of Mr. Spizer's books and that is what sets his books apart from all others.

There's simply no question, you have to get this great book. Some of Mr. Spizer's previous offerings are now themselves collectors items commanding many times their original cover price. Get this latest offering while it is yet available and I'm sure you'll agree it's one of the best ever written period!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Series!, March 26, 2007

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F. Daniels (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beatles Swan Song: "She Loves You" & Other Records (Hardcover)

By now, Bruce Spizer's renown is such that no one needs to introduce either him or his research. While everyone waited breathlessly for the Capitol and Apple books, most people have probably wondered, "What else is there?"

The research on Swan Song reminds us of the groundbreaking work that went into the Vee-Jay book. Before this book, collectors did not know about Swan's factories. They merely speculated as to who put out The Savage Young Beatles. Few people thought to examine the MGM and Atco discs in any detail. In this, then, the final book contains the most thorough research in the series.

With the set now complete, you'll essentially have information about every North American Beatles record pressed while the group was together. Bruce also gives us the stories behind the Capitol compilation albums, reissues of the earlier Capitol/Apple records, every known pressing of the Hard Day's Night album, and more -- all in the level of detail to which his readers have become accustomed.

I own the entire set, and I consult them constantly. Even if you forgot to buy the others -- or didn't know they existed (!) -- I recommend strongly that you buy this one.