The Lost Lennon Interviews [Paperback]

Geoffrey Giuliano (Author), Brenda Giuliano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

Featuring rare, exclusive interviews with John Lennon, taken during the period when he produced some of his greatest work with the Beatles, divorced Cynthia Lennon and married Yoko Ono, and overcame a short-lived heroin addiction, The Lost Lennon Interviews offers new insight into this timeless and troubled hero. 200 photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558506381
• ISBN-13: 978-1558506381
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,312,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars At least these are with the actual subject..., November 29, 2002

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GBS "showbiz27" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lost Lennon Interviews (Paperback)

Geoffrey Giuliano must be suffering writers' block. Or else he just prefers to not do much heavy-lifting, because once again this so-called, self-appointed "expert" has tossed out another slap-dash collection of common old interviews.

Isn't it nice that a clerk can make such a good living?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not a "must-have" item, March 27, 2007

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Daniel Nadolny (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Lennon Interviews (Paperback)

The most interesting (and complete) parts of Giuliano's compilation are candid interviews given by John & Yoko during the 1969-1971 era 'bed-ins.' Beyond that, don't bother. The rest of the "lost interviews" are of irrelevant characters that may have, at one time or another, had contact with Lennon at some point in his life.

The most disheartening aspect of Giuliano's work lies in his wholly uneven treatment of Yoko Ono. He speaks warmly with her and Sean in one section, then brands her an egomaniacal, pennypinching witch a few pages later. Utterly shameless.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bane of Beatledom, April 14, 2005

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Michael Wescott (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Lennon Interviews (Paperback)

Geoffrey Giuliano has made a career of writing dubious books about the Beatles. He strikes up a friendship with, say, McCartney's ex-Wings sidekick Denny Laine, and suddenly there's a lot of bitter material for a lurid look at the rich and famous. Geoffrey's books are littered with factual errors, and he's the kind of guy who loves to place himself in the narrative of his books in any way possible. Soon we'll have an account of the time Giuliano bumped into the back of Ringo's automobile and got a chance to talk to his chauffeur. Unfortunately, his books have some exclusive axe-grinding, but it seems a shame to support his particular brand of self-promoting hack job. The interviews in this book weren't actually lost, you understand, it just took this enterprising fellow to cull them all together, with a few new interviews of his own thrown in. If you'd like to see this collection of Lennon and Lennon-related interviews and press conferences, try to find this book at a library. Or better yet, seek out the primary sources. That goes for any of his books. And stay away from Giuliano's "biographies," unless you must know Denny Laine's wife's favorite hairdresser.