Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, 1957-1965 [Paperback]

John C. Winn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 422 pages
• Publisher: Multiplus Books (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972836780
• ISBN-13: 978-0972836203
• ASIN: 0972836209
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,439,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need this, and here's how you get the sequel, too, November 8, 2005

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Col. Mustard (The Drawing Room) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, 1957-1965 (Paperback)

The other reviewers have it right: This Is Essential.

So is Part 2: 1966-1970, and here's where you can find it: http://members.aol.com/multiplusbooks/ .....or via a Google search on Multiplus Books.

And if you're feeling flush, there's a Volume 3, too -- this one catalogues the EMI tape library and is necessarily a somewhat drier read, but still an essential companion to Lewisohn's Recording Sessions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL!, August 26, 2003

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Paul Crane (Wasilla, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, 1957-1965 (Paperback)

Definitely one of the finest reference works available for collectors! Mr. Winn has taken on a project that even Sulpy and Lewisohn wouldn't touch: Identifying and cataloguing every known interview, film clip, and newsreel featuring one or all of the Beatles. Studio sessions, concert appearances, and Radio/TV performances are also chronicled in a very clear and concise format, which complements rather than competes with the aforementioned authors.
This book is absolutely essential for serious collectors, while being an enjoyable read for the casual fan. Volume Two is due in the near future, and if it's even half as good as Volume One, it will be "core collection" as well.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for all serious fans of the Beatles!, August 26, 2003

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YelloSub "James" (Northwestern Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, 1957-1965 (Paperback)

The amount of detail in this first volume is staggering! When I received my copy, I could not put it down and am now anxiously waiting for volume 2. I put this publication in the same *essential* category as the Lewisohn tomes. This book has helped me identify and catalog many of the previously vaguely-detailed interviews & press-conferences of the Fab 4 plus the description of many of their studio-sessions has been most informative as well as entertaining. Bring on volume 2!!