The five "star" rating is for the nostalgia this book brings back. The photos and the text are really nothing new to Beatles fans. But this is a facsimile of the original book Tony Burrows put out way back in 1963. As something from that era it's worth a look-see if you're a Beatles fan/collector. An original copy of this book (if you could find one) would be prohibitively expensive.
The only reason I purchased this book is because of the memories it brings back of that whole period before The Beatles really became huge everywhere. If you were lucky enough to be around when The Beatles first appeared, this nice little book will bring some of that time back. A few of the (all b&w ) photos are interesting, and some of the text is nicely time-locked in that innocent way from the era--"Back Home with The Beatles in their Booming Beatropolis", as one chapter heading states.
Included are Beatle biographies, "Beatle Background" ( with "General Beatletistics"), "Beatles Beside the Seashore", "Chart-Toppers At the Moment of Truth", "A London Day In The Life of the Beatles", and so on. And as a time machine in words and pictures, this slim reprint is pretty cool if you remember back then, before the band became huge. I was lucky enough to see and hear (sort of, what with all the screaming) The Beatles in my home town at the now long gone stadium. The tickets were something like $3-$4 dollars, and my Mom gave me the money. You couldn't hear much of the music except every now and then, but what an experience--all those screaming, crying girls. I remember that most of all. Even as a young person I never understood why all the hysterics--but I guess that's just me. This is worthwhile for a look back at how it all started.
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John Cook
Great book, should have bought it when it first ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2015Mr. Ken Reid
the best part are the photos
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2017