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YESTERDAY: Memories of a Beatles Fan Kindle Edition

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The story takes the reader back in time to Liverpool, the city where I was born in the 1940's. Written in a style which brings Liverpool to life during the 40's, 50's and 60's, leading up to the first time I encountered The Beatles at Aintree Institute on their return from a booking at a Hamburg nightclub. There are events which are either unknown or have been completely overlooked, giving the reader a deeper insight into The Beatles earlier years and the special rapport they had with their fans. From the first time I spoke to John Lennon, he called me Marg number one fan. The reader is taken around Liverpool in the early 1960's to venues where the group played, including those eventful nights at The Cavern. This is the story of a fan who saw one of the best known groups in the world perform in a small dingy cellar in the heart of Liverpool.

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July 9, 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B011CJ8LGM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Margaret Hunt; 1st edition (July 9, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 9, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 887 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages

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N. Wilbury

Facsinating Account of The Beatles at the Cavern

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2021

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I loved this book. I have read about 500 books on The Beatles. Many are cut and paste toss away books. But this one provides a wonderful, intimate portrait of the early Beatles at the Cavern, before Ringo joined and Pete Best was the drummer. You feel like a fly on the wall in this fun, first-hand account of the band. Highly recommended.

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020

Personally I enjoyed the descriptions of the clothes and makeup and hair, because that's important stuff. :D This was a quick and charming read from a true Beatles (especially John Lennon) fan. I enjoyed the stories of hanging out around and near and sitting next to the Beatles, wherever the girls happened to run into them. I'm very sad she lost her most prized possessions, a letter and photo from John Lennon in Hamburg, but the picture on the front of the book is lovely. What great memories, and I'm glad she shared them.

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RANDALL SMITH

An Interesting Viewpoint Ruined

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017

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Essentially A Good Read But The Mundane Tales Of The Author Dressing & Washing Her Hair & Bragging About Giving The Beatles A Hard Time At The Cavern After The Beatles Changed From Pete Best To Ringo Doesn't Sound Like Much Of A Beatles Fan To Me

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AMashburn

Captivating Account of an Original Beatles Fan

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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Ever wonder what was it like to be among the very first Beatles fans in Liverpool? This wonderfully written book takes you into the real-life, adventure of a kind and encouraging young fan who befriended John Lennon, and attended dozens upon dozens of Beatles performances at the Cavern Club.

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Sara K. Schmidt

This book was so good! It was great to hear the first hand ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015

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This book was so good! It was great to hear the first hand account of a fan who was at the Cavern Club. Look for my full review on my blog, meetthebeatlesforreal.com

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Jim Mc5ver

A Fun & Heartfelt Memento From The Cavern Years

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017

With a front row seat to the beginnings of Beatlemania, this is a sweet heartfelt journey through the eyes of an early Beatles fan. 'Marg' shares her front row chair to the birth of the Fab Four with charm, warmth and passion through the eyes of a genuine Liverpool teenager. While not dramatically revelatory, it is insightful, fairly accurate and worth the read if just for the Cavern context alone.

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Great stuff !!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015

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A must have new book for any Beatles fan

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Tore Norvald Osen

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016

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an interesting book

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Witchy Woo

A Fab-Four-tastic read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015

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Unbelievably, at times, even John Lennon had his doubts that The Beatles would ever make it, but one young fan could see they were destined for stardom, even as they played enthusiastically to an audience of two.

'Yesterday' is a charming and insightful recollection which introduces the reader to life in Liverpool, just as an unknown group appeared on an already vibrant scene. That group was, of course, The Beatles.

Anybody of any generation who has actively followed somebody of note, will appreciate the sometimes torturous and often bittersweet nature of desperately wanting your idols to succeed and attain the recognition their talent deserves, whilst also knowing that success will be the one thing that ultimately puts them out of reach, forever.

'Yesterday' is full of fascinating vignettes, vividly encapsulating the inevitable ups and downs of being an original fan, set against a backdrop of growing hysteria and a meteoric rise to fame that would eventually see The Beatles leave Liverpool to conquer the music world.

You could read a million books about The Beatles but still never truly understand what it was like to be there in the beginning, this book goes a long way to resolving that, full of interesting snippets that you'd never have known unless you were there, now thanks to the author, you are.

So, dig out your platforms, backcomb that hair and immerse yourself in the experience! Screaming is optional (but heavily frowned upon) Enjoy, as I did!

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Liverpool memories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2015

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A nice story of social commentary wound around Margaret's young love of John Lennon. I enjoyed the whole Liverpool experience from buses to coffee bars as well as the Beatles story. Margret didn't quite spill the beans on Pete Sutcliffes departure but I don't think anybody knows the true story

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Sweet memoir from John's "No 1 Fan"

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015

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I downloaded this memoir having read a very positive review on the Meet the Beatles For Real website. Margaret Hunt writes in great detail about being one of the earliest Beatles fans (before the screaming started) and conveys the excitement and obsession of her teenage self. I confess I skipped through the non Beatles aspects of Margaret's story (sorry!) And there is quite a lot of repetition which I skipped too, but there are some real nuggets - especially her memories of John Lennon who was her favourite. Her memories of John are very sweet and naive as befits a nice girl from the era. She has almost total recall of what John said ... Plus a few things Paul and George said ... But don't ask about Ringo! She didn't approve of Ringo replacing Pete Best (and seems unaware of the fact that it was George Martin who insisted on a new drummer, not the Beatles). Her descriptions of locations like the Cavern are vivid and valuable but I think the most important thing about this book is the insight into the fan's view of the Beatles' rise from local group to nationwide phenomenon.

For all it's limitations, I enjoyed the book and the fab cover picture of "Marg No 1 Fan" with John is worth the £3 download fee on its own!

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boykeman

... to take to this book by margaret hunt who like me is a big fan of the beatles

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2018

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did'nt know how I was going to take to this book by margaret hunt who like me is a big fan of the beatles,but she had a fantastic story to tell and I found that this book would interest all those who like me followed the fab four from start to finish,but finish no, this band will still be talked about in a couple of hundred years from now rather like mozart, beethoven and those who in their day were the remarkable stars who we still play and write about today, thank you margaret a great read

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David J. Hardaker

I really enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2015

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I really enjoyed this book. Margaret has managed to generate an atmosphere here which helped give the reader some idea of what it must have been like to hear them live. Her enthusiasm shines right through the pages. One of the few lucky enough have such memories.
A must for any true Beatles fan.

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