Abbey Road to Zapple Records: The Beatles Encyclopedia [Paperback]

Judson Knight (Author)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (Oct 15 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0878332405
ISBN-13: 978-0878332403
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,369,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Musician and Beatles fan Westover has compiled a clever assortment of charts and graphs to show how Capitol Records in the United States routinely dismantled the Beatles's original U.K. albums in order to create more product. Westover has created "fan-in" and "fan-out" charts that visually identify the U.K. sources for the songs on each of the Beatles's U.S. albums and vice versa. Also included are graphs that track each U.S. album's chart performance in Billboard. Unfortunately, because of their large scale, these graphs are difficult to read, and Westover makes no attempt to analyze an album's drastic fluctuation in chart position. Additional charts and tables include a list of the Beatles's Grammy nominations and awards, an overview of the various U.S. record companies that released Beatles product, and even a chart that sorts all Beatles songs by playing times. Despite its drawbacks, this unique book compiles information not easily found elsewhere. Knight's "encyclopedia" is not so successful. While Knight (Don't Fence Me In) did not intend to create an exhaustive reference work like Bill Harry's Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia (Hyperion, 1993), his criteria for inclusion are purely subjective. He only included topics about which there was something "particularly fascinating to say." But readers don't even learn all the details about topics he does include. Instead, Knight tosses out one or two interesting tidbits and then moves on to the next event, emphasizing offbeat details. (He lists, for example, the five Beatles tracks on which George Harrison plays the sitar.) A fun read, but, unlike Westover, Knight adds nothing new to the ever-increasing list of books already available on the Beatles.ALloyd Jansen, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. P.L., CA
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A compendium of unusual and offbeat information about the most successful rock band in history, *Abbey Road to Zapple Records* provides the answer to some oft-disputed questions--and to some that nobody ever thought to ask.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT investment for Beatles fans, Dec 5 2002

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My Beatles CDs sound ten times better thanks to this book. In addition to the songwriting, one of the things I love most about the Beatles is how lushly produced their music is. Thanks to this book, I can quickly look up any song title and get "the stories behind the songs".

Basically, this is a well-researched, well-written guide laid out in an incredibly useful format. A must.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but not always accurate., Jun 22 2002

Miranda (Owensboro, KY United States) - See all my reviews

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This book is definitely entertaining, I found out some new things about my favorite group. I noticed though, that there are many mistakes in information. Some of them were small, like mistakes in picture captions. Others stuck out like a sore thumb and would surely be noticed by a true Beatles fan. This is a good book for someone that is looking to learn about the Beatles, but it may not be the best choice for someone that already knows a great deal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Abbey Road to Zapple Records, Sep 30 2001

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This was a great book! All of my Beatles questions were answered. I would definently reccomend this book for any Beatles fan.

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