- Paperback: 246 pages
- Publisher: 498 Productions, LLC; 1 edition (Jan 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966264983
- ISBN-13: 978-0966264982
- Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.1 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #753,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Longtime Beatle authority Spizer's oversize tome covers the Beatles' first American appearances in near-absurd detail. Concentrating on 1963 and the first two months of 1964, Spizer exhaustively recounts the Beatles' recording sessions during the period, the fight between giant Capitol Records and tiny indy label Vee-Jay over the rights to release the group's early recordings, and the hysterical coverage of the first visit. Informative as the text is, the more than 400 record jackets, advertisements, consumer and trade magazine articles, concert photos, and record labels that only the most obsessed collector knows about, reproduced in the original color or black and white, constitute the book's raison d'etre. If the minutiae may become oppressive for all but the most fanatical Beatlemaniacs, the latter still comprise a big, eager market for further books on their idols, especially those as lovingly produced as Spizer's overwhelmingly comprehensive volume. Gordon Flagg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Book Description
"The Beatles Are Coming!" covers the Beatles first visit to the United States and the events leading up to the group's arrival on February 7, 1964. It is the most thorough and accurate book ever published on how Beatlemania evolved in America. The book details why Capitol Records turned down the Beatles four times before finally agreeing to release their records. It tells the stories of two small companies, Vee-Jay and Swan, who issued the group's records without success in 1963. It details the American media coverage of the Beatles in late 1963, when Beatlemania was viewed as a curious fad happening in England that could never catch on in the United States. It explains how the Beatles were booked for "The Jack Paar Program" and "The Ed Sullivan Show," as well as two concerts at Carnegie Hall. The book concludes with stories and pictures of the Beatles historic first U.S. visit in February, 1964. The book contains over 450 images, including many previously unpublished photos of the Beatles. Foreword by Walter Cronkite.
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The Truth behind the Beatle Invasion,
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This review is from: The Beatles Are Coming!: The Birth of Beatlemania in America (Hardcover)
At long last we finally have the true details behind that first visit by four people who changed the world. There have been so many urban legends over the years about the Beatles arrival in the US and the days that followed that trying to get to the facts was next to impossible. Mr. Spizer has once again unleashed his considerable talents at cutting through the morass of myth and mayhem to get to the ultimate truth. Many of the long held misconceptions of what went down all those years ago are put to rest, and many a hidden nugget of treasure is brought to light. If you want to relive those days in the light of an accurate account, or are just curious about what all of the hubbub was about, this is the book for you.
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This review is from: The Beatles Are Coming!: The Birth of Beatlemania in America (Hardcover)
Bruce Spizer is a lawyer. Why? I don't know. This man should be spending all of his time writing Beatle books. This accounting of the birth of Beatlemania in America is extremely entertaining and insightful. The battle between Capitol and VJ records is revealed and quite funny. In the 60's I used to wait for each new Beatle record to be released. Now I wait for new Bruce Spizer books. Well done again...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Over four hundred images 50 previously unpublished,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Beatles Are Coming!: The Birth of Beatlemania in America (Hardcover)
The Beatles Are Coming: The Birth Of Beatlemania In America is the fifth book by Beatles historian Spizer, and covers their first visit to the U.S. and the events leading up to their arrival in 1964. The narrowed focus offers for more depth and detail than most general coverages of Beatles history, offers over four hundred images - 50 previously unpublished - and is visually outstanding. Beatles fans should consider this a 'must' acquisition.
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