- Hardcover: 600 pages
- Publisher: Omnibus Press (15 Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711988021
- ISBN-13: 978-0711988026
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.6 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,265,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'It might actually make you dislike Paul and John at points. It will certainly open your eyes. This is truly one Beatles book you need.' Record Collector
--This text refers to the
Paperback
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Following on from "Like The Record Volume I", the author seeks out rare interviews from obscure sources that offer an unscripted account of their lives, telling a tale that comes closer to the truth than "official" versions authorized by the three surviving Beatles themselves. Beginning in 1970, Badman traces the lives, loves and music of John, Paul, George and Ringo right up to the present day, their stories in their own words and in the words of those closest to them. He tells the stories behind the news, adding flesh to the skeleton of their post-Beatles lives.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Typos galore!!,
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This review is from: The Beatles Off the Record: Outrageous Opinions & Unreleased Interviews (Paperback)
The book is an interesting read with a handful of startling and unexpected insights peppered through its pages. Not quite the scandalous alternative view that it makes out, but there are some juicy titbits that you may not have come across before - the fact that John disliked Yoko reading Japanese books and magazines because he felt it was part of her mind that didn't belong to him; the fact that a junior George used to follow John and Cynthia everywhere, even on dates; the fact that Mal Evans co-wrote a number of songs on Sgt. Pepper.
HOWEVER - and this is a big however - I found the huge amount of typos and mistakes very distracting. The book was originally published in 2000, I bought the 2007 version, and no one had been through and cleaned it up in the meantime. Lot's of example's of apostrophe's being used in plural's - a cardinal sin. Wrong words dotted about, rendering whole passages baffling, a product of lazy transcribing. Spelling mistakes. You name it. So, definitely a book worth reading, but if you're annoyed by professional writers using sloppy English, this isn't the one for you.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It Don't Come Easy,
By Paul S. "silverbeatle" (Cary, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Beatles The Dream Is Over: Off The Record 2 (Hardcover)
Unlike Mr. Badman's previous 2 Beatle books (After The Break Up & Off The Record), this is not essential reading. There seems to be a lot of filler, and there are no surprises or revelations to be found here. It does contain some great pictures, and it is nice to have as an up-to-date (mid 2001) chronicle of the Fabs' solo endeavors.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two-fold decision,
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This review is from: The Beatles Off The Record: Outrageous Opinions & Unrehearsed Interviews: Outrageous Opinions and Unrehearsed Interviews v. 1 (Hardcover)
I could imagine that there are two audiencies for this book. Firstly there are the hardcore Beatle fans who don't find anything new in the book, but who will buy it anyway, because it's nice. Secondly there are those who don't own a single interview book on Beatles. They will find this compilation suitable for their interest, and they will enjoy reading it, because it's nice and loaded with interesting quotes on this and that.
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