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Beatles Memorabilia: The Julian Lennon Collection [Hardcover]

Brian Southall (Author)
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Release Date: 19 Sep 2010
"I started collecting these personal pieces because I felt they belonged back in our family. This collection represents something of great importance to me, as it is part of our history."--Julian Lennon
Over the years, Julian Lennon--John's oldest son--has built a unique collection of Beatles memorabilia, including several gold records, cells from the film "Yellow Submarine," guitars, clothing (such as John's Afghan coat from "Magical Mystery Tour"), jewelry, autographed books, handwritten lyrics, posters, and postcards. Now, for the first time, more than 100 of these personal treasures are displayed in print. Julian, working with well-known music author Brian Southall, provides insight into every one of these beloved pieces and explains what they mean to him--and the family memories they evoke.

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Goodman Books (19 Sep 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1847960189
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847960184
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 2.3 x 28 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Dear Julian, What a wonderful collection you have amassed. Looking through your book brings back many memories of your father who was one of the greatest artistes I have ever worked with. Love George Martin --George Martin

An extraordinary collection of memorabilia that Julian has spent more than two decades assembling....The collection has been curated lovingly and carefully. --Mark Edmonds, The Sunday Times Magazine

Amazing stuff in that book... Click link to watch Julian Lennon interviewed about the book http://www.itv.com/daybreak/entertainment/music/julianlennon/ --Adrain Chiles, Daybreak (ITV)

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Brian Southall began writing about pop music in the 1960s on a local newspaper before graduating to the likes of Melody Maker and Disc. He then pursued a 30-year career in the record business working for A&M, Tamla Motown, EMI and Warner Music. His first book - the official history of Abbey Road Studios - was published in 1982 and since then he has written The A - Z of Record Labels, Northern Songs - the story of the Beatles music publishing; If You Don't Know Me By Now - the authorized story of Simply Red; Pop Goes To Court; and most recently The Rise & Fall of EMI.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mouthwatering collection 29 Sep 2010
By S. J. C. Stevens
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Any Beatles fan will like this book: it contains superb photographs of memorabilia that were collected by John Lennon's son Julian or given to him by his father, such as gold records (all USA discs), song lyrics, guitars, objects, postcards, clothes etc. Also there are many previously unseen photographs, mainly of Julian as a boy together with John or Paul. Personally I would have loved to see more text by Julian himself. Most text now is by Brian Southall and basically tells "the same old fab4 story", but this is possibly because the book is aimed at a broader public rather than hard-core Beatles fans only. Still it is great to read some personal stories by Julian, like his relationship with Paul McCartney or his experience of drumming on a song on Lennon's Walls and Bridges LP.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in the Beatles or in 60's music. It is a great quality hardback book with excellent value for money. Finally, the book's sales support the White Feather Foundation.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it just for the photos 16 Nov 2010
By G. Griffith
Format:Hardcover
If, like me, you're a long-time Beatles memorabilia collector, the interest in this book will have little to do with the information and facts provided, which are minimal. But the opportunity to see nice quality photographs of the items in Julian's personal collection is a lot of fun. Some of the items are not all that particularly rare or valuable, but clearly have a high personal, emotional value to Julian. And that's nice to see, as well. Others, of course, are wonderful historical artifacts of great value.

But of course, the value is not the issue here. This book isn't about values. It's really about Julian opening up to his father's fans and letting us see his very personal, very cherished collection. Julian was left with so very little in the way of memories of his father -- he saw John but a handful of times after the divorce (and I suspect not much more often even before the divorce). It's no wonder he takes such personal pride in the few items he's saved from his past - and the many more items he's been able to purchase over the years. He deserves to own this collection.

Brian Southall is the author (and co-author) of some excellent books - his "Only a Northern Song" is a must-read for Beatles fanatics. Here, he's given very little space to give us much textual content. But that's okay - because the photos are huge and crisp. And for collectors like me, that's the value of this book.

A really nice idea would have been to have included a companion CD with the book containing Julian's own audio anecdotes about each of the items shown in the book. Now that would have been like getting a personally guided tour with Julian himself. While that would have been ideal, the book is worth it for the photos alone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent present for Beatles loving nephew 20 Nov 2010
By E. Coleman
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Nephew loved this book. Good gift for anyone who loves the Beatles and John Lennon. Looks good as a coffee table book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A nice little insight 7 Dec 2010
By Mr. John M. Harding
Format:Hardcover
I agree with the points made in the other reviews. This is a nice coffee table book for a Lennon/Beatles fan, but it's not exactly bulging with images or anecdotes. So long as you're not expecting much from someone who, of course, didn't have that much contact with his father in later years, it holds some appeal. The details might not be overflowing, but somehow that makes what is here very poignant.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Dear Sir or Madam will you read my book.... 2 Oct 2010
By Quiverbow TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
Ringo published a book of postcards he received through the years from the other Beatles and, until now, that personal side of the Fab Four has been sadly ignored. Julian Lennon has decided to get himself into print by bringing out a book that focuses on his own collection of memorabilia. A good idea and one you would think would be chock full of pages that have you salivating. Unfortunately, the 'wow' factor is a bit thin on the ground here.

Supposedly Lennon Jr's collection of both Beatle and solo ephemera, it's heavy on USA gold discs (and he claims to have the only complete collection of these) with a smattering of a few more interesting items - not that the gold discs aren't noteworthy, but we've all seen photos of these. While there are posters, tickets and a white label `I Want To Hold Your Hand' single, which are all things we can have in our collections, it's the items that you and I can never own that generate the most excitement. It's the selection of guitars, a Grammy Award, an acetate of `All you Need is Love', handwritten song lyrics, clothing and the obvious photos, most of which I've never seen, that stand out in what is, in all honesty, a bit of a shoulder shrugging assortment. The most interesting for me was the silver Apple emblem Lennon had on the front of his car and the famous painting of Lucy, in the Sky with Diamonds.

I would have expected him to have the aforementioned gold discs and a plethora of autographed records, etc but I would have thought he would have much, much more. Maybe he has, which begs the question as to why it isn't here? An advance copy of the `She Loves You' 45 - that's one distinguished by having a red `A' sticker - is by no means special, nor is a factory sample `Long Tall Sally' EP.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars emblem of a whole era 16 Sep 2011
By D. Ryan
Format:Hardcover
OK, I am biased, having written up a biography of John Lennon - John Lennon's Secret - with the help of Brian Southall who got me into Abbey Road studios, and I include a snapshot of Julian appearing
in West Palm Beach in the 1980s as a suitable conclusion to the Lennon story...but
just seeing that Afghan coat brings back a whole era, it defines a consciousness and style that
the Beatles made their own, but really it was a whole generation's statement of intent.

Julian, that is a coat to die for! And it was a great show at West Palm Beach in what I now realise is a very personal place for you. Maybe you should do it again!

David Stuart Ryan
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