- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (30 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031233043X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312330439
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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- #63 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Styles > Rock & Pop > Singers & Groups > Beatles
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Liverpool, the grimy northern town that John, Paul, George, Ringo and I were born and grew up in, was a dynamic port full of sea shanties, sailors and music. Read the first page
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love this book. This is a refreshing Beatle biography, from the standpoint of someone who literally grew up with the Beatles and socialized with them from boyhood. A gifted raconteur, Bramwell draws readers into a "sense" of each Beatle as a boy; what it was like to have George Harrison have dinner at your table; to witness George pulling a very dangerous stunt as a boy and being warned about John's questionable influence on his peers.
Bramwell does a stellar job of portraying a part of musical/artistic/cultural history that will no doubt delight inveterate Beatle fans, but attract the attention of those either becoming familiar with the Beatles or who have an interest in history in general. This book is really geared for all ranging from the "advanced" Beatle fan; that is, one who has a strong background in Beatle knowledge to people wanting to learn more about them and bring them to a high level of Beatle information.
This inveterate, avid Beatles' fan gives this work a hearty endorsement and a yeah, yeah, yeah!
Format:Paperback
This is an amazing book, well written by Tony Bramwell. So much 'inside' information and rare photos that you wont read or see anywhere else, just incredible and not to be missed. I now have the hard back version of this book also! Highly recommended to all. It really is the best book I've read. Thank you Tony Bramwell for an excellent read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As all the fans know there are loads of books out there raking over the same old story. This one does to an extent but it also brings up other stories not heard before, not by me at any rate. I would agree with other reviewers that there is a lot of Yoko bashing and that does get a bit tiring after a bit, Tony really does not like the woman!
However, for Beatle buffs it's a great addition and well worth getting for the 'untold' stories and anecdotes.
However, for Beatle buffs it's a great addition and well worth getting for the 'untold' stories and anecdotes.
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Not So Fab
On hearing about this book, I wondered why I had never heard of Tony Bramwell before. If he was such an important part of The Beatles' world, why wasn't his name mentioned... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by Missy Blues
Better believe it
Tony Bramwell, may well be one of those with a great long term memory. He manages to keep the reader interested in the bits of history we already know. Read more
Published on 17 July 2009 by Hyacinth Fleur
Bluff and entertaining, but narrow-minded and shoddy
Tony Bramwell, his co-author and his publishers make great play of the idea that he was part of the Beatles' "inner circle". Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2009 by lexo1941
Oh Yoko!
Nice addition to the mountain of books on The Beatles now decimating forests across the world. Tony knew them before they were famous, before they formed the band and before they... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005 by R. N. Owen
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