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`offers refreshingly straightforward and highly readable portraits of the Beatles'
--Telegraph
`well worth reading'
--Scotland on Sunday
Peter Doggett's meticulous account of the Beatles in the years after the band fell apart. --The Independent on Sunday, October 31 2010
This brilliantly related work about the achievements and mishaps of The Beatles ... is a guilty pleasure but irresistibly compelling. --The Independent, November 2010
'an engaging narrative...paints a convincing picture of the relationship between Lennon and Yoko Ono and its impact' --Sunday Guardian, Judith Rice
`Doggett has produced a fresh approach to the band.' --Sunday Herald
`...highly readableand full of great quotes...and surprising anecdotes. Three stars' --The Independent on Sunday, Arts & Books, Brandon Robshaw
`Thoroughly researched, brilliantly related work' --The Independent, Christopher Hirst
--Telegraph
`well worth reading'
--Scotland on Sunday
Peter Doggett's meticulous account of the Beatles in the years after the band fell apart. --The Independent on Sunday, October 31 2010
This brilliantly related work about the achievements and mishaps of The Beatles ... is a guilty pleasure but irresistibly compelling. --The Independent, November 2010
'an engaging narrative...paints a convincing picture of the relationship between Lennon and Yoko Ono and its impact' --Sunday Guardian, Judith Rice
`Doggett has produced a fresh approach to the band.' --Sunday Herald
`...highly readableand full of great quotes...and surprising anecdotes. Three stars' --The Independent on Sunday, Arts & Books, Brandon Robshaw
`Thoroughly researched, brilliantly related work' --The Independent, Christopher Hirst
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The most important book about the Beatles since Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head.
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80 of 81 people found the following review helpful
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Peter Doggett's incredible new book is essential reading for any diligent student of The Beatles. It charts the complex and frequently upsetting tale of the group's tangled business affairs, ably demonstrating how monumental decisions formulated in a haze of optimism and innocence ultimately ensured that John, Paul, George & Ringo were bound together forever.
Beginning during the haphazard formation of Apple in 1967 and continuing to the present day,`You Never Give Me Your Money' documents The Beatles' split more successfully than almost every other account. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the inner-workings of their business empire and the subsequent antagonism between Lennon/McCartney and McCartney/Harrison.
Rest assured, this is not a tabloid-style character assassination al-a Albert Goldman: it is an unbiased and refreshingly well-balanced account of the reality behind the biggest entertainment phenomenon the world has ever known. Doggett merely shows The Beatles for what they were: four incredibly talented but rather naive young men struggling to come to terms with the financial monster they had unwittingly unleashed.
Nor is `You Give Me Your Money' a dry tale of endless contract signings and boardroom meetings. Doggett ensures that the various deals and manoeuvres are explained in a clear, concise and readable fashion. He also offers a comprehensive examination of the individual Beatles' changes in fortune throughout the last four decades. Doggett illuminates this incredible story with a huge selection of rarely-seen interviews, particularly from Lennon and Apple Spokesman Derek Taylor, although every significant player is well-represented throughout with interesting and insightful quotes.
Whilst no-one here gets away entirely clean, Doggett's book only increased my admiration for The Beatles. It's frankly mind-boggling that they could stand to be in the studio together at all throughout 1968-70, let alone succeed in creating some of their most brilliant and enduring music.
`You Never Give Me Your Money' is a bittersweet testament to the ability of that music to transcend the harsh realities of business and emotional disintegration. It's also one of the few Beatles books in recent years to actually reveal anything new or interesting about the group. If you're serious about The Beatles and their incredible story, you have to read this.
Beginning during the haphazard formation of Apple in 1967 and continuing to the present day,`You Never Give Me Your Money' documents The Beatles' split more successfully than almost every other account. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the inner-workings of their business empire and the subsequent antagonism between Lennon/McCartney and McCartney/Harrison.
Rest assured, this is not a tabloid-style character assassination al-a Albert Goldman: it is an unbiased and refreshingly well-balanced account of the reality behind the biggest entertainment phenomenon the world has ever known. Doggett merely shows The Beatles for what they were: four incredibly talented but rather naive young men struggling to come to terms with the financial monster they had unwittingly unleashed.
Nor is `You Give Me Your Money' a dry tale of endless contract signings and boardroom meetings. Doggett ensures that the various deals and manoeuvres are explained in a clear, concise and readable fashion. He also offers a comprehensive examination of the individual Beatles' changes in fortune throughout the last four decades. Doggett illuminates this incredible story with a huge selection of rarely-seen interviews, particularly from Lennon and Apple Spokesman Derek Taylor, although every significant player is well-represented throughout with interesting and insightful quotes.
Whilst no-one here gets away entirely clean, Doggett's book only increased my admiration for The Beatles. It's frankly mind-boggling that they could stand to be in the studio together at all throughout 1968-70, let alone succeed in creating some of their most brilliant and enduring music.
`You Never Give Me Your Money' is a bittersweet testament to the ability of that music to transcend the harsh realities of business and emotional disintegration. It's also one of the few Beatles books in recent years to actually reveal anything new or interesting about the group. If you're serious about The Beatles and their incredible story, you have to read this.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I can't help but endorse the reviews already posted - this is an excellent book, detailing the complicated and protracted business affairs of The Beatles, both during the giddy days of Apple in the late 60s through to the 70s and beyond. If it sounds like a dry summary, you couldn't be more wrong. The narrative is brisk & filled with detail that will satisfy most followers of Beatles lore. Above all, it is a hugly sad story as well, showing just how far four people who survived in the eye of the hurricane during Beatlemania drifted apart during the 70s, descending into petty, petulant squabbles as the lawsuits & counter-lawsuits dragged on during the process to disentangle the Apple empire. Conversely, it also offers a glimpse as to how close The Beatles came to reuniting during the mid-1970s when relations thawed.
The only criticism of the book (& it's a small one) is that jacket for the book must rank as being one of the dullest I've seen - it doesn't exactly 'shout' from the bookshelves!
The only criticism of the book (& it's a small one) is that jacket for the book must rank as being one of the dullest I've seen - it doesn't exactly 'shout' from the bookshelves!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book and it gave an insight into a subject which many , including The Beatles own Anthology have skirted around the edges.
On reading it, it struck me that the break up was almost by default with the parties particularly John and Paul acting like hurt lovers with many things said and done designed to hurt the other into saying sorry first. This behaviour continued into their solo careers, with both protesting way too much that they didn't care about each other.
Reading Pauls infamous press release for the McCartney album it seems to me that he is engaging in a bit of brinksmanship which was interpreted by the Press as an announcement that he was quitting The Beatles.
He didn't actually say that but I think the weariness which had by this time set in on all sides resulted in nobody challenging this and so it was all over.
This may incidentally explain why he fell into such a deep depression after the split .
In retrospect much could have been done to keep everyone happy and a year or two during which the participants were allowed to engage in solo projects may well have saved the band .In the end however I'm not sure that would have been the best result.
It's like they ended at the right time and entered Mythology in a way The Rolling Stones never will.
Dont take my word for it. Read this Book.
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On reading it, it struck me that the break up was almost by default with the parties particularly John and Paul acting like hurt lovers with many things said and done designed to hurt the other into saying sorry first. This behaviour continued into their solo careers, with both protesting way too much that they didn't care about each other.
Reading Pauls infamous press release for the McCartney album it seems to me that he is engaging in a bit of brinksmanship which was interpreted by the Press as an announcement that he was quitting The Beatles.
He didn't actually say that but I think the weariness which had by this time set in on all sides resulted in nobody challenging this and so it was all over.
This may incidentally explain why he fell into such a deep depression after the split .
In retrospect much could have been done to keep everyone happy and a year or two during which the participants were allowed to engage in solo projects may well have saved the band .In the end however I'm not sure that would have been the best result.
It's like they ended at the right time and entered Mythology in a way The Rolling Stones never will.
Dont take my word for it. Read this Book.
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A must-buy for your Beatles-library
One of the strange things about this Beatles-book is the fact that it's barely about music. There are songs and albums mentioned, but that is it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Yovra
Perfect Timing
A book like this has been wanted for a long time, when you listen to the music from Revolver onwards you can see how the group would eventually split, each member bar Ringo would... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Simon Thetford
All You Need is Cash
A great read. One can only imagine how painful it was for Paul, George and Ringo to have Yoko ever present at the Beatles musical sessions despite their love for John. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JJ
Solid, unspectacular book
I've read enough books about The Beatles. I was done. I had no desire or inclination to read another variation on their story. Read more
Published 5 months ago by BS on parade
YOu never give me your money
Depressing and too much time spent on the wranglings over contracts, or maybe that's all the Beatles did after they split up.
Published 7 months ago by Mr P Davies
All you need is law
This book is part chronology and part analysis of the slow and bitter demise of the Beatles and the aftermath of their break up. Read more
Published 8 months ago by LXIX
How d'you like them apples?
A well written and researched account of the Beatles breakup and the long shadow it cast over the main cast in particular and popular culture in general. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tonstant Weader
Probably in the top 3 Beatles books I have
I have this book in hard back and on my Kindle and I am about one third thru it. Its so well written that I find difficult to put down. Read more
Published 13 months ago by G. Roberts
Don't go into business with your best friends!
I thought I knew most things about the Beatles. I've been a fan for thirty years or more, and have read pretty much everything about them. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mister Kite
you never give me your money
This book was very interesting and I found out a lot about the Beales that I was not aware of
Published 15 months ago by peter
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