- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Bodley Head (1 Oct 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847920748
- ISBN-13: 978-1847920744
- Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 3.8 x 23.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 271,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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`An enthralling new book on the group.' --The Independent
`an admirably unstarry-eyed path through the breakup of the band and beyond.' --Metro
`What Doggett has achieved is a laying bare of the darker consequences of enormous fame and wealth.' --Irish Times
"A breath-taking record of uncontrolled fame's grotesque side-affects."
--Q Magazine
"Doggett's approach to the Beatles is brave...refreshing."
--New Statesman
`The Beatles Story you haven't read.'
--GQ
"A familiar story, freshly told" --Financial Times
`A page-turner, and for its genre and uncharacteristically literate one'. --Literary Review
`an admirably unstarry-eyed path through the breakup of the band and beyond.' --Metro
`What Doggett has achieved is a laying bare of the darker consequences of enormous fame and wealth.' --Irish Times
"A breath-taking record of uncontrolled fame's grotesque side-affects."
--Q Magazine
"Doggett's approach to the Beatles is brave...refreshing."
--New Statesman
`The Beatles Story you haven't read.'
--GQ
"A familiar story, freshly told" --Financial Times
`A page-turner, and for its genre and uncharacteristically literate one'. --Literary Review
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Unique and original, this is 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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TREMENDOUS ACCOUNT OF THE BEATLES' LAST DAYS & BEYOND,
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This review is from: You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles (Hardcover)
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, revealing the inner-workings of their business empire and providing a detailed background to 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 create some of their most brilliant and enduring music. But they succeeded. `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:
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Essential reading...!,
By Some Other Guy "Some Other Guy" (Epsom, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles (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!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Break up by default ?,
By Magic Alex "Magic Alex" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles (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. Edit this post | Permalink
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