![]() | John Lennon: In My Life (Coronet Books) by Pete Shotton
Buy used from: £19.67 The most entertaining book on Lennon´s non-public life by far, although the darker side of these stories has been toned down somewhat.
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![]() | The Beatles: An Illustrated Record by Roy Carr
Buy used from: £18.00 A very funny and incisive book - these two can certainly write, and their balance of respect tempered by harsh but amusing criticism, which they dish out more for the solo stuff, hasn't been bettered.
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![]() | Last Interview: John Lennon and Yoko Ono by John Lennon
Buy used from: £1.68 Superior to Lennon Remembers: interesting to see how 10 years with Yoko made the boy mightily articulate, and to compare this with Goldman's portrait.
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![]() | The "Beatles" by Hunter Davies
Buy used from: £13.99 Despite its faults, this is interesting for the insights into the Beatles' home/studio lives circa 1967.
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![]() | Revolution in the Head: The "Beatles" Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald
Buy new: £6.72 / Used from: £3.97 Fascinating and famous uber-Beatles-freak trawl through the back catalogue, although some of the musicology is apparently questionable. Who cares, though?
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![]() | The Beatles: 10 Years That Shook the World by Paul Trynka
Buy used from: £19.97 The Beatles get the sad, insanely detailed trivia related coffee table Mojo treatment. Fantastic, clearly.
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![]() | Love Me Do!: "Beatles" Progress by Michael Braun
Buy used from: £0.01 An excellent fly on the wall account of early Beatlemania - Lennon approved, too.
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![]() | The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles (Signet) by Peter Brown
Buy used from: £1.37 Not without some glaring errors, but much less hysterical than Goldman and written by a true insider. Should you want some dirt on the Fabs (and that's a good question) - this is the one to go for.
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![]() | Lennon: The Definitive Biography Anniversar: The Definitive Biography - Anniversary Edition: 20th Anniversary Edition by Ray Coleman
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 Generally good biography, particularly on the late 50's/early 60's, and John's househusband period.
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![]() | Beatles Recording Sessions
If you don't have this...then get it now, and "use" it in conjunction with Winn.
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![]() | The Beatles Forever by Nicholas Schaffner
Buy used from: £4.07 Informative and well written - noteable for many illustrations you won't find elsewhere.
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![]() | The Beatles Anthology by Beatles
The 2nd stab at an authorised version (after Davies). Well illustrated, but...well, authorised.
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![]() | That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970: 2 by John C. Winn
Buy new: £13.90 / Used from: £11.05 This is volume 2 of 2. 20 years in the writing, as definitive reference works it is hard to see how these fairly astonishing books might be supplanted. Give in to your inner geek.
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![]() | The Beatles' London: The Ultimate Guide to Over 400 Beatles Sites in and Around London by Piet Schreuders
Buy new: £7.58 Bittersweet, full of fantastic morsels of arcane fabdom, and a wonderful photo of John and Paul out walking Martha in 1967. John resembles a Martian.
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![]() | "Beatles" Gear by Andy Babiuk
Buy new: £12.97 / Used from: £15.94 Extreme trainspotter territory again and...ah sod it, this is great! By all that´s right it shouldn´t be, but it is.
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![]() | Lennon Remembers (A Rolling Stone Press book)
Buy new: £8.00 / Used from: £3.92 You can get a free podcast of this now, and our boy sounds more than a little, ahem, chemically enhanced. Toot toot!
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![]() | The Unreleased Beatles by Richie Unterberger
Buy new: £13.29 / Used from: £19.44 One of the better Beatles books of recent years. A massive stab at EVERYTHING unreleased they did. A truly ridiculous book!
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![]() | Waiting for the "Beatles": An Apple Scruff's Story by Carol Bedford
Buy used from: £45.00 Highly anecdotal memoir by one o´ the Scruffs. Verite rules the day. Another goodie for us saddos!
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![]() | The Beatles Off the Record: Outrageous Opinions & Unreleased Interviews by Keith Badman
Buy new: £12.71 / Used from: £2.99 Essential companion to the Anthology. What they said then as opposed to what they can't remember now.
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![]() | Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now by Paul McCartney
Buy used from: £3.78 Why does Macca feel he has anything left to prove? Still, despite the sometimes self-justificatory tone, this IS straight(ish) from one of the horses´ mouths, and therefore interesting.
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![]() | Come Together: John Lennon in His Time by Jon Wiener
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £0.01 Much new information from an author with no axe to grind. Recommended.
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![]() | John by Cynthia Lennon
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £0.01 Slightly more candid than her earlier effort, but not without contradictions in comparison with other accounts. Will we ever get the real story?
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![]() | Brian Epstein: The Man Who Made "The Beatles" by Ray Coleman
Buy used from: £9.99 Highly accomplished, and full of detail. John comes across as a thug, albeit an occasionally amusing/big hearted one. Compare with the portrait in his Lennon biography.
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![]() | The Gospel According to the "Beatles" by Steve Turner
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £3.40 Don't let the title put you off - this is fascinating, with a lot of stuff you won't find elsewhere. Highly recommended.
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![]() | Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff Emerick
Buy used from: £29.36 Despite annoying ghost-written Americanisms and some disputed elements, this is essential reading - and gives one a sense of what an oppressive place a Beatles' session could be latterly.
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