![]() | John Lennon: In My Life (Coronet Books) by Pete Shotton
Buy used from: £62.27 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: £19.95 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: £1.55 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 new: £15.99 / Used from: £6.20 Despite its faults, this is interesting for the peek 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: £6.99 / Used from: £2.00 Fascinating and famous uber-Beatles-freak trawl through the back catalogue, although some of the musicology is questionable.
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![]() | The Beatles: 10 Years That Shook the World by Paul Trynka
Buy used from: £10.49 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: £0.65 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: £0.01 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 - Anniversary Edition: 20th Anniversary Edition by Ray Coleman
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.00 Generally good biography, particularly on the late 50's/early 60's, and John's househusband period.
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![]() | Beatles Recording Sessions (Beatles)
Buy new: £6.59 If you don't have this...then get it now. At least until you can afford Recording The Beatles, which has taken it all gloriously too far.
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![]() | The Beatles Forever by Nicholas Schaffner
Buy used from: £5.04 Informative and well written grab-bag - noteable for many illustrations you won't find elsewhere.
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![]() | The Beatles Anthology by Beatles
Buy used from: £12.99 The 2nd stab at an authorised version (after Davies). Well illustrated, but...well, authorised.
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![]() | The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £3.69 Good account of the early years, but what happened to the end?? Tons of errors and irritating, highly subjective comments creep in. A missed opportunity.
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![]() | The Beatles' London: The Ultimate Guide to Over 400 Beatles Sites in and Around London by Piet Schreuders
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £6.54 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: £13.97 / Used from: £12.96 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: £2.90 / Used from: £2.38 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: £13.97 / Used from: £14.99 One of the better Beatles books of recent years. A massive stab at EVERYTHING unreleased they did, more or less. Fascinating. Funny. Essential.
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![]() | Waiting for the "Beatles": An Apple Scruff's Story by Carol Bedford
Buy new: £98.75 / Used from: £73.17 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: £10.47 / Used from: £6.99 Essential companion to the Anthology. Probably as close to truth as we will get , at least until the forthcoming 3 volume Lewisohn.
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![]() | Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now by Paul McCartney
Buy used from: £1.37 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 well worth a read.
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![]() | Come Together: John Lennon in His Time by Jon Wiener
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £3.25 Much new and interesting information from an author with no axe to grind. Recommended.
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![]() | John by Cynthia Lennon
Buy new: £6.99 / 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: £3.98 Highly accomplished, and full of fascinating 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: £6.88 / Used from: £3.90 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 new: £21.25 / Used from: £18.70 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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