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Author:	Gareth L. Pawlowski
Title:	How They Became The Beatles
Subtitle:	A Definitive History Of The Early Years: 1960-1964
Publisher:	Macdonald & Co.
Country:	UK
Date:	1990
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music, Reference
ISBN-10:	0356190528
ISBN-13:	9780356190525
First Published:	1989
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	5 Own
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224 pages. Book dimensions: 22.6 cms x 2 cms x 28.2 cms.

From the inner left flap of the dust jacket:

Twenty-five years ago, Gareth L. Pawlowski began gathering memorabilia and rare photos of the Beatles, who were still a year away from their first American visit. And now, from the author's spectacular private collection, comes a unique account of the Fab Four's rise to fame, featuring hundreds of rare documents and one hundred never-before-seen photographs.

1960: Teenagers John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe and Tommy Moore audition to back up a local singer. For the first time, they call themselves the Silver Beatles. The photographs of that audition are here.

1961: Paul, John, George, Stu and Pete Best travel to Hamburg. They now call themselves the Beatles. New photos of their Hamburg performances are here.

1962: New manager Brian Epstein insists that they trade in their leathers for tailored suits and hires a photographer to capture their new image in performance. Those photographs are in this book.

Working from his incredible collection of original material - programmes, tickets, local ads and correspondence - and from private interviews with some of the people who helped the Beatles in their professional infancy, Gareth Pawlowski has constructed the first accurate depiction of the Years Before - before we knew their names, before their fans fainted, before the greatest rock 'n' roll storm of all time broke.

Cost: £12.95.

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JPGR&B SUBS 29th Jan 2022		Review Annotation: What might appear at first glance to be a fairly lightweight, superficial coffee table book actually reveals upon closer examination to be rather more than that. The author was at pains to use authentic primary sources to depict the group's pre-fame years rather than relying on regurgitated, inaccurate information and shares his collection of original material, programmes, tickets, correspondence and private interviews with some of the key players. Of great interest is the record collection of one female fan who purchased the entire Beatles live set, prior to their recording deal, via the 45rpm releases by the original artists - thus making the originals, the 'covers' (as it were). This is a truly fascinating perspective on the semiotic power of the Beatles' live act in Liverpool. Written several years ago, it can now no longer be described as a 'definitive' text, with further sources having increasingly thrown new light onto certain topics. Nevertheless, Pawlowski's work is definitely worthy, despite the irritating absence of an index. Angela Ballard, Michael Brocken Source: The Beatles Bibliography: A New Guide To The Literature - Michael Brocken and Melissa Davis (The Beatle Works Ltd., 2012), with acknowledgement, and used here with permission from the authors for educational and historical purposes only. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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