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Author:	Nigel Pearce
Title:	Inside Number Three [Deluxe Box Set]
Subtitle:	The Illustrated History Of Apple Records
Publisher:	Gonzo Multimedia
Country:	UK
Date:	29 Jul 2022
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music
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An illustrated history of the products and memorabilia from Apple Records, from the release of Apple's first four singles in the United States on 28 August 1968 (30 August 1968 in the UK) until 1974 when Badfinger's Apple Of My Eye (APPLE 49) was the last ever all-new Apple single.

3 Savile Row, London W1 was the Headquarters and base for Apple Records, the label owned and run by The Beatles.

Deluxe Box Set limited to 100 units. Signed and numbered with reproduction memorabilia inside! See below what Nigel has written about this unprecedented collection.

'When you open this beautiful book, you will enter a world that millions of people never knew existed. It's a world of colour, innovation, revolution, coupled with a completely fresh and different mode of marketing from Apple Records the label owned by The Beatles. Savile Row was the epicentre of this world, nestling in a sumptuous Georgian Terrace in London's West End commercial belt. No3 Savile Row is where it all happened in a way beyond belief operation that still inspires artists from all walks and ages of music and life.

This book shows a very personal collection, carefully obtained and collated since 1968 that defies description, and has the ability to astound all who care to enter this lost and much sought-after world. Memos, records, press statements, photographs, albums and so much more.

This private collection so carefully assembled, cared for since 1968 has been expertly photographed in full detail to bring this beautiful and innovating world to you, as a tribute and recognition of The Beatles, the world's greatest ever group, and the ever-growing legacy that still astounds fans and historians the world over. It's a record of love, devotion and a longing for all fans, that need wait no more to see this remarkable and stunning world. It shows what went on behind that famous door Inside No 3.'

Nigel Pearce

Price: £199.00.

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Grasper 25th Jul 2023		I had the misfortune of buying this book, not only that I was stupid enough to go for the limited edition with the reproduction memorabilia. To address that first, it’s simply the Beatlemania pack of reproduction tickets and flyers. You can easily get it on Amazon for around £10.00; so, it’s not even exclusive to this edition, it’s simply a commercially available product that’s easily obtainable independently. In addition to that, anyone who has that set will realise that it’s got nothing at all to do with Apple Records, being a collection of ephemera relating to the Beatlemania years of 1963 to 1965, and so completely irrelevant to this book and its subject. As to whether this, the addition of a box and a certificate signed by the author is sufficient to warrant the massive price differential between this and the already overpriced standard edition I will leave you to decide. As for the book, it’s nothing short of garbage being badly written with a mangling of the English language second only to Pearce’s other travesty, The Apples Of Our Eyes. There are elements of the book that are vague at best, in particular the photographs of the Apple 1 45 and the Sapcor 7 LP. Apple 1 was the one off pressing of Frank Sinatra doing The Lady Is A Champ for Maureen Starkey, this was given to Maureen. Our erstwhile author includes a photo of what he claims is the picture sleeve (!) He also includes a photo of the Apple record and sleeve for Sapcor 7, the Delaney and Bonnie LP. This never reached production as the band were still under contract to Elektra and no Apple sleeves were ever prepared. The sleeve Pearce includes in the book looks like it’s just the Elektra sleeve with a promo sticker on it. The promo sticker is somewhat conveniently placed where the Elektra logo is. There is the odd, interesting item in here - the reproduction of the First Four set supposedly done by Apple during one of its relaunches for instance, although in the light of the various other homemade discs Pearce is continuing to pass off as originals it’s debatable whether this is actually an official Apple production. Others are common and easily obtainable, usually in much better condition than those in the Pearce collection. For instance, his picture sleeve of the Lennon single ‘Woman Is The…’ would likely be described as only ‘good’ by even the most optimistic of eBay sellers. Coupled with that, it’s not particularly rare. And that’s another big problem with the book, the collection isn’t half as good as Pearce thinks it is. There are much better examples out there; for instance the Applelog books by Jefferey Levy showcase material that kicks this sorry and shabby collection into a cocked hat. The book is woefully incomplete and inadequate when it comes to Apple records and far from being the story of what went on inside number 3 it’s simply a book of photographs of records that Pearce has in his collection. He can’t even muster a complete and accurate Apple discography. If you want an authoritative and informative history of Apple then go for the A Is For Apple series and avoid this at all costs. It’s simply a vanity project, and an expensive one at that. Utterly worthless….



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JPGR&B SUBS 9th Feb 2022		Update from the author to JPGR&B (22 January 2022): The book is a personal journey into the world of Apple Records from No 3 Savile Row. It consists of photographs of every record issued from that famous address until the Apple 49 Badfinger single was released. It contains memos, photographs, press releases, posters, album covers, and other items associated with Apple. Many of theses have either not been seen by fans at all, or not seen by others for approximately 50 years. Whichever way one looks at it, this personal collection is of significant interest the world over to fans in any country. The entire collection has been assembled by myself and is still being added to.



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