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Authors:	Mark Swearingen, Don Christian
Title:	The Beatles Speaking Words Of Wisdom
Subtitle:	Beatles Interviews: 1962-1970
Publisher:	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Country:	USA
Date:	24 Feb 2014
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Music
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The Beatles Speaking Words of Wisdom is a comprehensive compilation of transcribed interviews with the Beatles from 1962 to 1970.

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JPGR&B SUBS 11th Jan 2022		Review Review on Amazon from Stuart Jefferson Five Stars THE BEATLES--LITERALLY--IN THEIR OWN WORDS Reviewed in the United States on 25 August 2014 Verified Purchase With all the books about The Beatles over the years, and new books seemingly appearing every week, I wonder if anyone would like to get back to the real stuff, the nitty gritty, if you will, about The Beatles. The authors, Mark Swearingen and Don Christian, have done a great job collecting and collating these interviews. This 400 + page, large size, softcover book contains interviews with the group from their first known interview for the radio in Oct. 1963, up through April 1970 for print use. The book is laid out chronologically with each interview prefaced with information about the interview--location, date, people involved, etc.. Also included are small b& w photos related to each interview. There's a Directory of the major people connected with The Beatles, with photos and a short synopsis of each person--a nice touch. This book is a time machine back to the beginnings of the group, and back to a more innocent age. Many of the questions are very innocent and fairly superficial. But so are many of the answers from the band. But that's the real charm of reading these pieces again after so many years (decades!) have gone by. Was life really like that back then? Yes it was. And many of these interviews bring back that period--especially if you were around when it was all happening (like I was)--and they have a real flavor of the times. As time went by the interviews began to be filled with relatively more probing questions,. But even by 1970 the interviews (and the band) still had a certain period charm about them. I've been a fan of The Beatles since I saw them live in my hometown way back in the late 60's. Those first few (U.S.) albums still have a kind of magic when I play them. And so too does this great book. If you want to get an inside picture of The Beatles both before and after they achieved fame--in their own words--get this book. It's the kind of book that you don't have to read chronologically from the beginning. You can open it to just about any page and read something of interest. With all the books about The Beatles written long afterwards, it's refreshing and interesting to read something from the actual period from the mouths of both the interviewers and the band members themselves. Check this out. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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