---

Book

Author: Andy Neill Title: The Beatles Across The Universe Subtitle: John, Paul, George & Ringo On Tour And On Stage Publisher:   Haynes Country: UK Date: 2009 Format: Paperback Genre: Non-Fiction, Music ISBN13 / Barcode:  9780857331632 Rating: Rate Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Owns Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

PRICE GUIDE ? Add Valuation

Notes

256 pages. Book dimensions: 22.6 cms x 1.2 cms x 29.4 cms.

All images © Mirrorpix.

Creative Director: Kevin Gardner.
Design and Artwork: David Wildish.

From the back cover:

Would the Beatles have achieved all they did without an early grounding in the dancehalls and clubs of Merseyside and Hamburg? And after their rapid success as a headline-grabbing attraction, why did the group soon tire of the relentless pace of Beatlemania?

The Daily Mirror has the world's largest newspaper archive of Beatles images and many of the photographs in this book have never before been published. Across The Universe: The Beatles On Tour And On Stage examines in detail the Beatles as a worldwide attraction primarily between the years of 1963-1966 when Beatlemania spread across the world. We see them in ballrooms, theatres, airports, limousines and stadiums across the globe, and along the way we find out precisely why the Beatles were seen but not heard throughout the 1960s.

Cover price: £9.99.







Images



Comments and Reviews

JPGR&B SUBS 11th Jun 2023		Review Annotation: British reporters and press photographers in the early-mid 1960s had it made. The Beatles were among the hardest-working groups around, and were eager to offer interviews and pose for pictures amid the endless rounds of recording, performance and travelling. At this time, the Daily Mirror was Britain's highest-selling tabloid, and, being aimed at the more working class readership, the paper was quick to capitalise on the Beatles' growing success. Many of the photographs in this text are from the Mirror archive and have never been seen before; others were first published in The Beatles Files, by Andy Davis (1998), a text now out of print. Some also came from the long defunct Daily Herald, the Sunday tabloid The People, and from the agency Syndication International. Here, Andy Neill chronicles the Beatles' live performances from what he sees as their first days to their final tour dates of 1966, accompanied by archival photographs. As such, the book begins in September 1963, which is a major pity, for the Beatles' live performances before this, chronicled elsewhere in local press accounts such as Mersey Beat and the Liverpool Echo are omitted. Therefore, while Neill accounts for stage appearances day-by- day from September 1963 with accounts and photographs from what he views as the most significant dates, information concerning the group's formative successes (not simply their formative years) is lacking. As a result, we have a classic example of how not to chronicle anything: via expediency of suitable archive availability. Here we have the potential for an interesting chronicle, but it is all of little use, if important Beatles live activities (such as their television appearances prior to September 1963, for example) and the accompanying reportage are simply omitted on the basis of this expediency. Neill can only prove the researcher with a partial history - which is ultimately insubstantial. The reader is given the impression that the group's fame effectively 'started' when the book begins - which of course is far from the case. So it is not 'all here' (as the blurb suggests), and such claims should not be made. Daily Mirror reporter Don Short (see separate entry) provides an introduction to this disappointing text. 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?

Add a Comment or Review about this book


See Also

Book

Andy Neill - Anyway Anyhow Anywhere - Virgin Books - Paperback - UK - 9780753512173 (2007)

Previous by Author

Book

Stirling Moss - All My Races - Haynes - Hardcover - UK - 9781844257003 (2009)

Next by Publisher

Book

Various Contributors - Formula 1 In Camera 1970-79 - Haynes - Hardcover - UK - 9781859609606 (2008)

Previous by Publisher

Lists

The Beatles: An Illustrated Bibliography, from 1955 to 2028 - 3015 Books - List by JPGR&B

---

This Book:  Price Guide  :  Add Valuation  :  Add Image  :  Add Video  :  Add Missing Info  :  Make Correction  :  Add to List  :  Add See Also  :  Add Tag  :  Edit Images  :  Show Image Data  :  Credits  :  BBCode