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Highly Illuminating, 5. Februar 2000
This book is a must for any more-than-casual Beatles fanbecause it sheds a great deal of light on the breakup and clears up anumber of misconceptions. Although the literary style is pretty dry, it does lend the book a measure of objectivity: the authors are simply presenting what happened, with very little interpretation or commentary. So what did happen? Well, the Beatles seemed to be facing two major interpersonal problems in early 1969. One was John's use of heroin and consequent unwillingness to communicate. He generally used Yoko as his mouthpiece, to the understandable consternation of the others. The other was George's frustration at the shoddy treatment of his material by John and Paul- and as the book shows, John bears the brunt of the responsibility, since Paul was enthusiastic about all the material in his effort to motivate the band to work. In short, there is really no way to understand the breakup of the greatest group of all time without reading this book. (And incidentally, I would not call these sessions "ill-fated"- they produced some wonderful music: "Let It Be," "Get Back," "The Long and Winding Road," "Two of Us" and "Across the Universe.")
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An indispensable overview of the Twickenham/Apple sessions., 6. Mai 1998
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This indispensable account of the most turbulent month in the life of the Beatles deserves a place, alongside Lewisohn's Recording Sessions and Chronicle, on the bookshelf of every serious fan/collector. The authors fill a gap left (deliberately? at EMI's insistence?) by Lewisohn, who presented a shortened, and somewhat distorted, view of the Get Back/Let it Be sessions in his otherwise exhaustive, fair-minded books. If you are interested in what really transpired at Twickenham and Apple studios in January 1969, then this book is for you.
Sulpy and his co-author have seen or heard all the available session tapes (commercial and underground) and they report it all: the good, the bad and the out-of-tune. What is especially pleasing is the chance to be a witness to the proceedings in question, and not have to rely on the fuzzy memories of the participants themselves. This sometimes makes for depressing reading, especially when they bicker, or plod through a new tune they care little for. However, it isn't all doom and gloom. The Beatles also had fun during these sessions, for the most part when they "got back" to playing songs from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg, and having these tunes documented and put in perspective is a definite highlight.
This is the fullest account yet of these sessions. It is however, not the definitive account, as many of the audio/video tapes were unavailable to the authors. If I were an executive at Apple/EMI, I'd allow these two into the vaults so they could finish a job well done. I would also allow them to include photographs to liven up the dry, text-only format, and give them permission to quote verbatim from the proceedings. (One presumes the use of reported speech throughout is to keep the Threetles' lawyers at bay. This sometimes borders on the absurd. One of John's very explicit expletives directed at Paul is rendered "John is clearly not pleased. . .")
Needless to say, the book is especially worth! owning if you have access to some, or all, of the recordings in question.
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GETTING INSIDE THE BEATLES BREAKUP, 16. Januar 2000
This book offered a unique glimpse inside the "Let it Be" sessions, covering far more ground than the documentary film. The authors document each rehearsal session, and describe how songs were crafted and the individual writing styles of each Beatle. The conversations during these sessions are also documented in the book. These were quite illuminating in deciding why and how the Beatles broke up. You will not find this information anywhere else but in this book. As a reader of over 25 books on The Beatles, I can recommend this book as a truly fresh look on a well-covered subject.
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