Jeff Nussbaum


COMPLETE AND FACTUAL!   December 19, 2001
Sandra D. Peters (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
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Anyone who is a product of the 60's lived in an era where long hair was in, conformity was out, and the new wave of music from the Beatles was shaking the country from coast to coast. Boys copied the Beatles' music and hairstyle, while girls swooned, screamed and fainted as the world rocked to "I Wanna To Hold Your Hand." The Beatles had arrived! This book is a collector's item because it contains all sorts of trivia, facts and information on a group that will go down in the music hall of fame as one who spawned a new dawn in the music industry. It set the trend for many future pop singers. Paul, John, George and Ringo were names that sent shivers of anticipation up and down a teen-ager's spine.

I remember, as a teen, watching the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on our new state-of-the-art, floor-model black and white Marconi television, and my father shaking his head in shocking amazement and lamenting , "What has the world come to?" Oddly enough, we are still asking that same question of our teen-aged children today.

Sadly, there are only two Beatles left now, but the music of the Beatles will ring on through the years, if only in the memories of those who loved them and grew up with their music. This book, and the nostalgia of the Beatles, takes us back to the carefree days of youth, when young love seemed like it would last forever, as we bopped and twisted our way to a beat almost unknown to this generation. If you are a Beatles' fan, and you do not already own this book, it is one you will want to add to your collection.