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The Beatles Anthology |  | Authors: Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  220 reviews
Sales Rank: 81099
Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 13.4 x 9.8 x 1.4
ISBN: 0811836363
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
UPC: 765145099752
EAN: 9780811836364
ASIN: 0811836363
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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From their years growing up in Liverpool through their ride to fame to their ultimate breakup, heres the inside story. Interwoven with The Beatles own memories are the recollections of such associates as road manager Neil Aspinall, producer George Martin, and spokesman Derek Taylor. The Beatles Anthology is a once-in-a-lifetime volume: warm, frank, funny, poignant, and bold-just like the music thats been a part of so many of our lives. The Beatles Anthology is, for the first time, the story of The Beatles by The Beatles. Created with the full cooperation of Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon, it also includes the words of John, painstakingly compiled from sources worldwide. The Beatles Anthology is, in effect, The Beatles autobiography. The Beatles Anthology features over 1300 images, most previously unpublished. Paul, George, Ringo, and Yoko Ono Lennon all opened their own archives just for this project, as did Apple, EMI, and others long associated with The Beatles, allowing the unprecedented release of photographs, documents, and other memorabilia from their homes and offices. The result is an extraordinary wealth of visual material brimming on each and every page.
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Encyclopedic -Comprehensive On All Things Related to the Beatles December 8, 2009
R. J. Marsella (California)
Hard to imagine a better book for understanding the Beatles and their music. The book is organized chronologically with quotes from the individual Beatles and their inner circle during each period of their development with great pictures. This is a massive coffee table sized book well worth the price for any Beatles fan. It's as if they said , since all these other books are out there we might as well tell our own story , get it all out there and be done with it.
What's Not To Like If You're A Fan? November 22, 2009
Frederick Baptist (Singapore)
Finally a companion massive book for the cd releases re-introducing the Fab 4 to a younger audience apparently with the blessing of Paul, George, Ringo and Yoko. This book tries very hard to satisfy the diverse "needs" of its perceived fan base and so has something for everyone and like most things that try to please everyone, this one doesn't quite succeed and hence the complaints by some of the reviewers here but for me this is overall a great release for the fan. Granted there are many Beatles books out there some authorised and some not but this one does have a lot of information and for the patient reader is actually a goldmine and for me at least a very fun read. It is certainly one book that I'll not hesitate to revisit from time to time over the years.
Recommended for fans and those curious about what the fuss is all about.
Awesome book. February 19, 2009
A. Alvey (Palmdale, CA USA)
I got this book for my Step Dad for Christmas and he totally loves it. Lots of pictures and lots of information.
 A Necessary Companion to All Your Other Beatles Books November 12, 2008
William Herlihy
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a Beatles fan who enjoys reading about them (and not just listening) then you have to own this book. It is the story of the Beatles from their own lips. Is it the definitive Beatles book? Well, the Beatles have a vested interest in preserving their legacy so are we getting the true picture? And Lennon's absence--he's represented as well as possible--slants the overall balance to McCartney. It has more detail than the video anthology which glosses over the break up and many other details. But the Anthology book should be read as one of several crucial Beatles books mentioned in many other reviews. My favorites are the Peter Brown book, Richard DiLello's "The Longest Cocktail Party" (as much about Apple as the Beatles but a hoot!) and Nicholas Schaffner's "Beatles Forever", still my favorite after all these years. The Anthology is not the only Beatles book to own.
Just Buy It! Like, now! September 28, 2008
Matt Cornell-Reda (Michigan)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If there was one book about the Beatles that you should be stranded on a desert island with, it would be this one. It is made up entirely of interviews, most of which are both new and not featured in the Anthology film. All the great personalities within the Beatles shine through.
Ok, I'm going on out a limb, here, assuming that you haven't already gotten this book. It probably is a bit of stretch, seeing as everybody and his brother owns this mother, but I couldn't allow myself to continue living unless I included it here. You MIGHT not own a copy of this, for one of the following very legitimate reasons:
1. You live in some kind of cave that does not get delivery service,
2. You have chronic back pain and were afraid to pick up a book this heavy,
3. You were too busy pleasuring your super-model girlfriend,
4. You figured since you saw the Anthology video there was no need.
Actually, only the first 3 reasons are any good. The fourth one, as I will explain, is not.
The Anthology book is not just a retelling of what you saw in the video. It is a complimentary piece that explores in-depth those issues the video did not have time for. Best of all, they didn't just hire some slob to re-tell the Beatles story. Instead, they mined about a million hours of interviews and conducted a million hours more to create a book that is so densely packed with information they have to kill 23 squid to get the ink they need to print each glorious copy. *
Frankly, this is the Beatles story as told by the Beatles themselves in their own Beatle words. On top of that, being an official Apple product, this book layers endless glossy pictures across the pages. Text and images merge and become something new.
This book is huge, heavy, and awe-inspiring. If you don't have it, and you care anything about the Beatles, drop what you are doing and get yourself a copy.
*no squids were harmed during the writing of this review.
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