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Unreleased Beatles Music and Film (Softcover) | 
| Author: Unterberger
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 32304
Media: Paperback
Pages: 390
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0879308923
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
UPC: 884088090326
EAN: 9780879308926
ASIN: 0879308923
Publication Date: November 15, 2006
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Product Description
The Unreleased Beatles details the incredible breadth of music The Beatles recorded but did not release, as well as film footage of the group that hasn't been made commercially available. Beatles expert Richie Unterberger examines a huge array of material, including unreleased studio outtakes, BBC radio recordings from 1962-1965, live concert performances, home demo recordings, fan club Christmas recordings, and other informal demos done outside of EMI studios. The staggering wealth of unreleased gems encompasses The Beatles' entire career, from a recording the Quarrymen made on July 6, 1957 (aka "the day John met Paul"), right up to outtakes from the final sessions of Let It Be in 1970. Also includes a general overview of Beatles bootlegs, their songs recorded by other artists in the 1960s, never-recorded material, and more than 100 photos.
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 A Good Read For Any Music Fan February 15, 2009
David D. McFarland (Oceanside, California United States)
I really should have done this one but great, this author put this out. The book is worth it for a look at what the band has done that the common fan has no idea of the un-released output as well as the rare music they performed that some of it appears on later CD releases. It is about a 400 page book about nothing but "rare" music by The Beatles. Also a little about the author who did a good job(as I say, had half or more of this at the time he got his second bootleg). He is pretty honest about every year up to the break-up and really covers the lot of material that the band never released. This book is for the person who really wants to get more info on the bands un-released songs or the everyday music fan really that will simply amaze them , it will not bore you, it keeps you reading about each new year and little sidelines about the time they recorded these songs. Then after each year, it has a list of music that was or rumoured to exist but still has not been bootlegged. Anyway,it might be a bit pricey and a large book (10.8 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches) but really worth it if your truly interested in the band. I got it without even knowing about it as my wife thought I might want to compare it to what I have read or already know from 40+ years of collecting their music at one time. So ad least check it out. Drop by my mini site "Judemac Forever" for a visit, Google it.
Best book on the subject September 20, 2008
Matt Cornell-Reda (Michigan)
Richie Unterberger is an expert on pop culture and music. He is a prolific writer of album reviews for the All Music Guide as well as magazines like Rolling Stone, Mojo, and Record Collector. His style is descriptive, creative, and at times, humorous.
If you have ever wondered what kind of goodies were left in the Beatle vaults, this book is for you. Unterberger, who must have a vast personal collection of Beatles bootlegs, goes through great pangs to bring the reader a detailed description of what those tapes contain. This is what separates The Unreleased Beatles from so many other books on the subject of unreleased recordings...reading this book is the next best thing to hearing them yourself. It is not just a discography but rather a journey through the world of these important collections.
There are many things to like about this book. First, its girth: When you hold this book you know that you are holding onto something substantial. It is heavy with a wonderful laminated stock, and inside is a treasure trove of glossy pictures. On top of that, Unterberger adds many "asides" in which he discusses various subjects that are of interest to the Beatles collector (Hamburg Tapes, Touring, the Decca Audition, and others.) These alone make this book worth owning.
But more than just for the information it holds, the appeal of this book comes from the author's voice. Here is an obvious Beatles nut, but one who does not distort things through rose-colored glasses. He is just as willing to point out the sow's ears as he is the purses. When something is great, he fawns, and when something is closer to an audio train-wreck, he lets you know.
There are sections on television recordings, studio recordings, concerts...you name it.
As a collector of rare recordings myself, I can honestly say that (as of its publication date) Unterberger leaves no stone unturned and covers every recording known to man or woman. His book gives perspective to my own collection and gives me an idea of where to focus my future collecting. For this reason, I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Beatles' recording history.
A Bootleg Collector's Dream September 28, 2007
JEFE
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Unreleased Beatles is worth the money and then some.
I've been collecting Beatles Bootlegs for a long time. I've recently acquired a large amount of boots and have embarked upon a project to organize all the good stuff into chronological order, but most often there is little to no information or suspect information on the boots.
The Beatles Recording Sessions. The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes 1962-1970 by Mark Lewisohn has been a great help, but it has it's limitations. The Unreleased Beatles fills in all those gaps and more, especially when dealing with The Get Back Sessions.
This book is for the rabid Beatles fan who is very interested in how the Beatles recorded. It is of special interest to those who can actually listen to the song to which Unterberger refers.
This substantial book is dense and filled with an incredible amount of information in chronological order, yet it is very easy to read and formatted in an accessible way.
Thank You Mr. Unterberger. For me, this book is a dream come true.
 has alot but also missing alot September 2, 2007
J. Aguilar
while this book does contain much information on songs unreleased and alternate takes of songs it does miss alot of detail on songs.the author fails to mention many things about songs like the song glass onion had a organ solo which was cut out as you know from the final version.he only mentions the anthology version of glass onion like thats the only alternate version the beatles made of this song.also the newly found shea stadium soundboard tapes are not mentioned but that was found in 2007 and this book was made in 2006 so he has an excuse for that one.but a little more research on songs and he could have listed all the different versions out there on bootlegs.still overall this is a great effort.not easy to tackle all of the beatles unreleased work.
For hardcore Beatle fans June 1, 2007
Ruben E. Rubio Alarid (Culiacan, Sin. Mexico)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even though I haven't finished the book, I strongly recomend it because it clears a lot of myths, it's well documented, refers to its sources when needed and can be used as a list of Beatle songs that we Beatles fans must find. However, I must say that the book is for hardcore Beatlemaniacs. I'm enjoying a lot!
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