The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, Part One : Beatlemania & The Singles

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Summary: What a story
Review: It's the perfect companion to the Perry Cox price guides! The books of Bruce Spizer play the other side of the record. It's amazing just how much detail is packed in these titles. Painstakingly researched, it's a Beatles' fan dream come true. With Bruce and Perry on the scene, we get it all!!!

Rating:
Summary: What a story
Review: It's the perfect companion to the Perry Cox price guides! The books of Bruce Spizer play the other side of the record. It's amazing just how much detail is packed in these titles. Painstakingly researched, it's a Beatles' fan dream come true. With Bruce and Perry on the scene, we get it all!!!

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Summary: who is this book for?
Review: These reviews are very misleading... they led me to purchase this book! Once I got a copy I was beyond disappointed: this book is an extensive collection of record labels. Little more. I mean, who is this for? People who are interested in how 45s got labeled (or often mislabeled) in the 60s? When is says "Beatles story ON capitol records", it means literally.

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Summary: AN AMAZING JOURNEY BACK INTO BEATLEMANIA - PART 1
Review: This was the first Bruce Spizer book that I had bought. It is an amazingly enjoybale piece of work to behold. The thoroughness of the man is never in question and the quality of the book puts many others to shame. The label reproductions are wonderful and helpful if you've bought the original US singles. I've since determined that I've probably picked up a couple of fake Beatles 45's along with the bunch of many originals that I acquired a few years back. Buyer beware but that's luck of the draw I suppose and I'll have to search out original equivalents of those forgeries. This book serves so many useful purposes apart from being entertaining and authorative. Now experienced and would-be collectors can purchase originals better educated than before. Overall the quality is superb and Mr. Spizer's books sit in the same class as those of Mark Lewisohn's "Complete Beatles Chronicle" & "Abbey Road" books as well as the massive "Beatles Anthology" tome. While each part stands alone quite well you must buy Part 2 to complete the set as they complemment each other beautifully. I thoroughly recommend these books to any Beatles fan and lovers of Rock Music books.