The ultimate Beatles book - SOLD £15 Bournemouth

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Hardback, 800-plus pages. New. Offered at less than half price (£10, rrp £30) plus postage (£3.20).
 

Rivals Of The Beatles is about the stories of some of the many excellent British and American groups who were part of the music scene in the 1960s at the time of The Beatles. Each chapter focuses specifically on one of these groups. What they have in common, for the purposes of the book, is some form of link to the Fab Four. Maybe they were inspired by The Beatles, or were helped by them. Perhaps they copied them. The ways in which these influences occurred varies considerably. 

There are detailed, in-depth, chapters on twenty groups of the era including The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Kinks and The Yardbirds. There are also a few unexpected inclusions – to keep things varied! 
This book is very detailed indeed! The chapters on The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys, for example, are well over 80 pages in length. But although long, the various chapters are packed with interesting info. 

As a central part of the focus of the book is on the various records that each group produced during their career. So the more familiar with the records that the reader is, the more they will get out of the discussion of them. It will also give readers a chance to re-evaluate some of the music in their collections, and maybe shine new light on some overlooked or forgotten gems.

Author was a teenager in the 1960s and has always been a committed fan of the music of that era. 

Rivals Of The Beatles is available in an initial, privately published, print run of 500 hardback copies.  There are no firm plans at this stage for a further print run in either hard or softback. An electronic version is possible at a later date, depending on reaction to the book, and demand for it. 

GROUPS FEATURED

1. The Rolling Stones

2. The Beach Boys

3. The Byrds

4. The Kinks

5. Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 

6. The Searchers 

7. Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas 

8. Gerry and The Pacemakers 

9. The Pete Best Four 

10. The Dave Clark Five 

11. The Yardbirds 

12. The Grass Roots 

13. The Grateful Dead

14. Moby Grape 

15. The Association

16. The Left Banke 

17. The Monkees

18. The Mothers Of Invention 

19. Twice As Much 

20. Cliff Richard and The Shadows

 

 

Edited June 11, 2021 by Mickeyboro