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List Price: $20.00 | | Publisher: Harmony Books: NY
Salesrank: 687558
Released: August 18, 1990 |
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| Used Price: $42.76 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
One of the most important and successful rock 'n' roll books ever published is now available in paperback. This is the definitive guide to every recording session done by the Beatles at EMI's Abbey Road recording studio. 150 full-color, 100 duotone, and 100 black-and-white photographs.
The Beatles: Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes, 1962-1970 Reviews:
The perfect companion to the Anthology Book 
2008-09-20 - If you pretend you are a 'serious fan' and have not read this book, you surely are a fake.
This monumental detailed work will give you half the things you need to read to be say you're a real beatles fan. The other half you can find it in the Anthology book.
The Beatles Recording Sessions 
2008-08-02 - The product arrived in no time and in perfect conditions. I am very pleased with my purchase. Thank you! Cec!
Essential for ANY musician!
2007-11-27 - I got the book as a gift from my sister and initially dismissed it as a bargain bin cheapie that she picked up last minute. A fearful, insomniac child prompted me to begin reading it and, am I glad that he did.
This is ESSENTIAL READING.
The diary-like entries give you day-by-day accounts of every single session the Fab Four did, as the title promises. But... well, it just gives you a whole new insight to the band. Yeah, the recordings retain the original magic, and maybe even gain a little more because you can see that it took a whole lot more than talent and luck for them to make it big and change music. The book lets you see just HOW MUCH HARD WORK was put in by not only the band, but by everyone around them: George Martin, the engineers, the assistant engineers, the tea boy, everyone!
It's like a musical version of Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods: not only were they the most talented around, but also the hardest-working.
A whole new appreciation.
As somebody mentioned before, don't start reading before bed because you will not be able to put it down.
A Must Have!!
2007-10-12 - This book is required reading for the diehard Beatles fan. I suspect that the studio documentation was just the normal level of detailed information they kept on those who recorded there, but in hindsight, having this particular info and retaining it looks pretty genius. A detailed account of every time the Beatles were in the recording studio with documents from the studio and the recollections of those who were present. The author is meticulous and obviously a fan himself. I really consider this book the Beatles bible.
freakin' amazing
2007-07-24 - This is the grandaddy of all of studio session books. So many have come after this (Jimi Hendrix, Clapton, etc.) but this is the gold standard. I have given this to a few people that I know would appreciate it, and every one of them has raved... just like I am doing.
My only suggestion is that Mr. Lewisohn updates it with all of the new information that has been put out there since this was published (many books including The Beatles's ANTHOLOGY CD and book for example).
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
