John Lennon books

The Lennon Library

A personal selection of books about, by, or relevant to
John Lennon, presented in order of publication date.

Given dates and publishers are for the British versions unless stated.

In His Own Write by John Lennon (1964)
A collection of stories and illustrations penned in John's own inimitable style* first published by Jonathan Cape on 23rd March 1964. It was a huge success, the first edition sold out completely on the day of publication, it was also - somehow - translated into French! The book comprised 15 short stories, 8 poems, 3 play scenes, 5 other items and 26 drawings**. Paul McCartney provided the introduction. There were numerous re-issues, often being paired up with Lennon's next offering and presented as one volume (see entry for A Spaniard in the Works).

*John's first published work of this kind had appeared in Bill Harry's Mersey Beat paper in 1961.
**The contents is titled as follows: Partly Dave, No Flies on Frank, Good Dog Nigel, At the Denis, The Fat Growth on Eric Hearble, The Wrestling Dog, Randolf's Party, The Famous Five through Woenow Abbey, Sad Michael, I Wandered, A Letter, Scene three Act one, Treasure Ivan, All Abord Speeching, The Fingletoad Resort of Teddiviscious, Alec Speaking, Liddypool, You Might Well Arsk, Nicely Nicely Clive, Neville Club, The Moldy Moldy Man, On Safairy with Whide Hunter (written in conjugal with Paul), I Sat Belonely, Henry and Harry, Deaf Ted - Danoota (and me), A Surprise for Little Bobby, Halbut Returb, Unhappy Frank, On this Churly Morn, Victor Triumphs Again and Mrs. Weatherby Learns a Lesson, I Remember Arnold.

Grapefruit by Yoko Ono (1964)
Yoko Ono's book of conceptual verse was first published in America and Japan on 4th July1964 by Wunternaum Press as a limited edition release of 500 copies, the originals had a white cover with "Grapefruit" written on the left hand side (pictured left). In 1966/67 Yoko sent a copy of the book to John, which he apparently kept on his bedside table, often referring to it - sometimes with exasperation, sometimes with delight.
John added a two line introduction to the book when Simon & Schuster re-issued it in 1970 with a new cover for both the British and American versions. A further re-print occurred in 2000.


A Spaniard In The Works by John Lennon (1965)
The follow up to In his own write was first published by Jonathan Cape on 24th June 1965. Again the book comprised of various short stories, poems and drawings*. In 1966 Penguin released a collection of John's work taken from this and his earlier book under the title The Penguin John Lennon. A year later Signet in the USA offered both titles in one volume, they also published the Penguin book under a new title The Writing Beatle: John Lennon.

*The contents is titled as follows: A Spaniard in the Works, The Fat Budgie, Snore Wife and some Several Dwarts, The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield, The Faulty Bagnose, We must not forget the General Erection, Benjamin Distasteful, The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog), Araminta Ditch, Cassandle, The National Health Cow, Readers Lettuce, Silly Norman, Mr. Boris Morris, Bernice's Sheep, Last Will and Testicle, I Believe Boot.


The Lennon Play: In His Own Write by John Lennon, Adrienne Kennedy and Victor Spinetti (1968)
This 1968 stage adaptation of John's literary work was published by Jonathan Cape (it was published by Simon & Schuster in the USA). For more information on this project go here.
 
 
 
 
 

Lennon Remembers by Jann S. Wenner (1971)
John's no-holds-barred 8th December 1970 Beatles myth dispelling interview with Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone magazine* was first published in hardback book form in the USA in 1971 by the magazines's own publishing arm Straight Arrow, the cover (pictured left) featured a photograph of John taken on the day of the interview whilst the back cover had a photo of John posing with Yoko (also taken on 08/Dec/1970), there were a further 59 photographs spanning the Beatles career to be found inside.
Wenner sent John a copy of the book inscribed "Without you, this book could never have been done", Lennon was not amused but his anger at the interview being turned into a book did not prevent a paperback version being published later that same year by New American Library. A British hardback version appeared in 1972 courtesy of Talmy Franklin (under the title Lennon Remembers: The Frankest Beatle Reveals All). Penguin then issued a UK paperback in 1973 with a front cover painting by Philip Castle (see here) and this was the version that was re-printed in December 1980.
The full unedited transcript finally appeared on 18th September 2000 with a forward by Yoko Ono, but this did not include any photographs (other than on the cover). Five years later the entire interview was made available in audio form as a series of Podcasts from Rolling Stone's website.

* The interview originally appeared in the 21/Jan/1971 and 04/Feb/1971 editions of Rolling Stone magazine.


The Lennon Factor by Paul Young (1972)
This is not a book I have personally read, nor does it appear to be considered an essential read by those that have. But I include it here as it has the distinction of being one of the few books written primarily about John (rather than the Beatles as a group) during Lennon's lifetime. It was published in America in hardback by Stein and Day in January 1972 with a cover featuring a cut out of John from the Abbey Road cover. In the 122 page 'prosetry' the author sets out to link the story of John and the Beatles with the popular culture of the day.
 


The John Lennon Story by George Tremlett (1976)
UK 'old school' music journalist George Tremlett began writing about Rock (and Roll) in 1957 by reviewing pop package tours for The Coventry Evening Telegraph, he then landed a part time job with the NME in 1961. His 160 page book on John Lennon, first issued in early 1976, was one in a series of rock star paperbacks he had published by Futura. The Lennon volume was divided into 8 untitled chapters plus a 54 page chronology and 16 pages of photographs. "The Paul McCartney Story" had been issued in 1975, other stars covered by Tremlett included David Bowie, The Osmonds, Gary Glitter, David Essex, The Rolling Stones, Marc Bolan, The Who, Slade and Cliff Richard.
 

One Day At A Time by Anthony Fawcett (1976)
"This book is about the growth of the artist John Lennon, a poet, a primitive musician, and a practical dreamer". Anthony Fawcett became involved with John and Yoko when working in London as an art critic, helping them organize the Acorn event in 1968, he then joined the Lennon's full time in 1969 - running their office, organizing their daily schedules, and cataloguing their writings and films until May 1970 when they left for California for Primal Therapy. This highly recommended biography*, generously illustrated with rare photographs, was first published in the USA by Grove Press in 1976. New English Library published it in Britain in 1977 (pictured), a December 1980 re-print saw the title amended to John Lennon 1940-1980: One Day At A Time.

*Chapter titles include: The Acorn Event, The Ballad of John and Yoko, The Peace Politician, Monopoly at Apple and the Mississippi Gambler, The Breakup of the Beatles, The Dream is Over, The Primitive Musician, The Poet and the Painter.


A Twist Of Lennon by Cynthia 'Lennon' (1978)
Not quite the first book to be authored by a Beatle's ex, that dubious accolade belongs to Paul McCartney's summer '68 girlfriend Francie Schwartz (who had her book Body Count published by Straight Arrow in 1972), but this was to be the first of two books that John's ex wife Cynthia would produce. By June 1978 Cynthia was already on her third marriage (to John Twist - hence the title), yet she took the liberty of using the name Lennon for media activities which included a serialisation in the ultimate kiss & tell British tabloid News of the World.  John tried to prevent the newspaper from printing part two of the story and stop the book from being published, but part two appeared the following week and the book was issued by Star Books (Avon in the US). By the time her follow-up 'John' was published in September 2005, Cynthia was on her 4th marriage - but she was still using the name Lennon. The new book mostly covered the same old ground, but with John no longer alive she felt she could be less guarded with the 'truth'. However, her 2nd book proved to be little more interesting than the first. Perhaps the following passage from 'John' sums up Cynthia and her relationship with John: "Some [songs] were extra-special, such as All My Loving which came out on an EP in February 1964. John had written it for me during a time when we were often apart, and I loved its tender, romantic lyrics."*

*All my Loving was entirely Paul McCartney's composition.


Strawberry Fields Forever: John Lennon Remembered by Vic Garbarini and Brian Cullman with Barbara Graustark (1980)
An avalanche of Lennon/Beatles tribute books and re-prints appeared in a very short space of time in the wake of John's murder in December 1980, one of the very first new publications to appear on the shelves was this Delilah/Bantam paperback which was basically in three sections, the first part is a Lennon biography, the 2nd part "Two Virgins" is Barbara Graustark's September 1980 interview with John for Newsweek, and the third and final section "Chronology: Liverpool to New York, 1940-1980" is a diary of events.
 
 


John Lennon In His Own Words compiled by Miles (1980)
Another hastily produced Christmas 1980 cash-in, although this proved to be one of the more popular efforts. With classic quotes and much of the content taken up with photographs, it was as good an introduction to John Lennon as any. Omnibus Press had already published The Beatles In Their Own Words, Paul McCartney In His Own Words and George Harrison Yesterday and Today, therefore as part of a collectable series of Omnibus Beatle books John Lennon In His Own Words was one of the most readily available Lennon books in UK stores throughout the 1980's. However, it did rely too heavily on the 1970 Rolling Stone interview and, as this and many other interviews have since been made available in audio form, the book is now of little relevance.

Come Together John Lennon in his time by Jon Wiener (1984)
 "Come together is the first book to examine seriously Lennon's deeply held radical beliefs. It is also a powerful political biography, capturing his humour, warmth and passion". If only one single book on John Lennon could be preserved for all eternity, this would probably be my choice. Jon Wiener, a history professor of the University of California, had spent many years trying to compel the FBI to release its file on John Lennon. He eventually received a 300-page dossier, but even then, ten pages were still withheld. The result of his efforts formed the basis for a book* (for which Yoko Ono granted an interview) first published in hardback in the USA by Random House in May 1984 (pictured), Faber and Faber published the UK version in 1985. A revised edition was issued in 1995 and after securing access to the remaining files, Wiener authored a follow-up Gimme Some Truth which was published in 2000.

*Wiener's original book was divided into 7 parts and titled as follows: 1. Prologue, 2. Rock against Revolution, 3. Avant-Garde Peacenik, 4. Personal/Political Artist, 5. Movement Songwriter, 6. Deportation and the Ex-Radical, 7. Feminist Father. An epilogue looked into the circumstances which led to John's murder and following the lengthy interview with Yoko there was a Chronology and a useful section which lists the source for each quote used in the book.

John Winston Lennon / John Ono Lennon by Ray Coleman (1984)
Ray Coleman's twin volumes are still generally accepted to be the definitive biographies of John Lennon. Volume One* (covering John's life up to the point he first met Yoko) was published by Sidgwick & Jackson in June 1984, Volume Two** (pictured left) followed on 30th October 1984. The first book John Winston Lennon was dedicated to Julian, John Ono Lennon was dedicated to Sean. The books were later combined and published as a single volume in paperback form.
As an editor of the music weekly Disc and then Melody Maker, Ray Coleman was one of the first music journalists to be introduced to the Beatles by their manager Brian Epstein, Coleman interviewed Lennon several times and remained in contact with him after John moved to New York in 1971, he died of cancer at the age of 59 in 1996.

*Volume 1 - John Winston Lennon was 350 pages and divided into 15 chapters as follows: 1. The Rebel, 2. Childhood, 3. Schooldays, 4. Elvis!, 5. The Art Student, 6. Rock ' n' Roll, 7. Romance, 8. Hamburg, 9. Liverpool, 10. Marriage, 11. Fame, 12. Drugs, 13. Money, 14. Music, 15. Pressures. There was also a Chronology 1940-1966, a Discography 1962-1966, "John Lennon's Classic Song Lyrics 1962-1966" and "A note about Volume 2 of this biography".

**Volume 2 - John Ono Lennon was 334 pages and divided into 10 chapters as follows: 1. Divorce, 2. Beatles, 3. Peace, 4. Change, 5. The Music: 1966-1971, 6. America, 7. Seclusion, 8. The Music: 1972-1980, 9. The Comeback, 10. The End. There was also a Chronology 1967-1980, a Discography 1967-1984 and "John Lennon's Classic Song Lyrics 1967-1980".


Listen To These Pictures: Photographs of John Lennon by Bob Gruen (1985)
The first of three books by photographer Bob Gruen who first met John in 1971 and continued to photograph him until 6th December 1980. William Morrow & Co published his original volume on 1st March 1985, this comprised 135 black and white photographs with Yoko providing an introduction. 10 years later, Yoko and Gruen teamed up with Genesis Publications (famed for their high quality limited edition leather bound books by George Harrison and Derek Taylor), the result was Sometime In New York City first issued on 3rd March 1995. Another 10 years later, another book, John Lennon: The New York Years, this was first published by Stewart, Tabori and Changin in October 2005.

Skywriting By Word Of Mouth by John Lennon (1986)
In his 1980 interview for Playboy magazine, John recalled that during his 5 year hiatus 'I got frantic in one period that I was supposed to be creating things, so I sat down and wrote about two hundred pages of mad stuff - In His Own Write-ish. It's there in a box, but it isn't right. Some of it's funny, but it's not right enough.'
Six years later it was decided that the material should be published, the 200 page result also included John's 1978 mini autobiography "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and a few other items from the late 1960's* - The Ballad of John and Yoko alone made the book an essential addition to any respectable Lennon collection. Yoko provided an afterword as well as colourising one of John's drawings for the cover. The book was published in the UK by Pan on 10th October 1986, Harper & Row published the American version.

*The Ballad of John and Yoko section was divided into four chapters: 1. All We Were Saying Was Give Peace A Chance, 2. We'd All Love To See The Plan, 3. We Fought The Law And The Law Lost, 4. The Mysterious Smell Of Rose. The next section is titled Two Virgins which consists of three verses written in 1968: Wonsaponatime, "Once Upon a Pooltable..." and  "...the full meaning of Winchester Cathedral". An Alphabet is a surreal A-Z list penned in February 1969. John's 1975/76 work entitled Skywriting By Word Of Mouth begins on page 45 and consists of the following segments: Skywriting by Word of Mouth, Subtitled "Lucy in the Scarf with Diabetics", Up Yours, Puma Eats Coast Guard, Puma Eats Scapegoat, Spare Me the Agony of Your Birth Control, "Demented in Denmark", "It Nearly Happened in Rome", "A Paradox and a Matching Sweater, Please", "The Air Hung Thick Like a Hustler's Prick", "A Conspiracy of Silence Speaks Louder Than Words", "Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Killer Whale", "The Art of Deception Is in the Eye of the Beholder", "Be Were Wolf of Limitations" or "The Spirit of Boogie Be Upon You", "A Word in Your Orifice" or "Bebe Seagull Bites Dust", The Incredible Mediocre Rabbits, Europe on Five Camels a Day, "Death Is Switching Channels on TV", Chapter 23 or 27: In Which a Harvard Graduate Faints at the Sight of Enlightenment, "Florence de Bortcha Has Nuptials", Grueling Bi Centennial Scatters Entrails, "A Reason for Breathing", "Hang This Garlick Round Your Neck and You'll Never Marry", Experts Dance at Soc Hop Ball, The Importance of Being Erstwhile, "Never Cross a Horse with a Loose Woman", The Life of Reilly, by Ella Scott Fitzgeraldine, Chapter Forty-One: A Complete Change of Pacemaker", Never Underestimate the Power of Attorney.

The Lennon companion by Elizabeth Thomson and David Gutman (1987)
The Lennon companion brought together the "best" historical and contemporary (mid 1980s) writing about John Lennon's life and work, a collection of articles and reprints of important criticism and commentary by the likes of Tom Wolfe, Noel Coward, Kenneth Tynan, William Mann, Adrian Mitchell, Wilfrid Mellers, Martin Amis, George Melly and Robert Christgau covered The Beatles as well as Lennon's own career and music. The highlight was a full re-print of the Red Mole interview with Tariq Ali and Robin Blackburn from February 1971, Maureen Cleave's infamous How Does a Beatle Live? article was also included. The book was first published by MacMillan on 10th September 1987.

Imagine John Lennon by Andrew Solt and Sam Egan (1988)
First published by Bloomsbury on 17th October 1988 to coincide with the documentary film of the same name, this large sized 256 page book was effectively a pictorial history written and edited by Andrew Solt and Sam Egan with a forward by Yoko Ono and preface by David L Wolper, it covered John's whole life including childhood and Beatlehood photo's plus intimate family portraits from his final years. The book was divided into 8 parts as follows: 1. From Birth To Beatle, 2. Taking Off, 3. Trouble At The Top, 4. Enter Yoko, 5. 1969, 6. The Dream Is Over, 7. Househusband, 8. Starting Over.
 
 
 
 
 

The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman (1988)
This was a biography that fans had been dreading ever since Goldman first announced his intention to write a book on Lennon in November 1981 following his character assassination of Elvis Presley. Such was the author's reputation, most of the key personalities in John's life refused to be interviewed leaving Goldman to largely base his tome on the selective memories of ex-employees with an axe to grind. Goldman was particularly merciless in his portrayal of Yoko Ono, the book began - not in Liverpool or even with a snapshot of Beatlemania, but with a description of Yoko scoring a daily Heroin fix in 1979. Goldman also displayed an unhealthy fascination with his subject's sex lives and bodily functions, during a passage describing John's visit to Bangkok in the 1970's he wrote "John might have also indulged himself with a Thai boy". Might? perhaps this revealed more about Goldman's capacity for sexual deviancy than Lennon's.
The book was first published on 22nd August 1988 in hardback by Bantam (Morrow published the US edition the same day) with a serialization in the Daily Mail. The following month (on 14th September) US Radio station Westwood One broadcast a one hour special entitled Yoko's Response. Channel 4 in Britain produced a TV documentary Lennon/Goldman (The making of a bestseller) which Goldman refused to appear in, ironically claiming "You'll put me on trial in this film and I don't see why I should be judged by anybody."

Daddy Come Home by Pauline Lennon (1990)
"The riveting story of Freddie Lennon's relationship with young John, and their eventual deathbed reconciliation is told for the first time by Pauline Lennon - the girl who made front-page news when as a 20 year old she married 55 year old Freddie Lennon".
This 209 page, 9 chapter* book was based on Freddie Lennon's own manuscript as well as remarkable access to details of John's therapy sessions with Arthur Janov, Pauline also worked for John and his first wife Cynthia for a short time as an au pair living at Kenwood in late 1967. Of all the books penned by John's relations, Daddy Come Home is easily the most palatable and important. It was first published by Angus & Robertson on 6th December 1990.

*The chapters are titled as follows: 1. Just Good Mates, 2. Married to the Sea, 3. Little Pal, 4. Daddy, Come Home, 5. The Prodigal Father, 6. An Extraordianry Romance, 7. There's Hope For Us Yet Dad, 8. So Much Anger, So Much Pain, 9. Like Father, Like Son.

The John Lennon Encyclopedia by Bill Harry (2000)
"In almost a thousand pages and over half-a-million words, renowned Beatles authority and archivist Bill Harry provides an alphabetical, comprehensive and definitive celebration of John Winston Lennon, the man who has now been venerated and adored by three generations of rock fans. It aims to include every track Lennon ever wrote or worked on, every gig he ever played, and biographies of everyone involved in his life."
First published on 27th July 2000 by Virgin Publishing Ltd.
 

John Lennon Mojo special (2000)
Assembled by the UK Rock magazine Mojo in 2000 and limited to 89,000 copies, this impressive special edition told the full story of Lennon's life and music, profiling in detail every phase of his career. Celebrities including Paul McCartney and David Bowie offered their choice for "My Favourite Lennon" and there were new interviews with Pete Best, Klaus Voorman, Arthur Janov and a lengthy Q&A with Yoko Ono.
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Beatles shadow : Stuart Sutcliffe by Pauline Sutcliffe (2001)
Not a book about John as such, but Stuart Sutcliffe's influence on John Lennon's life should not be underestimated. Stuart's sister drew upon her own memories of growing up in late 1950's/early '60's Liverpool and many of Stuart's personal letters to paint a revealing portrait of John's relationship with her brother. The most startling passage in the book was her account of John's vicious attack on Stuart in a Hamburg street in May 1961 which left him lying face down, semiconscious on the pavement bleeding from his face and ear after receiving a kick to the head, Lennon was said to have then fled the scene leaving Paul McCartney to help. She went on to declare "I am convinced that kick was what eventually led to Stuart's death..... I know John always held himself responsible for Stuart dying." In spite of these claims, Pauline Sutcliffe is compassionate in her portrayal of Lennon in her book* which was first published in hardback by Sidgwick & Jackson in the UK on 9th November 2001.

*The Contents is titled as follows: List of Art Works, Prologue-Magical History Tour, 1. Family Affairs, 2. First Loves, 3. Percy Street, 4. The Blonde, 5. Film Noir, 6. The Glass Slipper, 7. Bad Blood, 8. Torture, 9. Heaven's Door, 10. We Heard the News, 11. Shaken Faith, 12. The Price of Life, 13. Shadow of the Beatles, Postscript-Together Again.


NME Originals - John Lennon by New Musical Express (2003)
This 148 page magazine special compiled original interviews and reviews from the weekly British pop music newspapers NME & Melody Maker from 1962-1980, it included a mass of photo's - many rare and was an essential read for those wishing to appreciate Lennon in the context of the landscape in which he produced his work. It was published in the Autumn of 2003 with a choice of covers (the one illustrated here and an alternate cover featuring John in the mop-top era).
 


Lennon Legend by James Henke (2003)
The most lavish Lennon book yet produced, this "illustrated life of John Lennon" included removable reproductions of handwritten lyrics, artwork and memorabilia, there was also a CD In His Own Words which, as the title suggests, included interview extracts - the first 4 tracks are all taken from the 1972 Mike Douglas Show appearances, tracks 5-10 are from the 28th September 1974 WNEW radio interview with Dennis Elsas, tracks 11-15 are extracts from John's final interview on 8th December 1980 and track 16 is the live performance of Imagine on the Mike Douglas Show first aired on 17th February 1972.
The book, housed in a stiff hardboard slip case, was first published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on 9th October 2003.
 
 
 

Memories of John Lennon edited by Yoko Ono (2005)
"Invited by Yoko Ono, friends, family, and fans from all walks of life - including some the great artists of our day - reminisce about Lennon as a visionary and friend, musician and performer, husband and father, activist and jokester."
Highlights included contributions from Tariq Ali, Peter Brown, Bob Gruen, Ronnie Hawkins, Mick Jagger, Astrid Kirchher, Donovan, Elliot Mintz, Desmond Morris, Iggy Pop, Pete Townshend, Klaus Voorman, Jann Wenner, Jon Wiener and Ritchie Yorke. First published by Harper on 17th November 2005.
 
 
 


LENNON The Albums by Johnny Rogan (2006)
A comprehensive discussion and analysis of the solo albums including the early experimental work with Yoko Ono and the posthumous compilations and collections of demo's and outtakes. Rogan was best known for his biographies on The Byrds and The Smiths.
First published on 30th November 2006 by Calidore.
 
 


Shoulda Been There by Jude Kessler (2007)
Described as 'a documented historical fiction based on Lennon’s colorful and tragic life', Shoulda been there is the first in a trilogy of novels that tells the story of Lennon’s life from a 'fly on the wall' perspective. Part one covers the period October 1940 - December 1961. See here for more information via the author's own website. USA publication 2007.
 
 


And these too.....
Lennon - by the Liverpool Echo 1984
John Lennon 10 Years On - by Huw Collingbourne 1990 (Tribute Magazine)
The Last Days of John Lennon - by Frederic Seaman 1991

Books About The Beatles
A list of books read by the author of this web-site.

The Beatles Monthly Book - A Monthly Magazine, Beat Publications 1963-2003
Love Me Do : The Beatles Progress - by Michael Braun 1964
The Beatles - by Hunter Davies Sep/1968
The Longest Cocktail Party - by Richard DiLello 1972
As Time Goes By  - by Derek Taylor 1973
The Beatles : An Illustrated Record - by Roy Carr & Tony Tyler 1975
The Beatles : The Fabulous Story of John, Paul, George & Ringo - by Pascall & Burt 1975
Paul McCartney in his Own Words - by Paul Gambaccini 1976
The Beatles Forever - by Nicholas Shaffner 1977
George Harrison Yesterday & Today - by Ross Michaels 1977
The Beatles in Their Own Words - by Miles 1978
The Beatles Lyrics - 1979 Futura edition (The first Beatle book I ever bought)
I Me Mine - by George Harrison 1980
The Beatles - Rolling Stone Press 1980
Star Club Magazine Beatles special - 1980 German Magazine
Shout! - by Philip Norman   30/Mar/1981
The Beatles : An Illustrated Diary - by H.V. Fulpen 1982 (English edition 1983)
The Beatles England - by Bacon & Maslov  Oct/1982
With the Beatles - by Dezo Hoffman  Nov/1982
The Beatles Now - Mid 1980's Magazine
The Long & Winding Road (Beatle Discography) - by Neville Stannard, revised edition published 15/Sep/1983
Working Class Heroes (Solo Discography) - by Neville Stannard 15/Sep/1983
The Love You Make - by Peter Brown & Steven Gaines 1983
Paperback Writers (Beatle books) - by Bill Harry 26/Jul/1984
The Beatles - by John Tobler 1984
Beatlemania (Filmography) - by Bill Harry 1984
The Beatles Conquer America - by Dezo Hoffman  30/Aug/1984
Beatles For Sale (Memorabilia) - by Bill Harry 11/Jul/1985
The Beatles Live! - by Mark Lewisohn  19/May/1986
The Beatles : A Celebration - by Geoffrey Guiliano 1986
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today - by Derek Taylor 21/May/1987
The Beatles : 25 Years in the Life - by Mark Lewisohn  01/Oct/1987
Yesterday - by Alistair Taylor  07/Apr/1988
The Beatles Complete Recording Sessions - by Mark Lewisohn 23/Sep/1988
George Harrison : Dark Horse - by Geoffrey Giuliano Nov/1989
The Unseen Beatles - by Bob Whitaker  24/Oct/1991
The Beatles Ultimate Recording Guide - by A.J.Wiener USA Jul/1992
The Beatles London - by Schreuders, Lewisohn & Smith 28/Apr/1994
Revolution in the Head - by Ian MacDonald 19/Sep/1994, revised edition 04/Sep/1997
Paul McCartney : Many Years From Now - by Barry Miles 02/Oct/1997
The Beatles : A Diary - by Barry Miles Sep/1998
The Beatles After the Break Up - by Keith Badman  Oct/1999
Q Magazine Special : The Beatles - Late 1999
The Beatles Anthology - 05/Oct/2000
The Beatles : Off the Record - by Keith Badman  16/Oct/2000
Eight Arms To Hold You - by Chip Madinger and Mark Easter  Jan/2001
The Beatles Unseen Archives - by Tim Hill & Marie Clayton 2001
The Beatles : A Secret History - by Alistair Taylor Sep/2001
Mojo Magazine Beatles Special : The Psychedelic Beatles - Early 2002
Mojo Magazine Beatles Special : The Beatles Final Years - Mid 2003
That Magic Feeling - by John C. Winn 2003
The Beatles Film & TV Chronicle 1961-1970 - by Jorg Pieper & Volker Path, Mid-late 2005

The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn (1992)
If there is only one Beatles book to own then this comprehensive tomb is it, detailing every recording session, concert, TV & Radio appearance the four Beatles made between 1957 and 1970. First published by Pyramid on 24th September 1992.
 
 
 
 
 
 


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