For myself, I would rec:
1) Fab Gear: The Beatles And Fashion (Book by Paolo Hewitt)-> My fave so far amongst all the Beatles books that I have read, art & (Beatles) fashion rocks!🎨🕶👍 my rating: 10/10
2) Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year (Book by Steve Turner)-> Basically, my fave Beatles year, so if you're into their psychedelic transition period too, this book's for you too🌈🌈🌈😊👍 my rating: 9/10
3) In His Own Write (Book by John Lennon himself)-> Well, if you're a Beatles fan, you just need to read what goes on in this Beatle mind, nonsensical stuff indeed✏📖🃏😅 my rating: 7.5/10
4) Being John Lennon (Book by Ray Connolly)-> Awesome, non-draggy autobiography of John, has some shocking & also bittersweet eg. the last few days/ years of John b4 his death parts... ❤🌈🌸my rating: 9/10
5) (Okay, this one's not directly a Beatles book but she is John's wife so lets just inc her in) Yoko Ono: Collector Of Skies (Book by Nell Beram & Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky)-> Just like book #4 as above, this is an autobiography of Yoko told in a simplified way, suitable for teens🎨🌈✏👘 my rating: 8/10
6) Grapefruit (Book by Yoko Ono herself)-> A cool compilation of Yoko's instructions that has a dreamy vibe to it imo, just like the authoress herself, no wonder John became intrigued by her & her art back in '66-'68!✏📖👘 my rating: 9/10
7) John (Solo Series)-> An easy to understand book to satisfy some of your John obsession😆👍my rating: 7.5/10
8) Revolver-> Technical explanation on how the band made the album’s songs from a music studio POV, still can satisfy the Revolver obsession in you (if you have, that is, like yours truly heee😆👍)💿my rating: 8/10
**I can't seem to find John's other self-written book as below via online though...😐
- A Spaniard In The Works
*** I probably will update further in this post because me have read other Beatles-related books although some of them are for children (well, I work in a library that's why😊✌) & maybe also including books that the Beatles found inspo material for their songs... these inc adaptations from their songs (for eg. A Little Help From My Friends, Octopus' Garden + sing-along CD, Imagine etc.), Paul's Grandude series & the Tibetan Book Of The Dead...😋🤙
Till then... reading is life!💛📖
What Beatles books would you recommend? If any :)
personally for information overloads i liked:
the beatles anthology by the beatles
the beatles biography by hunter davies
the beatles biography by bob spitz
all the songs: the story behind every beatles release by jean-michel guesdon
the beatles lyrics: the stores behind the music by hunter davies
the beatles book by hunter davies
to read just for fun I liked:
both of john lennon's books
john by cynthia lennon
150 glimpses of the beatles by craig brown (this is the same book as one, two, three, four: the beatles in time by craig brown)
wonderful tonight: george harrison, eric clapton, and me by pattie boyd
riding so high: the beatles and drugs by joe gooden
here, there, and everywhere: my life recording the music of the beatles by geoff emerick
the john lennon letters by hunter davies
john lennon: in my life by pete shotton
beetlebabes on their way to mock their exes
(but honestly the fact that both of their exes were just trying to use them and bj literally saved lydia from repeating his mistake makes me feel so jffksdkjdf)
redraw of this adorable photo
whats yours? This can be some music rec post too…😀 mine is live is life by opus (post world cup vibes still w me)
If you see this you are OBLIGATED to reblog w/ the song currently stuck in your head :)
These are just too cute...............🌸🌈🌸🌈i need them as my babies🤭🤭🤭🤭
Well, I've noticed that a lot of my friends want those Beatles dolls, and if you want them, please comment on which one (or several) you need in this post and I'll start thinking about re-producing them if there are enough of them
accurate.. cool… my fave depiction is TNK😍
Beatles songs turned into vintage book covers and magazine pages by screenwriter and self-described “graphic-arts prankster” Todd Alcott.
Tagged by: @moldygreenblue I think this is my 1st tag in Tumblr since joining not too long ago😅
1) Last Song: Never Forget You by The Noisettes (Now I’ve passed the obsession stage where I had listened to it on loop for more than an hour… so earlier on was just a revisit😝)
2) Currently Reading: Fandom And The Beatles by Kenneth Womack & Kit O’Toole (Yup, Imma Beatles fan🫶)
3) Currently Watching: Maybe some crime TV documentary series?🔫
4) Currently Listening: To the fridge current system (Because I’m in the kitchen while typing this at 12am while the whole house is sleeping🤭)
5) Latest Obsession: In the order of occurrence- Mads Mikkelsen, instant (spicy) fried noodles & Barbie stuff🔥🍜💖
Tagging: @way-beyond-compare (Sorry Sis! IDK who else to tag, but I salute you as a Beatle fan! Your Beatles bdae cakes are the awesomest!😝👍so what are your latest obsessions??)
**Anyways, WRT the images below, 57 years ago today was the release of my fave Beatles album, Revolver🥰🔥 & that’s the book I’m currently reading📖👍
Thank you for still remembering my request, Beatle fanartist friend, @helga-oko ! Groovy! & the other 3 mini Beatles sitting & chilling on the guitar neck like that… so cute😋
Really subtle but nice Johnny sketch you posted there! It kinda looks like Paulie too! Do you accept requests? Thanks!☺️👍
Thank you! Yes! That's like if Paul put on John's glasses, innit? Gimme ur request 😁 but I'll draw only if it's connected with musicians and if it's not smth hard
Even the realtors looked kinda good w those uniforms.... i rly love ASOUE steampunkish vibes😉😉👍👍(fear itself)
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (2004) ⇒ Dir: Brad Silberling, DoP: Emmanuel Lubezki.
We can discuss abt eg. music (i play some too) inc. The Fab Four (this was the initial reason why this a/c was created), 2NEBANG, pop punk rock, hip-hop, oldies, ASOUE, The Wizarding World, superheroes (esp. DCU Batman, Mortal Kombat, X-Men, TMNT & some Spiderman), Planet Of The Apes, action + comedy + horror (inc. psychological thrillers) + sci-fi, cartoon & kids shows, movies & TV series, books & cmx, art inc. fashion, travelling & cultures, sports (soccer), food glorious food😋👍
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