FAB Four FAQ (Everything Left To Know About The Beatles… And More!)
by Stuart Shea & Robert Rodriguez

More to learn? Are you serious?

As any serious Beatles historian will tell you, every area of The Fab Four’s career has been completely dissected. In many punters’ eyes, it’s the end of the line for worthwhile books on the band; what appears now is a rehash of what’s appeared previously. For the few interesting new titbits that (amazingly) still come up, the general consensus is that they’d be best in a pamphlet. So what is left for The Beatles in print? Fab Four FAQ is a good answer. With a foreword by The Byrds’ Chris Hillman and afterword by former Apple recording artist Jackie Lomax, the 510-page light-hearted paperback features a treasure-trove of new and familiar trivia from every facet of The Beatles’ career. You have short probing sections on the day John Lennon’s mother, Julia, was killed by a drunk off-duty policeman, and an examination of the young Beatles’ homes in Liverpool. A very detailed section examines the variations in released songs (hear Ringo’s five-tap hi-hat intro on All My Loving, only on the German compilation Beatles Greatest), while there’s a look at the mistakes The Beatles made, yet still released (the out-of-tune guitar in I’m Looking Through You, for instance). Enthusiasts will thoroughly enjoy this extremely well-researched book. 

ISBN 9781423421382

Reviewed by Keith Badman
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