Richard Havers spent twenty years working in the airline industry before deciding to pursue his passion for writing. His books include Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey, Rolling with the Stones, co-written with Bill Wyman; Sinatra, an illustrated biography of Frank Sinatra. He has co-authored My Take, Gary Barlow's autobiography, & The Brooklyn Boy, Tony Visconti's.
<p>Celebrate The Beatles with rare photographs and a never-before-seen</p><p>collection of removable, collectible memorabilia.</p><p>At one time the most famous pop band in the world, The Beatles still hold center stage.</p><p>Anyone who lived through the 1960s remembers them, and the digital remastering of</p><p>their output has ensured that younger generations know them too. How could they</p><p>not? The songs will live forever and are regularly used in film or TV scores, on</p><p>advertisements, and on radio channels everywhere.</p><p>With such coverage and interest, how can there be anything new to say about the</p><p>band? The Beatles manages to do so thanks to the remarkable collection of</p><p>photographs housed in Mirrorpix, the library of the Daily Mirror, Britain’s</p><p>premier popular daily. With so much interest in the band, photographers were always</p><p>looking to cover not just the major events that all the media attended, but smaller,</p><p>more intimate moments. And then, of course, there were the paparazzi: The Beatles</p><p>were perfect targets for this new breed of photographer who didn’t ask for permission</p><p>to take their photos and followed George, Paul, John, and Ringo wherever they went.</p><p>The book begins with an overview, starting with Brian Epstein’s birth in 1934 to The</p><p>Beatles signing with him in 1961, in between covering their time in Liverpool, their</p><p>start as the Quarrymen, their gigs in Hamburg, and the dawn of what would become</p><p>their iconic hairstyles. Each ensuing chapter contains unique timelines that</p><p>highlight notable daily activities each year, from concert dates, to personal matters</p><p>(Paul marries Linda March 12, 1969), to epic events that solidify the group's fame</p><p>forever (Apple Records launches August 11, 1968). The book finishes with a chapter on</p><p>the band’s breakup and their lives, post-Beatles.</p><p>Included are 15 removable reproductions of collectible memorabilia, including:</p><p>1. Concert posters and flyers for the group’s performances, including at the Odeon</p><p>(with Roy Orbison in 1963) and their record-breaking Shea Stadium appearance</p><p>(1965)</p><p>2. 1963 program cover for a Royal performance in the presence of the Queen</p><p>Mother at the Prince of Wales Theatre</p><p>3. 1963 signed souvenir card from their Scottish tour of Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, and</p><p>Dundee</p><p>4. Cover from a pictorial commemorating their 1964 performances at Carnegie Hall</p><p>5. 1965 Christmas card signed by the Fab Four</p><p>6. 1966 advertisement for the band’s US single release, “Yellow Submarine/Eleanor</p><p>Quarto - Adults October 2024Rigby”</p><p>7. Cartoon and caricature cards</p><p>Mirrorpix has a sensational collection of material that was taken to feed an insatiable</p><p>desire to see the band, their families, hangers on, and what they all did. Record</p><p>launches, publicity events, holidays, flights in and out of the country, TV broadcasts,</p><p>film work, births, deaths, and marriages: every event was photographed. With this sort</p><p>of coverage, unsurprisingly, much material was not published, and it is this treasure</p><p>trove that is showcased in this rare and exciting collection. Collectors of all stripes will</p><p>cherish the removable reproductions of memorabilia.</p><div><br></div>
