Beatles Covered – Reference Book
Beatles reference books have a difficult legacy to live up to. The reason for this observation is as soon as a discography is published, it can become outdated instantly as new releases come out. Unless book addendums or revised editions are issued, the older book is always missing significant detail as time progresses.
One thing that can be said conclusively, though, is that this book can clearly be claimed as the best Beatles discography in the world. The title was written in the English language by German author, Joachim Noske, and published in 2009, by Ajono Books.
Only 500 copies of this massive book were issued with over 14,000 scans of LP’s singles, Ep’s. 78’s picture disks, flexi-disks, and more, featuring discographies from more than 60 countries. Upon release the 500 copies were quickly snapped up by collectors and it is out of print. Copies of the book when they come up for auction command significant high prices! The author has claimed that he does not envision he will ever reprint the book despite the ever increasing demand of collectors.
The book is over 800 pages long and features full color/colour throughout. It must have been very expensive to produce this book.
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Wow! I just met Joachim today. I work at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. I had no idea who he was at the time – he was just sitting in our retail store and asked me where all the CD’s went – there were hundreds when he last visited.
Kim-interesting comment from Joachim “where have all the cd’s gone.” Formats that were once very popular can disappear overnight and old ones can reappear, like vinyl. I want to visit your great museum one day. Have heard so much about it!!!
I have copy N°130/500 signed and dedicated by Joachim. It is an amazing and very heavy book.
Amazing by the quality, the photographs, and the work done by the author. I (often) always have a look through the pages with astonishment.
Hi Roland-thank you for your comments. So glad to hear that you also have a copy of this wonderful discography. Would appreciate you spreading the word about the blog to anyone that shares your interest in Beales print material. If they register and subscribe to the blog, they will receive notifications when each new post appears. Much appreciation and thanks!
only known copy in the U.S. is at the library of the rock hall