Of particular fascination to me as a collector of Beatles books are books like The Beatles and Bournemouth and The Beatles and Wales. I treasure reading books that deal with early European gigs in their rise and climb to worldwide fame. Even in recent years. for example, early recordings of the Beatles appearing at venues like the boy’s school in Stowe in the UK have appeared unexpectedly. That show was fascinating as their worldwide performances once fame was attained were only around 20-25 minutes in length. The Stowe school 1963 appearance was about an hour long and included many of their numbers that they only had performed previously at BBC radio sessions.
The Beatles in 1963 at Stowe! I was there! The Real Story!! – YouTube
The Beatles and Bournemouth
There are a few interesting books about other early Beatles UK gigs I would like to share a couple with you. The first one deals with the importance of Bournemouth in the Beatles story. Nick Churchill wrote this interesting volume with many great photos.
Publisher: Natula Publications
Publication date: January 1, 2011
Some interesting details on the back cover that are discussed within the book:
The Beatles and Wales by David Jones:
Publisher-St David’s Press
Publication date-1 Jan. 2001
The back cover discusses many of the details covered in this fascinating title:
Of the books or Beatles print material that you may have in your collection that detail a specific Beatles performance or city that they may have performed in, what is your favorite title and why?
John “Buzz” Bezzini
The Beatles
Books about The Beatles as a group
