Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Now that Brian's book has officially been released, there is another new book headed for release in 2007 in which he collaborated with Nick Thiel & Jim Elyea.

I had a great time talking with Nick at the 75th about this book and it will be coming in at more than 400 pages! Check out the link below for more/preorder info:

http://www.beatlesequipmentguide.com/

Already preordered mine.

I wonder how this will be different than the Beatles Gear book that came out a few years ago.

Boy, they must have hated Andy Babiuk's book to have written this.

Maybe they thought it wasn't that chock full o' info

I've got the Beatles Gear book, and I think it's a great book, fun to pick up and browse, etc. The insights kind of remind me of "Anthology" with great pics and stories about the gear.

Having just received the "Recording The Beatles", I'm thinking this will be a much more in-depth, technical look at their gear...

I tend not to think of things in terms of better, but rather different--

Bill

We simply wanted to include MORE information on the things that could have been clearer or were simply missed. While MOST people reading the Beatles Gear book learned a lot, there are people who are truly fanatics about things who felt there was more to things.

The "Beatles Gear" book tells a story - a progression through time. But it's hard to use if you want a reference: "What cymbals did Ringo use?" There are also many details covered in the new book that would not have been appropriate in a storyline-type of book.

We worked VERY hard with experts from around the world to get things accurate and deep with information. It will be worth it IF you're a Beatles instrument fan, somewhat like the "Recording the Beatles" book goes along Mark Lewisohn's "Recording Sessions"...

Brian, that's the way I am expecting the new book to be -- more or less a companion or expansion piece to "Beatles Gear". I've always been a big fan of Lewisohn's "Recording Sessions", and I appreciated the fact that you made reference to it, and only contradicted/corrected Mark is a few very specific cases.

It was like reading two histroy books -- each telling a story from a slightly different point of view, each filling in details omitted by the other. I am REALLY looking forward to the equipment book!

But $70?

No thanks.

Hi Jerry -
Mark Lewisohn was never allowed to update/rewrite his Recording Sessions book; even the new reprint came out without his knowing. Over the many years, he did find lots of things he would prefer to re-do, but put most of that in his Chronicle book or other articles. We did correct a little information from his book (MOST of it is still very accurate) when possible, and he has been a big help over time. Beatles studio research would be near impossible without his work.

Brian, thanks for that explanation. But question -- why and who wouldn't allow Mark to do an update? Not trying to dig for deep secrets here. Just seems if Apple and EMI were willing to give him that much access before, why wouldn't they allow him to do an update? A publisher thing, or "No" from EMI/Apple/NeilAspinall?

Mine's preordered too! LONG wait though, huh?

The publisher. Apple does not allow EMI to do "Beatles" things anymore, so EMI no longer is connected to that book. Hamlin put it out, and never updated it. They also re-released it without advance notice, as far as I know.