Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

Tune In is the first volume of All These Years-a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Ten years in the making, Tune In takes the Beatles from before their childhoods through the final hour of 1962-when, with breakthrough success just days away, they stand on the cusp of a whole new kind of fame and celebrity. They've one hit record ("Love Me Do") behind them and the next ("Please Please Me") primed for release, their first album session is booked, and America is clear on the horizon. *This is the lesser-known Beatles story-the pre-Fab years of Liverpool and Hamburg-and in many respects the most absorbing and incredible period of them all. Here is the complete and true account of their family lives, childhoods, teenage years and their infatuation with American music, here is the riveting narrative of their unforgettable days and nights in the Cavern Club, their laughs, larks and adventures when they could move about freely, before fame closed in. *

For those who've never read a Beatles book before, this is the place to discover the young men behind the icons. For those who think they know John, Paul, George, and Ringo, it's time to press the Reset button and tune into the real story, the lasting word.

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Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

Tune In is the first volume of All These Years-a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Ten years in the making, Tune In takes the Beatles from before their childhoods through the final hour of 1962-when, with breakthrough success just days away, they stand on the cusp of a whole new kind of fame and celebrity. They've one hit record ("Love Me Do") behind them and the next ("Please Please Me") primed for release, their first album session is booked, and America is clear on the horizon. *This is the lesser-known Beatles story-the pre-Fab years of Liverpool and Hamburg-and in many respects the most absorbing and incredible period of them all. Here is the complete and true account of their family lives, childhoods, teenage years and their infatuation with American music, here is the riveting narrative of their unforgettable days and nights in the Cavern Club, their laughs, larks and adventures when they could move about freely, before fame closed in. *

For those who've never read a Beatles book before, this is the place to discover the young men behind the icons. For those who think they know John, Paul, George, and Ringo, it's time to press the Reset button and tune into the real story, the lasting word.

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Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

by Mark Lewisohn

Narrated by Clive Mantle

Unabridged — 43 hours, 44 minutes

Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years

by Mark Lewisohn

Narrated by Clive Mantle

Unabridged — 43 hours, 44 minutes

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Tune In is the first volume of All These Years-a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Ten years in the making, Tune In takes the Beatles from before their childhoods through the final hour of 1962-when, with breakthrough success just days away, they stand on the cusp of a whole new kind of fame and celebrity. They've one hit record ("Love Me Do") behind them and the next ("Please Please Me") primed for release, their first album session is booked, and America is clear on the horizon. *This is the lesser-known Beatles story-the pre-Fab years of Liverpool and Hamburg-and in many respects the most absorbing and incredible period of them all. Here is the complete and true account of their family lives, childhoods, teenage years and their infatuation with American music, here is the riveting narrative of their unforgettable days and nights in the Cavern Club, their laughs, larks and adventures when they could move about freely, before fame closed in. *

For those who've never read a Beatles book before, this is the place to discover the young men behind the icons. For those who think they know John, Paul, George, and Ringo, it's time to press the Reset button and tune into the real story, the lasting word.


Editorial Reviews

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

…the intrepid reader who enters the portals of Tune In is probably in the presence of slow-gestating greatness. The finished history promises to have monumental stature, and this warm-up may turn out to be its most revealing installment. Mr. Lewisohn executes the difficult trick of introducing five major characters—John, Paul, George, Ringo and Liverpool—and patiently establishing each before their paths cross. It is invaluable to view each band member as a separate individual…It's also eye-opening to read Mr. Lewisohn's revisionist versions of the most widely propagated myths about band members' early years…

The New York Times Book Review - Tim Riley

…an extensive and engrossing group biography built on a well-raked mountain of exacting new research…[Lewisohn] retells this epic tale in a manner that, while ambitious…also manages to be expertly controlled and propelling…Lewisohn doesn't just tell the story fully and entertainingly, however. He also challenges some sacred strands of received wisdom.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169354447
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 10/29/2013
Series: Beatles: All These Years , #1
Edition description: Unabridged

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