NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966

by Terry Crain, Vivek J. Tiwary, Perry Cox

Overview

Talk about Pop Culture! The book "NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1966" is on sale! This softbound book, now in its Second Edition, has over 700+ images and has recently been accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Library and Archives section. The book covers the approximately 150 licensed items that dotted store shelves and helped fuel the band-crazed fan during the time right after the band landed in America and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Toys, games, dolls, jewelry, clothing, wigs, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578458915
Publisher:	Terry Crain
Publication date:	09/21/2023
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	507,652
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780578458915
Publisher: faBgear company
Publication date: 07/27/2020
Pages: 250
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author
Terry lives in Murphysboro, Illinois, with his wife Linda. He has two sons, Eric and Ryan.

He is retired from John A. Logan College, where he was the Dean for Student Services. He worked at the college for over 31 years in the Student Services division, where he helped thousands of students with their college endeavors. His educational career has spanned over 35 years total.

The author has followed The Beatles and early rock 'n roll since he first saw the band on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Since then, the group and early rock n' roll in general has been a passion.

Over the years, Terry has interviewed and/or encountered many important players in The Beatles story and important pop musicians from the Sixties. Artists and players have included Klaus Voormann, Astrid Kirchherr, Pattie Boyd, Sam Leach, Louise Harrison, Chuck Berry, Billy Preston, Victor Spinetti, Tony Barrow, Alistair Taylor, Robert Freeman, Buddy Guy, The Quarrymen, Billy J. Kramer, Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees), Laurence Juber (Wings), Denny Laine (The Moody Blues & Wings), Joey Molland (Badfinger), Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers), Mark Hudson, Donovan Leitch, Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits),
Ronnie Spector, Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller), Pete Best, Chad (Stewart) and Jeremy (Clyde), Mike Pender (The Searchers), Alan Parsons, Greg Hawkes (The Cars), Gary Wright, Ivor Davis, and many others.

The author also administers the Facebook site 'NEMS Memorabilia.'

Editorial Reviews

All I can say is that your work is brilliant!!! This is just a fantastic glimpse into an area of the Beatles that has not been given much attention - until now!!

print - Dennis Dailey

Congrats on the book, I learned a lot. You did a really nice book that everyone in Beatleland will like, whether they are "collectors" or not. You've done yourself proud!

print - Jeff Augsburger

...takes the reader on an exhaustively researched, highly detailed, and lavishly illustrated tour through a collector's wonderland. Part reference book and part wide-eyed celebration of the enduring power of merchandising, besides being a prescribed text for all serious collectors of Beatles memorabilia, this lovingly researched volume is the bible of vintage US Beatles merchandise.

print - Shindig! magazine

Terry has done a magnificent job in assembling and compiling the details and timeframes for the
hundreds of licensed products bearing the name 'The Beatles' offered for these music icons!
The NEMS items are, by far, the most important items of all the commercially produced memorabilia. I couldn't be happier to aid in your undertaking of this project, even in a small way. Fantastic book! Best one ever done on the subject! I love your passion! 5 stars!

print - Perry Cox