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Summary: The Definitive Account
Review: As a member of the generation first turned onto The Beatles 40 years ago, this is the definitive account of the year-long process that went into breaking The Beatles in America, with a good deal of material not generally known. Spizer documents the story with great detail but in an entertaining way. Even better, the book is visually dazzling, with rare pictures, documents, label reproductions, etc. And it's not just an egghead book for Beatles scholars. Anyone who's interested in The Beatles' historic conquest of America will find something to like about this book. As we said back then, it's fab!
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Summary: The Truth behind the Beatle Invasion
Review: At long last we finally have the true details behind that first visit by four people who changed the world. There have been so many urban legends over the years about the Beatles arrival in the US and the days that followed that trying to get to the facts was next to impossible. Mr. Spizer has once again unleashed his considerable talents at cutting through the morass of myth and mayhem to get to the ultimate truth. Many of the long held misconceptions of what went down all those years ago are put to rest, and many a hidden nugget of treasure is brought to light. If you want to relive those days in the light of an accurate account, or are just curious about what all of the hubbub was about, this is the book for you.
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Summary: These Youngsters From Liverpool Who Call Themselves .....
Review: Bruce Spizer is a lawyer. Why? I don't know. This man should be spending all of his time writing Beatle books. This accounting of the birth of Beatlemania in America is extremely entertaining and insightful. The battle between Capitol and VJ records is revealed and quite funny. In the 60's I used to wait for each new Beatle record to be released. Now I wait for new Bruce Spizer books. Well done again...
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Summary: Relive the Beatlemaniac Experience
Review: Bruce Spizer's book about the development and swell of Beatlemania takes the reader through a day-by-day journey of exactly what was that phenomenon known as Beatlemania, adding genuine details and busting a few myths in the process. The book is loaded with photographs, and the author interviews people who were involved in the perpetuation of American Beatlemania. The modern reader will see how astonishing the whole experience was -- even to those who lived it! If you're one of the ones who seeks to find out "what all the fuss was about," you'll want to buy and save this book.
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Summary: Ponderous!
Review: I borrowed this voluminous, joyless dead whale of a book from a colleague and am very glad not to have spent the 50 bucks it would have required me to lug it home from a book store. Spizer is a lawyer and while he may be an effective advocate in his briefs, a briefer account of the time in question would have been most welcome. For the die-hard Beatlemaniac perhaps, but not for me .. no, no, no!
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Summary: Fun and informative!
Review: I like the Beatles, but I wouldn't describe myself as a Beatles fan. My wife owns all Bruce Spizer's books and I picked this one up to browse through it. I was hooked - it's fun and the momentum carried me through the information dumps so it wasn't until well afterwards that I thought "Hey - why do I *care* how many takes they did on that track?"This is a great resource for the true fan and an entertaining read for everyone else. It works as a story about the Beatles, about music, and as a fascinating case story in marketing. I thoroughly recommend this book.
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Summary: Over four hundred images ¿ 50 previously unpublished
Review: The Beatles Are Coming: The Birth Of Beatlemania In America is the fifth book by Beatles historian Spizer, and covers their first visit to the U.S. and the events leading up to their arrival in 1964. The narrowed focus offers for more depth and detail than most general coverages of Beatles history, offers over four hundred images - 50 previously unpublished - and is visually outstanding. Beatles fans should consider this a 'must' acquisition.
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Summary: Another Masterpiece!!!
Review: The high quality of Bruce Spizer's books certainly doesn't end here. If you have previously purchased any of his other volumes, you also need this one! If you haven't bought any of them, what are you waiting for? Bruce has two other books in the works-"The Beatles Solo on Apple Records" (2004) and "The Beatles Swan Song" (detailing the other record labels the Beatles appeard on in the US) (2005). I can't wait!
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Summary: Bruce Spizer does it again!
Review: There's a reason why every die-hard Beatles fan must have every book by Bruce Spizer in their collection. It's because they are that good! Through his previous books, Spizer has earned his reputation as the leading authority on Beatles U.S. recordings and the background and history of those recordings. Spizer doesn't rehash what has been written a thousand times before. He does his research, checks his facts and puts it all together in a beautifully illustrated package that Beatles fans not only appreciate having on their book shelf, but refer to time and time again. The Beatles Are Coming: The Birth of Beatlemania in America is no exception. Spizer's exhaustive research and interviews with many of the original cast of characters who were there from the beginning make this a book that is appealing not only to the die-hard Beatles fans and collectors, but also to the more casual fan - the fan who remembers being caught up in Beatlemania in the 60s and who remembers that time with fond memories. The credits and acknowledgments read like a "who's who" of Beatles insiders, fans and collectors who have contributed information, documents, photographs and items from their collections for inclusion to assure that this book provides the most comprehensive story of Beatlemania in America. The book opens with the arrival of The Beatles in New York on February 7, 1964, then goes back to February 7, 1963 to chronicle everything that happened to reach that eventual day. Spizer debunks many of the myths that have become standard Beatle lore over the past 40 years and explains the actual facts behind the myths and legends. The illustrations are exceptionally reproduced (Spizer self-publishes his books to assure the highest quality for book buyers). Here you can see original magazine articles about The Beatles from Time, Life, TV Guide and Newsweek, Beatles 45s on the VeeJay, Swan and Capitol Records labels, reproductions of original promotional material and letters, picture sleeves from records, telegrams, cancelled checks, music charts, bubble gum cards and photographs galore! The narrative is exceptionally interesting and the details are amazing. You can read it cover to cover or scan the book to read at your leisure. The book is indexed, so the reader can find facts fast. Spizer's experience as an attorney in his "day job" shows in the level of detail in this book. He makes sure that he gets it right. The die-hard fans already know that they must have all of Spizer's books. For the more casual fan, if you're only going to buy one Beatles book this year, make it Bruce Spizer's The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This is definitely a must-read for every fan of the Beatles. Bruce Spizer has written an engrossing, fascinating and comprehensive look at the birth of Beatlemania in the United States and the effect the Beatles has on the evolution of American pop music. This is a fantstic book
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