The Beatles Story on Capitol Records, Parts One and Two (Slipcase Edition)

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Summary: Phenomonal
Review: Beatles fans who thought the bar could not be raised any higher after the legendary Mark Lewisohn Beatles books (also available at Amazon.com, by the way) are in for a real treat. The Bruce Spizer books are a marvel. I have three so far and will buy the fourth one when it comes out. If you are into minute details and great archival images on large glossy high quality paper stock, BUY BRUCE SPIZER'S BOOKS. They are expensive but well worth the investment.

However, this particular edition - listed as the "Slipcase Edition" - is nothing special. It is just the first two seperate volumes thrown into a large "slipcase." It is actually cheaper to buy the two volumes seperately and save the $... on the slipcase.

That said, I cannot speak more highly of the books. They are must haves and certainly more information than most humans should or would care to know about the Beatles on Captiol Records.

If there is a Beatle manic on your Xmas list, you can do no better than to splurge on this set of books. They are that good.

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Summary: The best book set on the Beatles U.S. Records ever!!
Review: I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING ANY INTEREST AT ALL IN THE BEATLES AMERICAN RECORDS AND NOT OWNING THIS SET! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS FOR EACH OF THESE VOLUMES, BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE DO! JUST TYPE IN "SPIZER" IN THE SEARCH BOX UNDER THE BOOKS CATEGORY AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THESE AND ALL OF HIS MAGNIFICENT BOOKS!! LET ME SIMPLY SAY THAT THESE TWO VOLUMES ARE THE SINGLE BEST BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED ON ANY RECORDS, ANYWHERE AND IT HAPPENS TO BE A BLESSING TO US THAT MR. SPIZER CHOSE THE BEATLES AS HIS SUBJECT MATTER! QUITE SIMPLY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE BEATLES U.S. CAPITOL RECORDS, YOU GET ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU EVER DREAMED OF IN TERMS OF TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHY! THIS 'SLIP-CASE' EDITION BEAUTIFULLY HOUSES BOTH VOLUMES IN A STUNNING AND STURDY MATCHING CASE! IT'S THE PERFECT PROTECTIVE PACKAGE FOR THE PERFECT BEATLES BOOKS! IF YOU ALREADY OWN BOTH BOOKS, DO WHAT I DID AND GET THE SLIP CASE EDITION FOR COLLECTING PURPOSES AND USE THE OTHERS AS YOUR 'USER' OR 'READING' COPIES! I ALSO IMPRESSED A FEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS BY PRESENTING THIS 'SLIP-CASE' EDITION AS A GIFT!