THE BEATLES UNSEEN ARCHIVES: Pictorial heaven. Tim Hill and Marie Clayton's book comprehensively chronicles the Fab Four from Beatlemania onwards.and upwards. More than 600 photographs taken by press photographers together with short, snappy captions and year-by-year chronology. (Parragon) SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM by Spencer Leigh More than 500 straightforward quotes about the Beatles from more than 225 different contributors, ranging from Paul McCartney to Charlie and Cynthia Lennon to Alan Price and Ben E.King. Here a taste of one of the quotes: "Whatever I did shouldn't be stressed too much. The genius was theirs, no doubt about that" - George Martin More than 105 pages - and a lot more gems. (Publishers Cavern City Tours) THE BEATLES UNSEEN By John Howard The story is simple. In June 1964 the Beatles arrived down under for a concert tour. There they met photojournalist John Howard; when the group toured Europe the following year, Howard met up with them along the way. It was the beginning of a relationship that has spanned decades. The excusive pictures he took include shots on the Alpine location of Help! and extraordinary images of John Lennon that director Richard Lester said were the best he'd seen. The book captures the fun element of The Beatles. Whether skiing or messing around with kangaroos, John never posed for a single photograph (Penguin) A HARD DAY'S WRITE By Steve Turner The stories behind every Beatle song. More than 200 pages answering such questions as who was Polythene Pam and Mr Kite and does Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da make any sense? Wonderfully illustrated throughout. (Carlton Books) A DAY IN THE LIFE By Mark Hertsgaard The author is a writer, journalist and regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine, who takes a look at the music and artistic influences of The Beatles. More than 400 pages described as "part survey, part listener's guide", Mark was allowed access to many hours of previously unreleased audio material from the hallowed Abbey Road vaults. Some black and white illustrations make this an interesting read. (Pan) THE BEATLES AN ORAL HISTORY: INSIDE THE ONE AND ONLY HEARTS CLUB BAND By David Pritchard and Alan Lysaght. Based on a massive Canadian radio programme by two award-winning producers, it features interviews from friends, families, rivals, lovers, teachers and fans. (Allen and Unwin) THE LENNON TAPES JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDY PEEBLES It is December 6 1980, only 48 hours before John will be murdered. John and Yoko tape a three-hour interview with Andy Peebles in New York for BBC Radio One. This is a verbatim transcript. For the first time in five years, John had agreed to face a radio microphone. He talks about The Beatles, the break-up, heroin, drink, song-writing. In fact his entire life pre- and post-Beatle. A poignant book where you can almost hear John's Scouse tones. (BBC) THE LOST BEATLE INTERVIEWS From their first press conferences it was clear that The Beatles were four very funny individuals who had a wit and sense of humour all of their own, coloured by their Liverpool upbringing. Gathered together for the first time are rare and unseen interviews with the band. The Beatles at their wackiest best. (Virgin) THE BEATLES: IN THE BEGINNING By Harry Benson The Beatles captured on their first world tour by award winning photographer Harry, who worked for Life magazine, among others. Harry captures their innocent days and provides not only excellent photographs but first-rate text with real insights to accompany his atmospheric pictures, many of which will make any reader smile. He says: "They were carefree and always having fun, sending up authority in a light-hearted way." We see them having pillow fights, sipping cola, sightseeing and performing on stage. A real joy to have in any collection. (Mainstream Publishing) | 
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