Comprehensive

Everything you ever wanted to know about the band leading up to the first album. Absolutely superb!

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What Went On

Interesting narrative, spoiled by occasional errors, omissions and mispronunciations. e.g. Welsh place names and references to "U.S." Bonds rather than Gary "U.S." Bonds.

Another irritation in the early chapters is the telling of only four school age biographies (JPG&R), conveniently ignoring Pete, Stuart and all alumni of the Quarrymen.

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Fantastic

As a first audiobook for this listener Tune In will take some following. Based on the evidence of volume one Mark Lewisohn is writing the greatest of Beatles biographies. Huge in scope, rich in detail and, crucially, respectfully candid, all supported by breathtaking research and a sense of wonder at the confluence of coincidences and fortunate accidents that gave the world the Beatles. This is a creation story we can believe in.
Clive Mantle does an excellent job with the text and mostly with the quoted voices of the characters.

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What a story!

I've been a Beatles fan for 36 years and this is the best book on the fabs I've ever read. Mark has researched this to the enth degree and gone through the history of the main players with a fine tooth comb. Most facts are backed up with a first hand source (such as a cavern goer's diary entry) and where the author is unsure of something he points it out. The author also adds his opinion on the character traits of each person, but again this is backed up by evidence. The narrator is a bit monotone but I didn't mind that as the story was gripping enough and so you forget about the voice. Can't wait for the next two volumes.

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Huge thanks to everybody involved in this book.

The only book I believe, proving the facts of a story you'd never believe. Counting the days for the 2nd book.

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It's a fantastic book but .......

it's the greatest book on The Beatles. the narrators attempted accents are a hate crime

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Detailed, passionate and most importantly, true

So very detailed and seemingly well researched, he’s considered the master of this for a reason

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Stunning book stunning narration

Probably the best music book I have ever read. Lewisohn writes so brilliantly and the way he weaves complex threads together is awesome. His attention to Ringo, the way he describes the way George Martin changed his mind, are things you just don't get from Philip Norman. Also the way she shows relationship s at the core of everything the Beatles did. Also the reading of Clive Mantel is just drop dead brilliant. Different tones when quoting the participants. His voices for Paul and Ringo are just sublime. This book was an absolute joy to read and hear. I have a feeling in 200 years time people will accord the same status to Lewisohn as we accord to Edward Gibbon now. This is out of this world,!

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Realistic and detailed

Best detailed description of the rise and rise of the Beatles. Best read by far of the many books written

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waiting for the next rounf

.... this is how I like my stories told.Huge effort .. researched and written with love,
I believe

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