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by: Ron Schaumburg
Binding: Unknown Binding
EAN: 9780156373876
ISBN: 0156373874
Label: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 1978
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Sales Rank: 2129038
Studio: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Boy I Can Relate To GUWTB!
I bought this book in early 77 and after reading it brought back alot of memories. I was this much obsessed with the Beatles when I was a kid. My friends and I used to put on shows for the local girls pretending we were the Beatles { playing to Beatles records]. All in all a very good book> Im now 53 and what I wouldnt give to relive those days back in the sixties!
Rating:  - An unpretentious little slice of life in the 60's
The unnecessarily angry and hostile 'reviews' here don't exactly speak well for "music with rough edges" and it's fans. Be that as it may, the book is what it says it is, a tribute to The Beatles, as well as the memoirs of a fan who grew up during the original phase of Beatlemania.
I happened upon a copy amongst a stack of used books and started flipping through it. I was immediately drawn to the many rare photos throughtout the book, many of which I'd never seen before. Unfortunately, ... Read More
Rating:  - A different story for Beatles fans
I`ve always enjoyed this underrated little gem of a book, having first read it back in 1981. Before the Internet made it cool for everyone to be an obsessed fan of something, it was hard to find perspectives like this on a music group. Schaumburg talks about his discovery of the Beatles` music with genuine appreciation and the affection of a true fan. I don`t always agree with his dislike of hard rock, but on the other hand, he obviously knows his stuff- he has a lot of good things to say about the ... Read More
Rating:  - avoid this one
I found this book a dreadful bore..I do not need to hear about this guy's pathetic life..he takes the term "obsessive fan" to a level that only mark chapman could understand..everything in his life revolves around the beatles..he takes his first date to see yellow submarine,and his "gosh golly" enthusiasm over the film must've been a clear sign to his date that she was out that night with a loser.
.....a friend of his is bummed out because he broke of with his girlfriend (bummed out because he ... Read More
Rating: - Overly sentimental drivel!!
I agree with the first 1 star review below! Mr. Schaumburg was an overly sentimental bleeding heart who was TERRIFIED of real rock music with rough edges!( such as the Rolling Stones and the Who etc.) By his own admission, Schaumburg did not consider himself a Beatle fan until the group had long since abandoned REAL Rock'n'Roll in favour of bourgeois parent-pleasing pop fluff!! It would almost be worth it to know what he thinks of Hardcore Punk Rock or Goth! I hope he has kids who are obsessed with at ... Read More
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