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Watch the doco, read the book

Reviewed in Australia on 23 January 2022

I am not one of those people who collect books for coffee table display reasons......I read the books (gasp). Do watch the doco, and read this book either alongside or after. Great photos, though Linda's were not that flash compared to the other photographer.

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Mr. Denis J. O'Leary

It is OK

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

Nothing much new and a bit boring.

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Mr. Denis J. O'Leary

It is OK

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

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Nothing much new and a bit boring.

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sebastian

hmmmm…

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2021

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Basically lots of tiny pics taken from the film and others quite nice normal size -never seen before pics- taken by Linda or Ethan Russel. The book itself is like if someone tells you an episode of The Simpsons…. a “meh” all around. As every Apple product,the quality is top notch. There is a looong introduction by someone called Hanif Kureishi , instead I would prefered an introduction by someone who really was there when all this happened ….

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andrew brotherton

Bit of a let down..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021

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If this book had solely just been pictures and descriptions of the Twickenham studio sessions, apple office sessions and the rooftop concert, I think it would have been really good book..
But a bit of a rambling introduction not the Peter Jackson one and including all the dialogue in written form all the way through the book for me is way too much overkill..
I suppose it may float some peoples boat but I'm sorry, the dialogue ruined it for me..
The price is a bit cheeky too..
£30?

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Mr Robert McMinn

Lovely but expensive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2021

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Like everything that comes from the (original) Apple organisation these days, this is a lovely item but expensive. And, just like the Anthology book before it, it's not comfortable to hold and read. The photos are wonderful (although beware that the glossy pages are unforgiving of fingerprints), but as an artefact, it's not very practical. If you want to read the transcripts, boy, you're going to have to carry that weight.

Geoffrey Gregory

Serious collectors only.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2021

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A day by day transcript of sessions , to me not readable . Very boring very quickly.

Abi

Damaged

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2021

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Great book, however disappointed from a collectors perspective that the book got damaged in transit.

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Andrei B.

Libro deludente

Reviewed in Italy on 20 January 2022

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Ho atteso a lungo l'arrivo di questo libro che dovrebbe fare da compagno per la celebrazione dell'anniversario di Let it Be (inizialmente chiamato Get Back)...
Il libro si presenta bene, fatto con cura, rilegato, carta patinata, non hanno lesinato sui materiali... ma poi cominciano le cose che convincono meno: perché il libro inizia con la prefazione del regista neozelandese della riedizione del Let it be dove lui ci racconta come vendeva i funghi lungo la strada per racimolare i soldi per comprare un modello dell'aereo ed invece ha comprato le antologie rossa e blu dei Beatles... e cosi' si e' avvicinato alla cultura pop... non si poteva trovare qualcuno che era contemporaneo agli eventi per dire ai fan qualche informazione piu' preziosa... Segue un'altra dilagante prefazione di Hanif Kureishi, uno scrittore inglese di media statura, che racconta come era bello scoprire che la cultura non era tutto Petr Tchaikovsky e Samuel Becket (ed altri nomi che incutono timore)...Perché dobbiamo sorbire tutto questo sproloquio? Nessuna risposta.... Poi inizia la cronaca giorno per giorno con i dialoghi dei Beatles, ma anche qui in versione molto accorciata... Non si capisce a che cosa serve il libro vista la disponibilità del filmato sottotitolato (oramai largamente disponibile online)... Poi le foto... Sono le foto piuttosto brutte...ad eccezione di quelle sul tetto... immagino che la ragioni sia l'illuminazione insufficiente... e' difficile fare belle foto con poca luce... Insomma, non si capisce a che cosa serve questo libro... va bene noi, coetanei del fenomeno the Beatles lo compriamo comunque...

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Flavio

Not for everyone

Reviewed in Germany on 1 November 2021

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This is first official Beatles book since Anthology.
But don't expect the same level of information, photography or entertainment.
Poor layout, bad quality images.

It's a shame.

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Mikey

Great photos but too much transcript

Reviewed in Singapore on 4 February 2022

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I was hopeful that the content would be more of a narrative rather than a transcript of the footage.

Nor'easter

Meh….

Reviewed in the United States on 5 November 2021

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I agree that the picture quality is not that good but to be fair, these were photos taken in the 1960’s- over 50 years ago. I’d rather that they be a little blurry than being Photoshopped to death. How could anyone have known at the time that half a century later there would still great interest in these photos?
And I understand where Macca is coming from. He took a lot of heat for this being a terrible, unhappy time for the Beatles, that he caused it to be unhappy and it lead to the breaking up of the Beatles. That’s a lot to put on Macca’s back. If it’s not correct, I’d want matters clarified too if I were Paul.
The book is fine for $35. Nice coffee table book and lots of happy Beatles photos.

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