The Beatles - The Complete Story by Mark Lewisohn.

"The Beatles - The Complete Story" by Mark Lewisohn is a three volume book which is being hailed in some quarters as "the ultimate guide to The Beatles story".

There will be no glossing over things as happended in The Beatles Anthology, as Lewisohn has undertaken a lot more research than anyone has done previously. He did, of course, help with The Anthology book and film, but these volumes are entirely independent of The Beatles and their associates.

The books were started in 2005 and the first volume was originally scheduled for release in 2011 before being put back several times. When asked about the delay, Lewisohn simply replied "It took longer to research and write than I could ever have anticipated". The three volumes should be complete and published by 2018.


However, the good news is that volume 1 (subtitled - "Tune In") is now available (in two different versions) for pre-order at Amazon (UK).

Standard version - Hardcover with 800 pages pblished by Little, Brown on 10th October 2013. Priced at £30:00. (ISBN-10: 0316729604 )

Special Edition - Hardcover with 1,856 pages pblished by Little, Brown on 10th October 2013. Priced at £120:00. (ISBN-10: 1408704781)

The Book has now been re-named as "The Beatles: All These Years" with Volume 1 sub-titled "Tune In".

Click here: http://thebeatlesbiography.com/ to see the cover unveiled.

There are three extracts from the Lewisohn book have been updated on the website (these extracts were first published in The Telegraph), with the promise of more News and exclusive content over the next few days.

The extracts online are:

1: The making of Lennon: John Lennon’s relationship with the irreverent, uninhibited woman he called Mummy

2: The birth of the band and what happened when Lennon met McCartney for the first time

3: How the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan kicked off the Sixties on the same day, 5 October 1962

http://www.thebeatlesbiography.com/

A fifth exclusive audio extract from "Tune In" has been put up on the website. This extract concerns John and Paul welcoming George into their tight musical circle.

http://www.thebeatlesbiography.com/

Canada
11/15/2013
Ian McGillis: From myth to magic

Impeccable first volume of planned beatles trilogy will please please you

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/...427/story.html

Chicago Tribune A & E
11/15/2013
Long and winding biography delves into Beatles' early years
Beatles time is here again, led by massive new biography, live recordings

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...7737953.column

The Loon 1037
11/14/2013
Beatles Bio Author Plans to Deconstruct Fab Four Legend

http://1037theloon.com/beatles-book-tune-in/

Examiner
11/14/2013
Mark Lewisohn reveals more about expanded first volume of his Beatles biography

http://www.examiner.com/article/mark...graphy?cid=rss

The man is a Beatles' scholar. His work gets the nod from the Beatle Literati!

Web Prone News
11/16/2013
Beatles Historian Mark Lewisohn Talks At Google

http://www.webpronews.com/beatles-hi...google-2013-11

VH1
11/25/2013
Meet The Beatles: Mark Lewisohn Completes Long And Winding First Volume Of The Definitive Band Bio

http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-...tive-band-bio/

Los Angeles
11/29/2013
Beatles authority says 'Tune In' for the real story

Author Mark Lewisohn's first of three biographical Beatles volumes aims to put the Fab Four in historical perspective with an unparalleled eye for detail.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...#ixzz2m5RQyA68

Beatles DJ Ken Michaels interviews Mark Lewisohn again
12/2/2103

Back in June 2013, syndicated Beatles radio host Ken Michaels interviewed Beatles author and historian Mark Lewisohn as a teaser for his upcoming first volume of three of his Beatles biography "All These Years," and it generated a fantastic response on his website. "It was one of my busiest months ever, and many fans wrote in saying how much they enjoyed our conversation." In November, Ken interviewed Mark again upon the release of the book, and spent an hour talking Beatles. Ken says "First of all, the book is nothing short of wonderful. There are so many revelations, and stories told fully and truthfully for the first time, it is like learning Beatles history all over again with a fresh start."The new interview has Mark telling the story of how the Beatles got their record contract with EMI, what Ken describes as "the biggest bombshell" in the book.

Ken's weekly Beatles program "Every Little Thing" is heard on 20 radio stations as a prerecorded syndicated show, and live Wednesdays 8-10pm (EST) on WNHU, West Haven, CT at www.wnhu.net. His other show "Things We Said Today," a Beatles news-themed show with Beatles Examiner's Steve Marinucci, is heard on www.podbean.com, iTunes, and on www.fab4radio.com, which also carries the syndicated "Every Little Thing."Ken's website is also running a special contest to win a signed Julian Lennon lithograph for his new album "Everything Changes" with a contest running through Dec. 6. Just go to www.kenmichaelsradio.com

NY Times
12/6/2013
Pre-Fab Four
‘Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years, Volume 1,’ by Mark Lewisohn

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/bo...sohn.html?_r=0

The Weekly Standard - Book Review
12/6/2013
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
The first of three (!) volumes on the Fab Four.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articl...ah_769603.html

The New York Times - Books
12/11/2013
Beatles by the Volume, Not Shy on the Footnotes
‘Tune In,’ Part 1 of a Beatles Biography, by Mark Lewisohn

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/bo...sohn.html?_r=0

The New York Times
12/27/2013
Tune In, and Turn On the Reading Light

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...ng-light/?_r=0

Examiner
11/2/2014
Beatles author says longer version of his Beatles bio will be available again

http://www.examiner.com/article/beat...vailable-again

I wonder how long we will have to wait for the extended special edition? I checked ebay to see what they were going for - hundreds $$.

However yesterday I did see one listed for a dollar.

Examiner
4/18/2014
Delivery date for reprint of Mark Lewisohn extended Beatles bio announced

http://www.examiner.com/article/deli...-bio-announced

I'm in the process of reading Mark's book. I just finished the chapter that chronicles John and Paul's first meeting. There's more detail than any account I've ever read, and I'm reading the "short" version of this volume!

It's an excellent read. Mark writes so well; he fills in so much detail without miring the story down with detail.

Cheers,

Piper

Does anyone know when the second volume will be released?

Originally Posted by constance

Does anyone know when the second volume will be released?

Maybe 2020. And I'm not joking.

Originally Posted by zipp

Maybe 2020. And I'm not joking.

2020?! Say it ain't so!