The Beatles Are Coming!: The Birth of Beatlemania in America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780966264999)

The Beatles Are Coming covers the Beatles first visit to the United States and the events leading up to the group's arrival on February 7, 1964. It is the most thorough and accurate book ever published on how Beatlemania evolved in America. The book details why Capitol Records turned down the Beatles four times before finally agreeing to release their records. It tells the stories of two small companies, Vee-Jay and Swan, who issued the group's records without success in 1963. It details the American media coverage of the Beatles in late 1963, when Beatlemania was viewed as a curious fad happening in England that could never catch on in the United States. It explains how the Beatles were booked for The Jack Paar Program and The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as two concerts at Carnegie Hall. The book concludes with stories and pictures of the Beatles historic first U.S. visit in February, 1964. The book contains over 450 images, including many previously unpublished photos of the Beatles. Foreword by Walter Cronkite.

Author: Bruce Spizer
ISBN-10: 0966264991
ISBN-13: 9780966264999
Publisher: 498 Productions, LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.69lbs
Size: 12.24h x 9.26w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2004 pg. 805