#NowReading - mark lewisohn's "tune in" is just astonishing, really. 800 pages on #TheBeatles, ending on new year's 1962-1963, & i'm already frothing for the next 2 yet-unfinished books. "revelatory" is too weak a word. forensic #history, lost repertoire, scene workings, ancient gear, side quests, impossible heartbreak/fate/joy. i needed a chaser after the 2nd volume of the elvis bio & wow. i guess i've been lad-pilled (again)? #fab #chachaboom #books
@bourgwick So this is mostly "pre-history" up to their signing with George Martin? Can there be that much we don't know about that period? (Obviously yes?)
@dmandl they signed with martin earlier in '62 & lewisohn treats him as a major character, so (for example) his earlier story is entwined a lot. but, yes, it's every conceivable detail about their childhoods, jobs they worked, early lineups, virtually every gig from before the skiffle era through hamburg, how it all fit into social/historical trends, all the meetings epstein took to try to sell them, etc. i never once found it boring.
@bourgwick Thanks. Wow, looks like I might have to buy another Beatles book.