Synopses & Reviews
Tune In is the first volume of
All These Years—a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
Ten years in the making, Tune In takes the Beatles from before their childhoods through the final hour of 1962—when, with breakthrough success just days away, they stand on the cusp of a whole new kind of fame and celebrity. They’ve one hit record ("Love Me Do") behind them and the next ("Please Please Me") primed for release, their first album session is booked, and America is clear on the horizon. This is the lesser-known Beatles story—the pre-Fab years of Liverpool and Hamburg—and in many respects the most absorbing and incredible period of them all. Here is the complete and true account of their family lives, childhoods, teenage years and their infatuation with American music, here is the riveting narrative of their unforgettable days and nights in the Cavern Club, their laughs, larks and adventures when they could move about freely, before fame closed in.
For those who’ve never read a Beatles book before, this is the place to discover the young men behind the icons. For those who think they know John, Paul, George, and Ringo, it’s time to press the Reset button and tune into the real story, the lasting word.
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andquot;In this balanced, fascinating, and well-written biography, Goodman gives [Allen Klein] credit where itand#39;s due.andquot;andmdash;Kirkus, STARREDand#160;
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andldquo;I want you to read it, so you can see how the world really works.and#160;Allen Klein reinvented the wheel.andrdquo;
andmdash;Bob Lefsetz
and#160;andquot;Goodmanand#39;s eye-opening biography of a pivotal insider reveals the record-company machinations behind some of the biggest names from the 1960s.andquot;andmdash;Booklistand#160;andquot;In this balanced, fascinating, and well-written biography, Goodman gives [Allen Klein] credit where itand#39;s due.andquot;andmdash;Kirkus, STARRED
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andquot;[A] savvy, evenhanded biography...Goodman makes the nuts and bolts really interesting...Sharp thumbnail sketches of various performers, managers, and record company executives also liven things up.andquot;and#160;andmdash;The Daily Beast
andldquo;A compelling work of rock-andrsquo;nandrsquo;-roll history.andquot;
andmdash;Wall Street Journal
andldquo;Fred Goodman makes this world come alive and any fan of rock or insider tales of the music industry will be in heaven reading about this fascinating, troubling character.andrdquo;and#160;
andmdash;Judd Apatow
andldquo;Writing about contracts, percentages and deals can be tedious, but Goodman makes it as exciting as reading about an artistand#39;s sex life. The book explodes with inside dope.andquot;and#160;
andmdash;Jim Farber,and#160;New York Daily News
andquot;In this thoroughly researched biography, Goodman (a former Rolling Stone editor and author of The Mansion on the Hill) gives a much more complete, balanced look at the man . . .and#160;who has mostly been viewed as a cartoon villain, and fleshes out his portrait with more nuance and brush strokes than even before.
andmdash;Houston Press
andldquo;One highly engrossing read. . . .and#160;Fred Goodman is a superb writerand#160;and his account here of one of rock andlsquo;nandrsquo; rollandrsquo;s most polarizing figures could not be more readable.and#160;[A] triumph.andrdquo;
andmdash;Yahoo! Music
andldquo;I want you to read it, so you can see how the world really works.and#160;Allen Klein reinvented the wheel.andrdquo;
andmdash;Bob Lefsetzandquot;Goodmanand#39;s eye-opening biography of a pivotal insider reveals the record-company machinations behind some of the biggest names from the 1960s.andquot;andmdash;Booklistand#160;andquot;In this balanced, fascinating, and well-written biography, Goodman gives [Allen Klein] credit where itand#39;s due.andquot;andmdash;Kirkus, STARRED
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Synopsis
The world's leading authority on the Beatles - and author of the bestselling Beatles Recording Sessions - has completed the riveting first volume in a groundbreaking trilogy about the iconic band that changed the face of pop music. Tune In uncovers the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo as never before. Forget what you've read or know about the Beatles, tune in, and start anew.
This is the lesser-known Beatles story - the pre-Fab years of Liverpool and Hamburg - and in many respects the most absorbing, extraordinary and incredible period of all. Here is the warts and all story of their family backgrounds, childhoods, and their infatuation with American music. As Tune In chronicles in amazing nuance, everything comes together in these years and in this one book: the Beatles' talent, charisma, looks, sex appeal, personalities, honesty, humor, attitude - and the Lennon-McCartney partnership.
Their enduring fame and legendary exploits have led to countless biographies of the Beatles, but now we have the ultimate portrait. Tune In is the first book in a genre-defining trilogy, telling the story of the Beatles from before their beginning up to the final night of 1962, with success within their grasp and on the cusp of a whole new kind of celebrity.
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An account of the heyday of rock and roll through the lens of Allen Klein, the business manager, producer, and gadfly who "broke up the Beatles" and showed the Rolling Stones how to become the pre-eminent dynasty in popular music.
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The story of notorious manager Allen Klein, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest rock bands in history Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. The hard-nosed business manager became infamous for allegedly catalyzing the Beatlesandrsquo; breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones, but the truth is both more complex and more fascinating. As the manager of the Stones and then the Beatlesandmdash;not to mention Sam Cooke, the Who, Donovan, the Kinks, and numerous other performersandmdash;he taught young soon-to-be legends how to be businessmen as well as rock stars. In so doing, Klein made millions for his clients and changed music forever. But Klein was as merciless with his clients as he was with anyone else, earning himself an outsize reputation for villainy that has gone unchallenged until now. Through unique, unprecedented access to Kleinandrsquo;s archives, veteran music journalist Fred Goodman tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and how the music business became what it is today.
About the Author
MARK LEWISOHN is the acknowledged world authority on the Beatles. His books include the bestselling and influential Beatles Recording Sessions and Complete Beatles Chronicle. He has been a consultant and researcher on all aspects—TV, DVDs, CDs and book—of the Beatles' own Anthology and has been involved in numerous additional projects for them as well as independent works like this one. Married with two children, he lives in England.