Essential Beatles Books - First Tier

"In His Own Write" by John Lennon (March 1964) Reprints: 1965

"Love Me Do: The Beatles Progress" by Michael Braun (1964) Reprints: 1995, 2016, 2019

"A Spaniard in The Works" by John Lennon (June 1965) Reprints: 2014

"Grapefruit" by Yoko Ono (1964) Reprints: 1970; 1971; 2000; 2015

"A Cellarful of Noise" by Brian Epstein (Nov 1964) Reprints: 1988, 1998, 2011

"The Penguin John Lennon" by John Lennon (Oct 1966) Reprints 1967; 1969; 2001; 1967 & Oct 2010 as "The Writing Beatle";
Dec 2010 as "Vintage Lennon"

"The Beatles: The Authorized Biography" by Hunter Davies (Aug 1968 US; Sept 1968 UK) Reprints: 1969, 1978, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2008

"Lennon Remembers" by Jann S. Wenner (Nov 1971) Reprints: 1972, 1973, 1975, 2000, 2001

"The Longest Cocktail Party" by Richard DiLello (1972) Reprints: 1981, 1983, 1997, 2005, 2014

"Apple To The Core - The Unmaking of The Beatles" (1973) Reprint: 1974

"The Beatles: An Illustrated Record" by Roy Carr & Tony Tyler (June 1975) Reprints: 1978, 1984, 1988

"Paul McCartney: In His Own Words" (Aug 1976)

"John Lennon: One Day at a Time : A Personal Biography of The Seventies" by Anthony Fawcett (1976) Reprint: Dec 1980

"Beatles Forever" by Nicholas Schaffner (Jan 1977) Reprint: 1980, 1997

"Merseybeat: The Beginnings of The Beatles" by Bill Harry (1977) Reprint: April 1978

"Beatles: In Their Own Words" by Barry Miles (June 1978) Reprints: Feb 1979; Nov 2013

"The Beatles A To Z" by Goldie Friede, Robin Titone & Sue Weiner (1980)

"John Lennon: In His Own Words" by Barry Miles (Dec 1980) Reprint: 1994

"I, Me, Mine" by George Harrison (Dec 1980) Reprints: 2002, 2007, 2017

"The Playboy Interviews With John Lennon and Yoko Ono" by David Sheff (1981) Reprint: Dec 2020 (as "All We Are Saying")

"Beatle! The Pete Best Story" by Pete Best & Patrick Doncaster (1985) Reprint: 1989, 1994, 2001

"The Beatles Live!" by Mark Lewisohn (May 1986)

"Skywriting By Word of Mouth" by John Lennon (Oct 1986)

"Imagine: The Life of John Lennon" by Andrew Solt & Sam Egan (Oct 1988)

"The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of The Abbey Road Years 1962-1970"
by Mark Lewisohn (Nov 1988) Reprints: 1990, 2013, 2021

"The Quiet One" by Alan Clayson (1990) Reprint: 1998

"Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker" by Alan Clayson (Sept 1992) Reprint: 1996, 1998

"The Complete Beatles Chronicle" by Mark Lewisohn (Sept 1992) Reprints: 1995, 2000, 2006, 2010

"Remember: Recollections and Photographs of The Beatles" by Michael McCartney (Oct 1992)

"A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song" by Steve Turner (1994) Reprints: 2005, 2009

"The Beatles` London" by Mark Lewisohn, Piet Schreuders & Adam Smith (Sept 1994) Reprint: 2009

"Yesterday & Today" by Ray Coleman (1995) Reprint: Genesis Limited Edition: 1995

"The Beatles From Cavern To Star-Club. The Illustrated Chronicle, Discography & Price Guide 1957-1962"
by Hans Olof Gottfridsson (1997)

"Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now" by Barry Miles (Oct 1997) Reprints: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2022

"Paul McCartney: Paintings" by Paul McCartney (Sept 2000)

"The Beatles Anthology" by The Beatles (Sept 2000) Reprints: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010

"Magical Mystery Tours: My Life With The Beatles" by Tony Bramwell & Rosemary Kingsland (Sept 2000)
Reprint: 2005, 2006, 2014 (Kindle)

"Wingspan" (Sept 2002)

"Beatles Gear: All The Fab Four's Instruments, From Stage To Studio" by Andy Babiuk (Oct 2002)
Reprints: 2010, 2015

"Postcards From The Boys" by Ringo Starr (Sept 2004) Reprint: 2005

"You Never Give Me Your Money" by Peter Doggett (June 2009) Reprints: May 2010; Oct 2010; Oct 2011

"The Beatles - Across The Universe: On Tour and on Stage" by Andy Neill (Oct 2009) Reprint: Aug 2011

"Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy" by Ken Sharp (Oct 2010)
Reprint: Oct 2020

"Beatlemania! The Real Story of The Beatles UK Tours 1963-1965" by Martin Creasy (Nov 2011)

"George Harrison: Living in The Material World" by Olivia Harrison (Nov 2011)

"The Beatles: All These Years Vol 1: Tune In" by Mark Lewisohn (Oct 2013)
Extended Edition "All These Years" (Nov 2013)
Reprints: 2015

"Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions 1969-2013" by Luca Perasi (Oct 2013)

"The Beatles: The BBC Archives: 1962-1970" by Kevin Howlett (Oct 2013) Reprint: 2015

"Lennonology: Strange Days Indeed" by Chip Madinger & Scott Raile (Dec 2015)

"Beatles Some Fun Tonight: The Backstage Story of How The Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tour" Vols 1 & 2 by Chuck
Gunderson (June 2016)

"The Beatles A Hard Day's Night: A Private Archive" by Mark Lewisohn (Sept 2016)

"Imagine" by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Oct 2018)

"John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band" by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Oct 2020)

"Wings Live" by Adrian Allan (Dec 2020) Updated Edition: Dec 2022

"The Beatles Mach Schau in Hamburg" by Thorsten Knublauch (April 2021)

"Paul McCartney: The Lyrics" by Paul McCartney (Nov 2021)

"Paul McCartney: The World Tour 1989-90" by Adrian Allan (March 2022)

"The Beatles 1963: A Year in The Life" by Dafydd Rees (Feb 2023)

"Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas - The Stories Behind The Songs Vol 1 1970-1989" by Luca Perasi (Feb 2023)

"The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73" Adrian Sinclair & Allan Kozinn (March 2023)

"Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film" by Steve Matteo (May 2023)

"George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle" by Philip Norman (Oct 2023)

"Living The Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" (Nov 2023)

"When We Was Fab: Inside The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964" by Greg Armstrong & Andy Neill (May 2024)

"Mind Games" by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Sept 2024)

"John, Yoko & Me" by Elliot Mintz (Oct 2024)

"The McCartney Legacy: Volume 2: 1974-80" by Adrian Sinclair & Allan Kozinn (Dec 2024)

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