Tune In by Mark LewisohnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Pretty amazing, detailed scholarship on the earliest Beatles years here; The Quarrymen to Hamburg to Brian Epstein to the initial Capitol singles, etc. This goes int deep detail, almost a Beatles dairy of those years from where and when individual chords were learned to each and every verifiable gig. The author does a good job of keeping this a story with rich context, not merely minutiae. I heard the audiobook, but wonder if the printed book has pictures. Several pics are described in detail as to provenance and off-frame activity, etc. This pretty much nails Pete Best as insufficiently skilled and out of touch with the rest of the band, hence his needed replacement. Epstein's dangerous liasions are covered as well as Lennon's frequent and unfortunate on-stage antics imitating the disabled. I really enjoyed this deep dive into Beatles history and look forward to #2, but I can wait several months or a couple of years for such immersion again.
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