Publisher's Synopsis
- As featured at No. 1 in Rock books on Amazon. So you think you know everything there is to know about the world's greatest band? - Think again.
- "Well done on your success! I take my hat off to you. You know your stuff and have a strong, sensible view of things rooted in Liverpool, more than perhaps any other Liverpudlian I know. You've also got perspective and talk a lot of sense. I'm prepared to listen to someone who has a particular depth of knowledge and the articulacy to explain it. It's good to hear alternative points of view [On The Beatles] - and you certainly do tell it well." Mark Lewisohn. Beatles Author - 'Tune in'.
- Given 5 stars by Professor Ken Campbell, renowned historian & Beatles author. Review: - * described by him as 'unlike virtually any other book you will read on the Beatles. - The Beatles & their journey into Beatledom is thoughtful, imaginative, exuberantly written and painstakingly crafted.' This book is brimful of stuff most Beatle fans have never heard of, offering a very different take on The Fab Four.
- Review February 2024: '5.0 out of 5 stars - The book gets better the longer you stick with it. Rather like "Revolution in the Head". Having stuck with it I realised how good the book actually is showing the Beatles in the context of their times and beyond those times. A must read for any Beatles fan or student of the 60s and beyond, the lifetime of my generation.'
- Review by BILL: HARRY; - Beatles' long term friend and art school colleague of JOHN LENNON. 'JOURNEY INTO BEATLEDOM' is JOE ROBINSON'S vision of providing a different slant on the Beatles story in contrast to the numerous straight, but all too familiar, chronological biographies. Such was his passion that it seemed proper for me to interview him rather than just write a review as I always find that the writers themselves provide more of an insight into their work than a reviewer. So I deemed an interview more appropriate - A very interesting book.'
- Individual tracks throughout the entire Beatles catalogue are subject to multiple perspectives including, but not limited to: Biography, Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Politics, Drug Culture and even Quantum Physics!
- This book is unique in that it provides multiple perspectives on various songs, and offers a fresh and fascinating take on The Beatles' music. It provides a great read for fans who are interested in exploring the many layers of meaning and context behind particular songs.
- So why in 2025 are there are now even those who (incorrectly) claim that The Beatles didn't even write their own songs or that Ringo Starr didn't drum on lots of early tracks? It's perplexing at best and seen as highly controversial amongst die hard Beatles' fans with good reason, as we shall see.
