The Beatles - All These Years - Extended Special Edition: Volume One: Tune In

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This is Part One of Volume One. This extended special edition of Mark Lewisohn's magisterial book Tune In is a true collector's item, featuring hundreds of thousands of words of extra material, as well as many extra photographs. It is the complete, uncut and definitive biography of the Beatles' early years, from their family backgrounds through to the moment they're on the cusp of their immense breakthrough at the end of 1962. The ebook of the extended special edition comes in two parts, mirroring the two hardbacks that make up the deluxe print edition. Each part is sold separately and this is Part One, taking the story from the very beginning to their first, famous trip to Hamburg in 1960. Readers wishing to buy the whole extended special edition of Tune In in ebook should be sure to buy Part One and Part Two. Mark Lewisohn's biography is the first true and accurate account of the Beatles, a contextual history built upon impeccable research and written with energy, style, objectivity and insight. This extended special edition is for anyone who wishes to own the complete story in all its stunning and extraordinary detail. This is, genuinely and without question, the lasting word from the world-acknowledged authority. Also by Mark Lewisohn Copyright Dedication Introduction The pre-1971 British monetary system explained The Prologue:  Another Lennon-McCartney Original (January 1958) 1845–1939: LOOKING BACK, SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME 1:  The Pool of Life 2:  Liverpool and the Path to War 1939–55: LOOKING FORWARD, LIVERPOOL CHILDREN 3:  War Babies 4:  Boys (1945–9) 5:  Dirty Rotten Swine (1949–53) 6:  The Edwardian Returns (1953–4) 7:  ‘What’s it like in America, mister?’ (1954–5) 1956: ROCK! 8:  ‘This is it!’ (January–June 1956) 9:  Scufflers to Skifflers (July–December 1956) 1957: OLD BEFORE OUR BIRTH 10:  Guaranteed Not to Split (January–June 1957) 11:  Come Go With Me (6 July 1957) 12:  ‘He’ll get you into trouble, son’ (July–December 1957) YEAR 1, 1958: THINKING OF LINKING 13:  ‘Where we going, Johnny?’ (January–May 1958) 14:  ‘This is my life’ (May–December 1958) YEAR 2, 1959: THREE COOL CATS 15:  ‘A sort of violent Teddy Boy’ (January–July 1959) 16:  ‘Come viz me to ze Casbah’ (July–December 1959) YEAR 3, 1960: COMPETENCE, CONFIDENCE & CONTINUITY 17:  ‘Hi-yo, hi-yo Silver – away!’ (January–May 1960) 18:  ‘Where’s the bloody money?’ (18–30 May 1960) 19:  Drive and Bash (31 May–15 August 1960) 20:  ‘Mach Schau!’ (15 August–30 September 1960) 21:  A Cellarful of Oiks (1 October–31 December 1960) Notes Map of Liverpool Illustrations Index