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The Beatles In Hamburg
The Beatles In Hamburg
Author: Jurgen Vollmer
Magically drawn by a sound they had never heard before, art student Jurgen Vollmer and his friends stepped into a dingy juke joint in the famous Hamburg red light area St. Pauli in 1960. A teenage band from Liverpool called The Beatles, in black leather jackets, pointed shoes and Elvis quiff, played rock ‘n’ roll. Very young, completel...  more »
ISBN-13: 9783829601252
ISBN-10: 3829601255
Publication Date: 10/30/2004
Pages: 72
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Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel
Book Type: Hardcover
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Sorely lacking...this book contains only 20 photographs of various members of The Beatles, with the bulk of the photos of John Lennon and George Harrison as the main subject. The best picture in the book is the one on the cover, with a blurry Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison walking by Lennon. There's another notable picture in the book of Stuart & John looking at one another while performing in Germany. Although Harrison was 17 when the pictures in this book were made, he could have passed for 14 or 15 years old! Aside from pictures of The Beatles, there are a handful of pictures of Hamburg youth, including rockers and "exis" (existentialists).

I was really looking forward to this book, thinking it would be a coffee table photography book. Actually, it's the size of a children's hardcover book. With fewer than 20 pages of text and only 20 photos of The Beatles, this book is a disappointment to fans of the greatest band of all time.


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