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You're no idiot, of course. You know Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road are considered among the best rock albums of all time; you've seen the classic films A Hard Day's Night and Help ; and you've witnessed the #1 success of all three Anthology CDs and their TV/video counterparts. But now you're wondering...why all this fuss about the Fab Four more than a quarter century after their breakup? Don't pass us by yet The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Beatles takes you on a yellow submarine ride through The Beatles phenomenon, from their early skiffle days in Liverpool to Anthology and solo projects. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get: The Completely Accurate And Up-to-date Story Of John, Paul, George, And Ringo--cover Page 4. Pt. 1. All Together Now. 1. Twilight Of The Gods: The Fab Four Phenomenon. Britain: Post-war Blues -- Stateside: The Right People At The Right Time -- That Was Then: Their Social Impact : Those Adorable Moptops ; The Generation Game -- This Is Now: The Record-breaking Statistics -- 2. Four Little Lord Fauntleroys: All Bow Down. The Beatlemaniacs -- The Beatles Impersonators -- The Beatle-like Bands -- We Love You Beatles: The Tribute Records -- 3. The Band You've Known For All These Years. Tip Of My Tongue -- The Four Up Close: Tell Me What You See : John, The Cynic ; Paul, The Baby-face ; George, The Quiet One ; Ringo, The Clown -- Don't You Know The Joker Laughs At You? -- Nothing Is Real: Changing Tastes And Trends -- 4. Reelin' And Rockin': The Beatles' Artistry. And Your Bird Can Sing -- Songs That Fill The Air : All Together Now ; Getting Better All The Time -- Movin' And Groovin': The Muscianship ; Recordings And Technology --^ 5. All These Friends And Lovers. Buddies, Friends, And Pals -- Helping Out: Mal And Neil -- Fab Wives -- Gear Kids -- Pt. 2. Crying, Waiting, Hoping: Years Of Struggle. 6. The Baby Beatles. There'a A Place (up And To The Left A Bit): Liverpool -- Those Were The Days: The Historical Perspective -- Cry Baby Cry?: Childhood Days -- The Family Way: Who's Who Among The Relatives -- 7. Long Distance Information: Early Influences. From Luxembourg To The Goons: Radio In The '50s -- Rock And Roll: Grow Those Sideburns! : Elvis Presley ; Chuck Berry ; Buddy Holly ; The Preacher And The Killer: Little Richard And Jerry Lee Lewis -- The Everly Brothers -- All Fingers And Thumbs: The Skiffle Boom -- Back In The Usa: Imported Records -- 8. The Pre-beatles: Thinking Of Linking. Quarry Men, Old Before Our Birth -- A Fateful Church Fete: John Meets Paul -- Play Raunchy For Me: And George Makes Three -- Johnny And The Moondogs -- You Know My Name, Well, Maybe Not: Naming The Band --^ 9. Too Much Monkey Business. Studies And Not-so-steady Jobs -- Stuart Sutcliffe: The Fifth Beatle -- Failed Auditions: Part I -- The Man Who Gave It All Away: Allan Williams : Bumping 'n' Grinding ; Playing For Hamburgers -- The Search For A Drummer -- 10. Leather And Liquor, Live In Hamburg. Up And Down The Reeperbahn -- Band On The Run -- Mach Shau! The Hamburg Clubs -- The Hamburg Recordings -- 11. From A Keller To A Cellar. Fun In Litherland: The First Rumblings Of Beatlemania -- Oh, Mr. Bass Man -- Going South: Alone In Aldershot -- Ringo's Roots: Clayton Skiffle And The Raving Texans -- Sweat And Grime: Let's Go Down The Cavern! Pt. 3. A Taste Of Honey: The Rise Of The Beatles. 12. Baby You're A Rich Man: That Posh Mr. Epstein. Beautiful Dreamer: The Man And His Aspirations ; Brief Encounters ; Being For The Benefit Of The Beatles ; The Rookie Manager -- 13. Moptop Hair And Mohair Suits: The Road To Success. Failed Auditions: Part Ii -- Smartening Up For Better Bookings -- Congratulations Boys: The Emi Signing -- Not The Best Of Exits: And Ringo Makes Four -- 14. Hitman For Hire: George Martin. Anything But Pop -- Well, Look Chaps -- George And Norman -- George And Geoff -- 15. Her Majesty's A Pretty Nice Girl: Changing Audiences. Last Of The Long Nights: Auf Wiedersehn, Hamburg -- The Best Of Cellars: Goodbye, Cavern -- In Everyone's Home: Sunday Night At The London Palladium -- By Royal Command -- Pt. 4. To The Toppermost Of The Poppermost. 16. Scene And Heard: Radio Days And Tv Times. The Beatles At The Beeb --^ Beatles On The Box : Early Fabs In The Flesh ; Small Screens, Big Screams ; Cartoon Characters -- Fab Video Promos (pre-mtv!) -- Have You Heard The News? -- 17. Beatlemania: You Make Me Wanna Shout! 1963: That Was The Year That Was -- 1964: 12 Months That Shook The World : Les Français? Pouf! ; Around The World ; The Beatles Are Coming! -- 1965-1966: Like Monkeys In A Zoo -- 18. Act Naturally: The Big-screen Beatles. A Hard Day's Night: The Citizen Kane Of Juke Box Musicals -- Help! -- Yellow Submarine (or The Best Film They Never Made) -- Let It Be -- Aborted Projects : The Yellow Teddybears ; A Talent For Loving ; Lord Of The Rings ; The Three Musketeers ; Shades Of A Personality ; Up Against It -- 19. Hop Off The Bus: An End To Touring. May Day In The Uk -- Hamburg: Full Circle -- Sayonara Japan -- The Thriller In Manilla -- Half An Hour In The Park -- 20. When I Get Home: Life Away From The Road. John: Floating Downstream -- Paul: Semi-attached In Swinging London --^ George: In Search Of Eastern Promise -- Ringo: The Suburban Squire -- Brian: Nowhere Man -- 21. Those Swinging Sixties. Cold War Blues ; Fly Me To The Moon: A Time Of Hope -- Riots, Protests, And The Youth Revolution : We Shall Overcome ; By The Time We Got To Woodstock -- The Assassins' Bullets: Robert, Martin, And John. Pt. 5. Upsetting The Apple Cart. 22. Bad Boys (you Can't Do That). Rocking With The Royals : Day-trip To The Palace: Receiving The Mbes ; From Me To You: John Returns His Mbe ; Butchers Undercover -- Bigger Than Jesus -- Day Trippers : Busted! It's Pilcher Of The Yard! -- Bare Assets: Yoko And The Walrus -- 23. Something To Get Hung About: Cracking Up. A Death In The Family: Brian Epstein -- Who Buried Paul? -- Tragical Mystery Tour -- In The Court Of Sexy Sadie -- White Mischief And Trouble Getting Back -- Coming Down Fast: The Curtain Falls. Life With The Ono-lennons -- Paul: Carrying That Weight -- George: Not A Beatle Any More -- Ringo: Celluloid Satisfaction -- Apple In De-klein -- The Split: Sue You Blues -- 25. Free As A Bird: Life After The Beatles. John: Soldier Of Love -- Paul: Knight Of The Realm -- George: Dark Horse Traveler -- Ringo: All-starr Jet-setter -- Pt. 6. Oldies But Goldies. 26. Can I Have A Little More?: The Beatles Anthology. Back In The Studio -- Back On Film -- Back In The Spotlight And Back On The Charts -- And The Winner Is: More Grammy Awards -- 27. Rattling Those Valuables. Rare And Juice Records -- Bogus Discs -- Mad Merchandise -- Fool's Merchandise -- 28. Dig It (especially On Holidays And Weekends). Beatlefests -- Fan Clubs And Fanzines -- The Beatle-infested Web -- Places Of Interest : On The Mersey Beat -- Swinging Around London -- Some Time In New York City -- [appendixes] : A. Beatles Chronology -- B. The Beatles On The Charts : Single Releases And Chart Positions ; Ep Releases And Chart Positions ; Album Releases And Chart Positions -- C. Films, Videos, And Biopics : The Beatles' Films ; The Beatles' Official Promo Videos 1965-1970 And 1995 ; Video Releases ; Biopics -- D. Recommended Reading. By Richard Buskin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [339]-341) And Index.