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Enfolding physics into the formative tale, Spitz writes, “Thanks to a confluence of geography and the cosmos, Radio Luxembourg...had a signal that by some miracle could sprint its semidirect way to the United Kingdom.” Three of the four future Beatles simultaneously listened by night to that station’s brand of American rhythm-and-blues, stricken from conservative British-owned radio stations...
Seemingly innocent Paul McCarney is revealed to have been engaged to girlfriend Dot Rhone while she was pregnant. “With the pregnancy only three months along, Dot miscarried,” Spitz writes. “With [Paul] suddenly free of obligation, it was only a matter of time before they turned bitterly frigid, and a few weeks later he announced that it was over between them...
Despite his obsession with the band, Spitz refuses to glorify his subjects and portrays them in a strikingly truthful and complex light...
...However, Spitz stylistically redeems himself with his incredible ability to set a scene. He describes one of the clubs the band played at in their early years as being a “filthy, sweltering, fetid, claustrophobic little firetrap of a club. The walls and ceiling sweated absolute humidity; there was no exit aside from the main entrance…an ersatz ventilation pipe had been installed as a concession to the public health department.” How Spitz found out about a 40-year-old ersatz ventilation pipe that probably is no longer in existence is far beyond...
...Beatles By Bob Spitz Back Bay Books...