Books like this are usually full of behind the scenes information fans would like to know. This work sadly, is a big disappointment. The author lightly touches on things but does not go into any real detail. I, as a reader would have liked to know more about Brian Epstein, the Beatle’s manager and what John, Paul, George, and Ringo were really like. What the author gives is a skeleton view of the band that rocked the world. Tillinghast also mentions the formation of Capitol Records and many of the artists who recorded for them. Like the Beatles he briefly touches on Frank Sinatra and others. I would have liked the author to give a better picture of the singers he dealt with. For an expose, this is the most boring, disappointing let down I have read in a long time.
How Capitol Got the Beatles and Then What Happened
Charles Tillinghast
Outskirts Press Inc
Denver, Colorado
www.outskirtspress.com
ISBN 978-1-4327-2924-0
$10.95
