without the beatles (A possible history of
pop)
by David Johnson
Available as Free PDF download from by emailing the author at withoutthebeatles@gmail.com.
Now this is a book that will not take up
any room on your already groaning shelves, as it is an e-book! Yay!
Aussie David Johnson took 5 years to
complete this 239 pager and instead of taking the time and effort to fight with
publishers to have his work published, he decided to make his work available to
all in the form of an online free PDF.
'Without The Beatles' is a musical journey
divided into 3 sections 1. Before The Beatles, 2. Without The Beatles and 3.
After The Beatles. All of those take us through a plotted musical history of
the 1960s with a twist. What if there had never been The Beatles? What would
have been the fate of the other Liverpool bands without the Beatles at the
forefront? Over in America the musical landscape would have been very different
without their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Just think
of how many bands may not have formed if they had not made that TV appearance?
It’s mind boggling. This PDF therefore is a written version of the movie
"Yesterday", sort of.
The only thing that constantly caught my
proof reading eye was the annoying way that the song titles were typed out, for
instance, ‘Day tripper’, with a small ‘t’ instead of a capital ‘T’. Then later
on ‘Paperback writer’, instead of ‘Paperback Writer’. Seemed an odd oversight
to me, otherwise very well written and researched, however I did not find
anything I had not read before. So, with no photos or illustrations, this turns
into a reference/history book (if ever actually printed) and something that
would be suitable for a library or school, which is not a bad thing.
I enjoyed it and as it was a free download
you cannot go wrong, can you?
Craig Smith