THE BEATLES Beatles Gear (2001 US 256-page hardback book which gives you new insights into the instruments from the people who know, drawn from the author's firsthand interviews with Paul, Ringo, George Martin, Yoko & hundreds of musicians whoworked with them, from their late '50s schoolyard skiffle days through the global Beatlemania of the '60s & the group's disbanding in 1970, this book features behind-the-scenes stories from instrument makers & sellers, roadies, engineers & other Beatles insiders, along with memorabilia & hundreds of photographs—many never seen before. Although the cover shows light yellowing where the shrink has split along the bottom, it has remained sealed for nearly 25 years!)