The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Bruce Spizer

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Bruce Spizer is a first-generation Beatles fan from New Orleans. Louisiana. He is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the Beatles. Spizer is the author of 16 critically acclaimed books on the Beatles, including his Beatles Album Series. He is a frequent guest on television and radio shows and at Beatles conventions. Spizer serves as a consultant for Capitol Records, UMG, and Apple Corps on Beatles projects. 

 

Schedule

11:00 am to 11:45 am

State Capitol, House Committee Room 5

The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night & More: Memories from 60 Years Ago

 

Noon to 12:45 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

The Beatles A Hard Day's Night & More

The Beatles A Hard Day's Night & More covers the Beatles first film and its related soundtrack albums from the British, American and Canadian perspectives. And, as the title implies, there is much more. The book also covers the records released from the Beatles 1961 Hamburg recordings, as well as the other singles and albums released from February through October of 1964. The book also contains chapters on the EMI recording sessions for the singles and albums, and the album covers. And, like the other books in the Beatles Album Series, the book contains chapters on the news, music and films of the era to place the Beatles debut film and its related records in their proper context. And, of course, fan recollections of seeing the film A Hard Day's Night and listening to its music.
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night & More, together with its companion book The Beatles Please Please Me to With The Beatles, provide the full story of the records and events that fueled and maintained the first phase of Beatlemania. It is a 9" x 9" hardcover book to match the other books in Bruce Spizer' s Beatles Album Series. It is 272 pages long and contains 315 color and 15 original B&W images.

The Beatles Please Please Me to With the Beatles

Please Please Me and With The Beatles, along with their associated singles, introduced the Beatles first to England and then to several countries across the world, including Canada and the United States. Although often overlooked due to the excellence of the group’ s later albums, these early albums contain the exciting songs that fueled Beatlemania. These albums showcased the songwriting talents of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as well as incredible cover versions of songs from the group’ s stage show. Had the Beatles not evolved and matured, the group would still be well respected for the quality of the recordings on these two albums.

In addition to the usual chapters on the British, American and Canadian perspectives, the book contains chapters on the Decca audition and the EMI artists test session. There are also chapters on the recording sessions and album covers, as well as on the news, music and films of the era to place these albums in their proper context. It is a 9" x 9" hardcover book to match the other books in Bruce Spizer’ s Beatles Album Series. It is 272 pages long and contains over 290 color and original black and white images.