Buch THE BEATLES IRISH CONCERTS

Beschreibung

Montag, 1. Dezember 2008: THE BEATLES
BUCH THE BEATLES IRISH CONCERTS.
Autor: Colm Keane. Verlag: Capel Island, Irland.
Paperback; Hochformat 23,1 cm 15,5 cm; 223 Seiten; 20 Fotos; englischsprachig.

Pressetext:

The book, which is 223 pages long and contains 20 photographs, has been a bestseller in Ireland in recent months, adding to my ten bestselling books to date including two No 1s.

THE BEATLES IRISH CONCERTS chronicles the Fab Four’s riotous, entertaining and historic visits to Ireland in 1963 and 1964, at the height of Beatlemania.

Based on over 200 interviews, this 223-page book, containing 20 photographs, brings you backstage at the Adelphi in Dublin and the ABC Ritz in Belfast in 1963, and also features the Kings’s Hall concerts in Belfast in 1964 – painting a never-before-told story of the days Ireland shook to its foundations when Beatlemania came to town.

Award-winning journalist Colm Keane has interviewed the fans, the autograph hunters, the support bands, the police, hotel and cinema staff, the promoters, the press, airport employees, medical personnel, along with Beatles‘ staff and George Harrison’s Irish cousins.

He spoke to the screaming girls who fainted and suffered convulsions while attending the shows. They describe how they cried hysterically, pulled their hair out, tore off clothes and complained that their heads were bursting apart.

He graphically describes how riots erupted on the streets and how both cities were like war zones.

The author has also interviewed stars including Rolf Harris, the Searchers, Adam Faith, Brian Poole, Peter Jay of the Jaywalkers, the Kestrels, the Vernons Girls, the Brook Brothers, the Remo Four and many others.

What the reviewers say: „Meticulously researched and hugely entertaining“ RTÉ Guide. „Wonderful“ Evening Herald. „A terrific book“ Pat Kenny Show RTÉ Radio 1. „A fantastic book“ Downtown Radio Belfast. „A riveting read“ Cork’s 96 FM. „Painstakingly researched“ Evening Echo. „If ever you wanted the full story of the Beatles concerts in Ireland, then Colm Keane’s account of those memorable nights is the one to read“ Evening Echo.

Colm Keane has published 17 books including the number one bestsellers Padre Pio: The Irish Connection and Nervous Breakdown. He is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and Georgetown University, Washington DC. As a broadcaster, he won a Jacob’s Award and a Glaxo Fellowship for European Science Writers. Among his recent publications are Hurling’s Top 20, Gaelic Football’s Top 20 and Ireland’s Soccer Top 20.

BEATLES MUSEUM:
Die Perlen erscheinen meist bei kleinen Verlagen oder aufgrund von Eigeninitiative, weil meistens solch akribische Arbeit wie in diesem Buch für große Buchveröffentlicher nicht ganz so interessant sind.

Das Buch THE BEATLES IRISH CONCERTS beinhaltet die Konzerte, die die BEATLES in den Jahren 1963 und 1964 in Irland gaben. Es gibt backstage-Informationen aus dem Adelphi (Dublin), dem ABC Ritz (Belfast) und den Kings’s Hall (Belfast). Mehr als 200 Interviews führte der Autor nach eigener Aussage mit Fans, Autogrammsammlern, Musikern aus den Vorprogrammen, Hotelangestellten, Polizisten, Kinopersonal, Pressevertretern, Flughafen-Bedienstete, Sanitätern und dem irischen Neffen von GEORGE HARRISON. Auch gab es Gespräche mit damals beteiligten Musikern: Rolf Harris, the Searchers, Adam Faith, Brian Poole, Peter Jay (von den Jaywalkers), the Kestrels, the Vernons Girls, the Brook Brothers, the Remo Four und viele andere.

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