Four Sides Of The Circle: The Beatles' Second Phase, 1970-1974

This is a solid paperback which goes through the solo output of the four Beatles, track by track, whether released or not. It covers the period starting with McCartney and ends with John signing the dissolution agreement. It excludes Electronic Music, Wonderwall, and John's pre-POB efforts. It is researched in depth but, for all the detail included, and there is lots, it remains well-written and an entertaining read. Depending on the significant aspects of eack track, entries may include any or all of technical details, comments on venues and why, musical information, a critique of merit, and observations as to context within an album, the performer's life, and the widercircumstances affecting them and their erstwhile colleagues. I learned things I didn't know and enjoyed some interesting insights which hadn't occurred to me. Recommended if you're interested in this era of solo Beatles recordings.

I lost interest in The Beatles after Let It Be was released and their implosion became media fodder with them complaining about each other [minus Starr]. Too many bad vibes. After listening to their solo stuff off the radio, I felt that old saying about the sum being better than the parts. I only returned after their catalog was getting released on CD. Which lead me to buy some of their solo releases. So this book was interesting to read because it covered the post-Beatles era that I basically blew off during the day. Part reference book and part inside stories, I felt it treated all 4 members equally. You don't sense that the author is bias towards any single member. It's mostly facts and void of any overt fandom. The format does get a little boring at times. Once I got near the 300 page mark, I found myself bypassing the data and reading just the stories.

I could not put it down.

Aunque este libro se refiere a un periodo muy breve, en él los exbeatles presentaron sus mejores trabajos y la meticulosidad con la que se trata cada una de las grabaciones que hicieron, junto con varios índices y anexos, da para más de 400 páginas.

Long time hard core Beatle fan here. Have bc read pretty much everything out out over the past 25+ years, I can say that this is definitely one of the best books in the subject matter area. Well footnoted, clearly organized and very revealing, Terry steps us through and era that is. It well documented and connects the dots methodically in a way that I always suspected but never saw laid out so well. If you’ve dug into the solo years, this book is a treasure. Very much in a respectful CEI. Of anything that Lewisohn has written. I truly learned a lot and was sad to close it for the last time upon completion. I will certainly tab through the pages again over the years as a reference. Well done!!