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Beatles forums => Books, Magazines, Articles => Topic started by: stuartblogtumblr on May 15, 2013, 07:43:40 PM
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Got this book recently right from Mathews Street in Liverpool (purchased from The Beatles Store). It's definitely worth reading; it's Leigh's analysis of why Pete Best was sacked. I tend to believe most of what Spencer Leigh says (even if he sometimes gives Sutclffe short shrift); he's interviewed many Mersey musicians, and holds a lot of anecdotal information. An example of the surprises included in "Drummed Out": "Bruno Koschmidder, a Grade-A thug and almost certainly ex-Gestapo, had had his testicles shot away in World War II". How's that for relevance?! Anyhow, anyone interested in taking a look at the Best situation's precursors and consequences, will like this book.
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I've had that book for years but have never got round to reading it. It's an interesting story, the whole Pete Best saga, so I really must do my "best" (no pun intended!! ;D ) to read it soon.
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I thought this was an interesting theory: http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/index.php?topic=137.msg233325#msg233325 (http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/index.php?topic=137.msg233325#msg233325)