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Title: Beatles' Monthly Book...who here collects???
Post by: aspinall_lover on June 05, 2008, 02:25:27 AM
Ok..........I think I AM one of the biggest Beatle fans ever..........case in point.........I have EVERY issue of the Bestles' Monthly Book.  Yes, EVERY ONE.  ALL the originals from 1963-1970, all the "re-issues" in the '70's thru Record Collector Mag, and all the "starting up" issues from 1984 to the end somewhere in 2002, or 2001.  Yes people, I have them all.  That is what a fanatic collector I am of our fabulous foursome from Liverpool...
I told my husband I want all of these buried with me when I die...............
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Post by: McLennon on June 12, 2008, 09:39:58 PM
Thats excellent!! I wish I could claim the same! I wanted to see what they are like though so I own two of them! something like issue 38, I know one had George shaving on the front and the other is of Paul! I was happy just to have two haha, but I admire the fact you own them all!
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Post by: aspinall_lover on June 12, 2008, 09:59:29 PM
^^^^^It "cost" me to do this.  But this was a mission of mine for several years on ebay.  And many trips to the bank to "transfer funds".  My husband was ready to kill me.  Here's just a few of them....
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/IMG_0071.jpg)
And my little "shrine" in my music room.......
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/IMG_0070.jpg)
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Post by: McLennon on June 12, 2008, 11:50:51 PM
haha that is really cool! and I bet it cost a lot, especially on ebay with other bidders! how much was it for issue number 1?

I know at the Beatle shop in Liverpool the prices are crazy in there for the monthly books
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Post by: aspinall_lover on June 13, 2008, 12:04:17 AM
Actually, the first issue wasn't that bad.  I paid maybe $100 US dollars for it.  The most I've EVER paid for one issue was $175.  Most of the ones I bought, I bought in "lots"...as in there may have been 20 to 100 issues in an auction.  I quite a few extra copies, but it was worth what I spent to have ever one.
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Post by: aspinall_lover on June 13, 2008, 12:05:22 AM
^^^^^^Oh, I forgot..........to me, the Beatles Book Monthly is the "holy grail" in collecting Beatles' related magazines and books.
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Post by: Gloi on June 18, 2008, 03:42:07 PM
I've got the set, I got the reissues on subscription from 1976 onwards
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Post by: aspinall_lover on June 18, 2008, 04:01:29 PM
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I've got the set, I got the reissues on subscription from 1976 onwards
^^^^^^That's cool.  So I'm not the only one.  The mags have the best Beatles' pictures in them, don't they????

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Post by: Gloi on June 19, 2008, 09:37:59 AM
Oh yes!! The pictures were especially welcome back in the days before you could just go on the computer and find all the Beatles pics you need for your fix. I really looked forward to each one coming through the letterbox  :)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on June 19, 2008, 03:40:45 PM
Oh yes.  There were pictures in there of the Beatles that weren't published anywhere else.  Great stuff!!!!
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Post by: mr kite on August 15, 2008, 09:31:04 PM
I stopped buying the re issues in the late 90s , i just ran out of space for them  :B
I have an origanal , yeh just one  :)
Its still going is`nt it ?  :-/
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 15, 2008, 11:55:35 PM
^^^^^No, sorry to say, Beatle's Monthly Book stopped in 2001/2002.  That's why they're highly collectable................
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 17, 2008, 09:47:37 PM
Do you have any from October-November 1979? Would you mind looking to see if it mentions anything about Jimmy's death?
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 17, 2008, 10:34:15 PM
^^^^^I'll check and see.  They're not in any order, which is my fault, but I will look.
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 17, 2008, 11:02:23 PM
Thanks  :)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 18, 2008, 02:48:43 AM
Hey "JimmyMc" fan.......I like your sig......very, very cute!!!
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 18, 2008, 03:17:25 AM
^ I sent my gf that picture you wanted me to send her and my gf was like ok she's my new BFF  :P
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 18, 2008, 04:13:01 AM
^^^^Now which one was that???  I tend to forget.....let me know JimmyMc.  And if she likes what I think I sent to you, I'll send some more...............
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 18, 2008, 05:06:52 AM
^ the shirtless one
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 19, 2008, 12:55:54 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Oh..........so your girlfriend liked David, huh???  I'm just only reading stuff I missed here lately.  My 10 year old just started 5th grade today and it's gonna be a tuff year.  Science projects and all that stuff.
I'm gonna take time this weekend to look thru my "Monthlys" and see if I can find that issue you wanted me to find.
And.............JimmyMFan..........I do like that new sig you have.........yum-O!!! :K)
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 19, 2008, 06:09:31 PM
Ok cool thanks. I really appreciate it.
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Post by: mr kite on August 20, 2008, 08:29:42 PM
I will have a look through my B. Books for you  Jimmy for  info on Jimmys death  .
I was in the Wings Fun Club back then , i will look through the Fan Club Letters to , Just be patient Jimmy i have a lot of stuff to go through .  :)    
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 20, 2008, 10:38:02 PM
^^^^^Hey..........thanks "Kitie" for helping me out too!!!!  I only got the Monthlys in no particular order.  I'll check thru mine.  That's so cool you were a member of the Wings Fan Club.  You rule, my darling Kitie!!!
.............................easy on the red-head..........................(drool)(drool)(eyebrows)
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 20, 2008, 11:56:19 PM
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I will have a look through my B. Books for you  Jimmy for  info on Jimmys death  .
I was in the Wings Fun Club back then , i will look through the Fan Club Letters to , Just be patient Jimmy i have a lot of stuff to go through .  :)    

Thanks! How long were you a member? If you have any info/picture from '74-77 Fun Club issues featuring Jimmy, those would help also.  :)
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Post by: mr kite on August 22, 2008, 03:50:40 PM
Thanks Aspie ! , yeh i was a Wings fan from 1976 until about 1985 then rejoined as rumours of a Macca tour 1989 up until early 90s .


I can`t find anything on jimmys death in the Beatles books , but i will keep looking .

Found i have more than one original today !  :o 8)

 
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/photo%202/music/beatlebookso.jpg)
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 22, 2008, 06:46:14 PM
Gosh Paul's nose is so red in that picture!
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 22, 2008, 07:29:34 PM
^^^^^Yeah, Kitie, I've got some double copies too.  Hang tight, Jimmymacfan...........I'm gonna get to those Monthlys with weekend.............
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 07:42:51 PM
Hey Jimmymacfan!!!  I checked through the majority of my Monthlys from around the time Jimmy died, and I really couldn't find anything.  Will do more research.............
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 24, 2008, 07:46:00 PM
Thanks. I appreciate it  :)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:02:59 PM
^^^^^^^You're welcome.  I've got some other sources too, in my collection of "Beatledom".......
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 08:14:12 PM
I have dug into the Beatle books around the time of jimmys death and it was when the Beatle book was joined up with the Record Collecter , but i still can`t see why they wouldnt mention his death. Very Strange indeed  :-/

Heres my no 1 copy of The Beatles Book  :)

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/photo%202/music/beatlebook1.jpg)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:15:49 PM
^^^^^^Yep, Kitie, I have that one too.  And it is stange they didn't mention Jimmy's death.  I'm still searching, tho...
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 08:24:26 PM
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^^^^^^Yep, Kitie, I have that one too.  And it is stange they didn't mention Jimmy's death.  I'm still searching, tho...

 8)
Are your copies British Imports Aspie or are  they American prints ?
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:37:37 PM
^^^^^^^^They're all Brit imports bought off of ebay...........with most of the sellers, probably 80% from England.  But I know a great guy who sells on ebay from the US and goes to England twice a year and brings back a "Motherload" of Beatles stuff.  He always hooks me up with the Neil Aspinall stuff...............
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 24, 2008, 08:39:26 PM
Yay! What other sources?  :)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:43:05 PM
Alright Jimmymacfan..............I'll PM you on this forum and hook you up with a couple of my contacts.  
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 08:44:25 PM
oh i see now  :)

Slighty off topic , but have you seen the Wings Over America program Jimmy ?  
Nice Sig jimmy  ;)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:49:02 PM
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oh i see now  :)

Slighty off topic , but have you seen the Wings Over America program Jimmy ?  
Nice Sig jimmy  ;)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ooooooooooooo, did I make you jealous Kitie?????  I'm so sorry!!!  Please forgive.  And don't tease us with all these tour programs you have.  We'd LOVE to see them............ :K)
.................Now............back to the "Monthly" subject.................
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 08:52:43 PM
Sorry Aspie i was a Beatle collector from a very early age , and you wont believe what i`ve got  ;)
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 24, 2008, 08:53:52 PM
No I haven't seen the Wings Over America program, I've been wanting one for a long time, haven't gotten the chance to buy one off E Bay yet  :(
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 08:59:49 PM
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Sorry Aspie i was a Beatle collector from a very early age , and you wont believe what i`ve got  ;)

^^^^^^I bet I've got something you DON'T have...................
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 09:05:38 PM
^
Leave it with me  ;).   What Aspie !!!

The first new letter of the Beatle Book re issues  :)

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/photo%202/music/bb.jpg)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 09:09:53 PM
Nope..............off, off subject..............has anyone EVER seen this?????
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007150.jpg)
Front cover, hard back, published in 1963, 48 pages "newspaper" quality pages, very thin and very old.
Here's the back cover..............
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007151.jpg)
Now, has anyone every seen this book or have it in their collection.  I think it's very, very rare........
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 24, 2008, 09:12:49 PM
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s47/crazykidpaul/JMarticle001.jpg)

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s47/crazykidpaul/JMarticles001.jpg)

(http://photos-006.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v192/150/81/1173900006/n1173900006_30020715_3517.jpg)

(http://photos-006.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v192/150/81/1173900006/n1173900006_30020716_4366.jpg)


Part of my Jimmy articles collection  :)
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 09:13:11 PM
No ! i havnt  :P  I think you better change the name of this thread quick . or we will get in trouble , like what aspie and Kite And Jimmy have got !  

Bet this is the first one of these on the Forums of Beatleness  ;D

 (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/photo%202/music/abill.jpg)
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Post by: aspinall_lover on August 24, 2008, 09:18:47 PM
Thanks Kitie!!!!  Did you stay at the AHDN Hotel????  What was it like????  And really.............off, off, OFF the subject....has anyone ever seen that book????  I paid a "pretty price" for it and wonder is it's worth alot more.....and Jimmymcfan.............nice collection of Jimmy memorabilia...........
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 24, 2008, 09:23:00 PM
Ah Mr. Kite that is SO cool that you stayed in the Hard Day's Night hotel. I wish we had a Beatles hotel here but all we have is Super 8 and some other lame hotels  :P
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Post by: mr kite on August 24, 2008, 09:23:38 PM
No i havnt seen that before ever ! Aspie  8)
Did i stay there ! , no its very exspensive , but it is a fantastic hotel , i went for a pee in the loos and they had Beatle music while you went .
my ambition is to stay there for one night next year , and i have to , i made a drunken bet last night  :B
Yeh it is indeed a brilliant hotel  :)


Edit bit .  check the users pics Jimmo !
I just had a drink in there Jimmy .
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Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on August 25, 2008, 03:19:23 AM
I see that! Nice picture Kite!
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Post by: BlueMeanie on August 25, 2008, 08:57:13 AM
I have the whole lot from 1963-1969 on CD-ROM. PM me if you want the link to download it. Beware, its 450mb. Also it only works in Windows. So Mac users are out. Including me! :(
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Post by: on January 20, 2009, 07:01:59 PM
I've miss No 319, Nowember 2002, as The Beatles Book sent me wrong issues. Now the Beatles Book is gone, and this issue is impossible to buy unless someone inside here can help me.

I've got extras issues 298 (Feb. 2001) and the last one ever, from January 2003. I also have three binders left over (as I thought they'd never end the issuing of these books.............)

Anyone like to swap?????? Lets help each other!
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Post by: msmiles on February 08, 2011, 10:03:29 AM
I have the magazine you are lookinmg for and am willing to trade for the Nopvember 2002 book. Please let me know right away. Thank you.
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Post by: Badgirl66 on February 08, 2011, 05:22:34 PM
Nope..............off, off subject..............has anyone EVER seen this?????
([url]http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007150.jpg[/url])
Front cover, hard back, published in 1963, 48 pages "newspaper" quality pages, very thin and very old.
Here's the back cover..............
([url]http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc65/aspinall_2007/May2007151.jpg[/url])
Now, has anyone every seen this book or have it in their collection.  I think it's very, very rare........


A Beatles Rare hard cover book released by Romeo in 1964 containing 48 pages of photos, posters and information about The Beatles. Measures 30cm x 22cm (12inches x 9inches). The cover has the silhouette faces of The Beatles on a black background with a yellow border down the right edge saying "Beatleopaedia", and the contents in different colours in the middle. Inner pages are in the format of a black and white newspaper. The inner pages are excellent condition and the hard cover is excellent.

Price: £40.00

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Post by: Gary910 on March 07, 2011, 03:21:47 PM
I have a electronic version of all of the original Beatles Books, and then a lot from late '80s to mid '90s. I wanted to keep my subscription going but money got tight.

I was so excited when I scored the e-version of the originals. I look at them all of the time.
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Post by: Bobber on March 07, 2011, 07:35:00 PM
Where did you obtain the e-books, Gary?
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Post by: peterbell1 on March 08, 2011, 12:06:16 PM
Where did you obtain the e-books, Gary?


If you are a member you can download all the Beatles Book original 1960s issues as a PDF file in a torrent at this site ...
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1792593/14926020/ (http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1792593/14926020/)
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Post by: KelMar on March 09, 2011, 06:31:49 AM
If you are a member you can download all the Beatles Book original 1960s issues as a PDF file in a torrent at this site ...
[url]http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1792593/14926020/[/url] ([url]http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1792593/14926020/[/url])


Hmm...they have closed registration unless you have an invitation code. Bummer.
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Post by: Bobber on March 09, 2011, 08:18:50 AM
Thanks for that Peter. I'm d/loading right now. See if I can get it into Kelly's direction as well.
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Post by: Gary910 on March 10, 2011, 01:01:15 AM
Sorry about not answering as soon as I should have...

It looks like you got it though. If you need more PM me.
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Post by: Bobber on March 10, 2011, 07:57:43 AM
Sorry about not answering as soon as I should have...

It looks like you got it though. If you need more PM me.

No worries, it's downloading. A bit slow tho, but I'll get there.
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Post by: tijuano on October 22, 2011, 11:11:58 PM
^^^^^^I bet I've got something you DON'T have...................

Well, it has cost me a lot (time and money), but I have just finished the whole collection of the Beatles book Monthly (well, to be honest, I still lack the last issue, nº 321, corresponding to January 2003, but I expect to get it. 21 volumes containibg 15 issues each and another one with 5 more. It is a great great collection.