A list of my published work on The Beatles, together and solo.
1. The Beatles
2. John Lennon
3. Paul McCartney
4. George Harrison
5. Ringo Starr
1. The Beatles
Pete Best interview NME 6 April 1985
Please Please Me / With The Beatles / A Hard Day's Night / Beatles For Sale album reviews Q March 1987
Help! / Rubber Soul / Revolver album reviews Q June 1987
The Beatles (White Album) / Yellow Submarine album reviews Q September 1987
Magical Mystery Tour album review Q October 1987
Abbey Road / Let It Be album reviews Q November 1987
Past Masters Vols I & II album reviews Q April 1988
Yesterday by Alistair Taylor book review Q July 1988
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn book review Q January 1989
Every Little Thing by William McCoy & Mitchell McGeary book review Q August 1990
A Private View by Robert Freeman book review Q November 1990
Revolver, Q Sleevenotes series 1991
The Unseen Beatles by Bob Whitaker book review Q January 1992
Rockin’ At The Star Club; Compact Disc EP Collection album reviews Q July 1992
The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn book review Q October 1992
Love Em Do; Under The Influence (songs covered by Beatles) album reviews Q January 1993
Liverpool Days by Max Scheler and Astrid Kircherr Mojo May 1994
It Was 30 Years Ago Today by Terence Spencer / A Hard Day's Write by Steve Turner book reviews Mojo December 1994
Live At The BBC album review Q January 1995
Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles tribute album review Mojo June 1995
All Together Now: essay Mojo November 1995
A Day In The Life article Mojo November 1995
Intro to article, The Independent 17 November 1995
Beatles Anthology interview with Paul McCartney, Q December 1995 (reprinted in “Read The Beatles” Penguin USA 2006)
Story Of Apple, Q December 1995
Martin Carr & Ian Broudie on Beatles Mojo February 1996
“Beatlesque” compilation Mojo April 1996
Black Market Beatles book review Mojo May 1996
Hey Jude/Revolution article Mojo October 1996
"The Mad Day Out" article Mojo October 1996
Neil Aspinall interview Mojo October 1996
John Howard, photographer, Q December 1996
All You Need Is Love session Mojo August 1997
The Beatles And Some Other Guys, by Pete Frame Mojo August 1997
Day Tripper, Help!, Paperback Writer/Rain, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hey Jude/Revolution, Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane: 100 Greatest Singles Mojo August 1997
Lennon & McCartney: Entry, Sunday Times 1000 Makers Of Music, 1997
The Beatles: Entry, Guinness Rockopedia 1998
George Martin interview Mojo March 1998
Hey Jude, Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever entries in Q Readers Top 100 Singles Q February 1999
Brian Epstein article Q Beatles Special 1999
Pete Best article Q Beatles Special 1999
Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields Forever article Q Beatles Special 1999
Yellow Submarine album review Heat 16 September 1999
Yellow Submarine album review Mojo November 1999
Apple story Q May 2000
The Quarrymen by Hunter Davies book review Mojo June 2001
Ringo Starr interview Mojo July 2001
George Harrison's Something Mojo January 2002
The Beatles The Dream Is Over by Keith Badman book review Mojo January 2002
Beatles For Sale by David Rowley book review Mojo July 2002
At The Apple’s Core by Denis O'Dell book review Mojo August 2002
A Hard Day's Night article Mojo November 2002
With The Beatles article Mojo Beatle special Autumn 2002
The Beatles’ Anthology DVD review WORD May 2003
Let It Be Naked feature including McCartney interview WORD December 2003 (extracted in Evening Standard 14 November 2003 and Daily Mirror 15 November 2003)
Let It Be Naked album review Blender December 2003
With The Beatles review in The Mojo Beatles book 2004
Back Catalog: CD album reviews Blender November 2004
Shea Stadium anniversary TV Guide August 2005
Magical Mystery Tours by Tony Bramwell book review WORD September 2005
Anthology chapter in Read The Beatles, ed. by June Skinner Sawyers (Penguin USA 2006)
The Beatles Love album review THE WORD January 2007
Guest column: If John had not met Paul THE WORD August 2007
Liverpool Hard Days Night Hotel The Observer 10 February 2008
The Beatles and Modern Celebrity THE WORD August 2009
Brian Epstein profile THE WORD December 2010
Introduction to The Beatles Revealed, by Hugh Fielder (Flame Tree Publishing 2010)
2. John Lennon
Yoko news story NME 9 May 1981
In His Own Write stage show report NME 16 January 1982
In My Life by Pete Shotton & Nicholas Schaffner book review NME 7 April 1984
The Lennon Companion: 25 Years Of Comment Edited by Elizabeth Thomson and David Gutman book review Q October 1987
John & Yoko (bio-pic) video review Q April 1988
Sweet Toronto video review Q July 1989
Love: John Lennon Forever tribute album review Q June 1992
Photographer Kieron "Spud" Murphy Q June 1993
Cynthia Lennon interview Q April 1995
Article on the New York years Mojo June 1995
Plastic Ono Band: Live Peace In Toronto album review Q July 1995
We All Shine On: The Stories Behind Every John Lennon Song 1970-1980 (Carlton Books 1997, 2000, 2006) (Re-published in America as Whatever Gets You Through The Night; in France as L'Integral Lennon, etc)
We All Shine On book extract Mojo May 1997
We All Shine On book extract The Times 19 May 1997
Imagine 100 Greatest Singles Mojo August 1997
His Final Concert Q April 1998
Sean Lennon interview Q May 1998
Entry 100 Greatest Singers Mojo October 1998
John Lennon: Entry, Guinness Rockopedia 1998
Imagine entry in Q Readers Top 100 Singles Q February 1999
Two Virgins story Q May 2000
Paul McCartney on John Lennon Mojo March 2002
CD Back Catalogue reviewed Blender November 2002
Cold Turkey, entry in Drugs Special Mojo December 2002
Various: John Lennon’s Jukebox album review WORD May 2004
Acoustic album review WORD January 2005
In His Own Write: John Lennon Au Fil Des Mots, chapter in John Lennon Unfinished Music (Réunion des
Musées Nationaux, Paris 2005)
Sean Lennon’s Friendly Fire album review THE WORD November 2006
John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman, review and author interview THE WORD October 2008
Liner notes for re-mastered albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Imagine; Some Time In New York City; Mind Games, Walls And Bridges; Rock'n'Roll; Double Fantasy; Milk And Honey October 2010
Editorial content for JohnLennon.com/Universe
"99 Per Cent True" Quiz THE WORD December 2010
3. Paul McCartney
Wings: Back To The Egg album review NME 9 June 1979
Wings live review NME 8 December1979
Linda McCartney interview NME 12 January 1980
All The Best album review Q December 1987
Ram album review Q March 1988
Interview Q July 1989
Paul McCartney 1989/1990 World Tour Programme (overall editor and McCartney interviewer)
Interview Q November 1990
1993 New World Tour Programme (overall editor)
Thrillington album review Mojo July 1995
Beatles Anthology interview, Q December 1995
Standing Stone album review Mojo November 1997
Paul McCartney: Entry, Guinness Rockopedia 1998
Linda McCartney: Wild Prairie album review Mojo December 1998
Entry in Q 100 Greatest Stars of 20th Century Q August 1999
Favourite records interview, Mojo Collections Spring 2001
Wingspan Q&A Mojo June 2001
Interview Mojo July 2001
Driving Rain album review Blender Dec/Jan 2001/2002
Driving Rain album review and Q&A Mojo December 2001
On John Lennon Mojo March 2002
2002 Driving USA tour programme, editor
Back In The US: Live 2002 album review Blender January 2003
Let It Be Naked feature including McCartney interview WORD December 2003 (extracted in Evening Standard 14 November 2003 and Daily Mirror 15 November 2003)
European & Glastonbury Tour programme 2004
Liverpool Oratorio DVD sleevenote 2004
Solo album catalogue reviewed WORD October 2005
US tour programme 2005, editor
The McCartney Years DVD EPK interview October 2007
Introductory interview with Paul McCartney for The Cavern: The Most Famous Club In The World, by Spencer Leigh (SAF 2008)
Liner notes, Band On The Run deluxe edition 2010
Liner notes, "McCartney" deluxe edition 2011
Liner notes, "McCartney II" deluxe edition 2011
Interview with Paul McCartney, THE WORD March 2012
Liner notes interview, "Kisses On The Bottom" album, 2012
Wings at the Liverpool Royal Court, Daily Post 22 June 2012
4. George Harrison
Best Of Dark Horse album review Q December 1989
Live review/news story (with Jeff Clark-Meads) Billboard 18 April 1992
George Harrison: Entry, Guinness Rockopedia 1998
Natural Law Party story Q May 2000
The Story of Something MOJO January 2002
Obituary Blender February/March 2002
All Things Must Pass: The Life of George Harrison by Marc Shapiro book review MOJO April 2002
Royal Albert Hall tribute concert Blender March 2003
Concert For George album review WORD January 2004
Thirty Three & 1/3; George Harrison; Some where In England; Gone Troppo; Cloud Nine; Live In Japan album reviews WORD April 2004
Back Catalog CD reviews Blender April 2004
All Things Must Pass review in The Mojo Beatles book 2004
5. Ringo Starr
Sentimental Journey / Beaucoups Of Blues album reviews Mojo July 1995
Interview Mojo August 1998
VH1 Storytellers album review Q January 1999
Interview Mojo June 2001
Ringo Rama album review WORD June 2003
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