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In early 1964, Harry Benson was geting on a plane

for a foreign assignmen in Africa when he go a ca ll

from he phoo edior of London newspaper The

Daily Express. He was now going wih The Beales

o Paris o documen French Bealemania and wha

followed was he bigges (icke o) ride of his life.Benson was warmly welcomed ino The Beales

inner sanctum, resulting in some of the most

inimae phoographs ever aken of he band, hen

on he cusp of world dominaion. In Paris, he ook

he iconic phoograph of he Fab Four having a

pillow gh a he George V Hoel; he sho heir

groundbreaking rs visi o he Unied Saes, he

full impac of New York hyseria, heir famous

appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, he band in

Florida, including heir surprising encouner wih

Cassius Clay; as well as on he se of A Hard Days

Night. The relaionship coninued in 1966, including

Georges honeymoon in Barbados and heir noorious

US tour, under the shadow cast by Lennons comment

ha he Beales were bigger han Jesus Chris.Bensons luminous black and whie phoographs

show at close quarters The Beatles composing,

performing, encounering heir fans, relaxing, and

engaging with each other, while trying to cope

wih heir increasingly isolaing fame. In addiion

o hundreds of phoographs, many previously un-

seen, here is an inroducory essay by Benson as

well as quoes and newspaper clippings from he

period.

These photos convey a really happy period for them and for me. It all

comes down to music, they were without a doubt the greatest band of the

20th century, and thats why these photographs are so important.

HARRY BENSON,

BEHIND BEATLEMANIA

THE FAB FIVE


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COLLECTORS EDITIONNo.

Ediion of 1,764 numbered copies, signed by Harry Benson

Quarer-bound cloh cover

Packaged in a cloh-covered clamshell box

Cover and box foil-blocked on silver cloh

One foldou, which opens o 120 cm (47,2 in.) across

Prined on mat arpaper

XL forma: 31.2 x 44 cm (12.3 x 17.3 in.), 272 pagesTrilingual ediion: English, German, French

ISBN

LIST PRICES: EUR | USD | GBP

ART EDITIONSNo.

Limied o wo ediions of 100 numbered copies, each wih

a silver gelain prin, signed by Harry Benson; prin size

x cm (13 x in.)

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George V Hotel suite, Paris 1964

ISBN

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The Beatles and Cassius Clay, Miami Beach 1964

ISBN

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This easer is produced a he acual size andusing he same paper sock as he book.

It is now 6:30 Beatle time. They lef London 30 minutes

ago. Theyre out over the Atlantic Ocean heading or New

York. The temperature is 32 Beatle degrees.

NEW YORK RADIO STATION WMCA, FEB ,

IN AN EDITION OF ONLY ONE

THOUSAND NINE HUNDREDAND SIXTYFOUR COPIES

NEW YORK CITY,

THE FAB FOUR AT THEIR MOST CANDID AND CHA RMING

ON THE ROAD WITH THE BEATLES


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