The Beatles Book Monthly N° 1 - August 1963

---

George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Brian Epstein, George Martin.

Beatle song: Love Me Do.

Editorial

Hi!

I MUST BEGIN my first editorial for The Beatles Book by thanking all of you who wrote to me, or to The Beatles themselves, because it was your letters more than anything else, which helped to give GEORGE, JOHN, PAUL and RINGO their very own monthly magazine.

I, PERSONALLY, am very honoured to be their editor, because I think they're just about the greatest thing that ever happened to British pop music.

IN THIS FIRST ISSUE each of the boys, and their manager Brian Epstein, have a short introductory feature. Later on, we'll be giving you the full story on each of them in turn. But that will take quite a few editions of The Beatles Book.

ALSO IN No. 1 are the “firsts” of many regular features — The Official Beatles Fan Club Newsletter by Anne Collingham — This Month's Beatle Song — Beathe News — Letters from Beatle People — AND, of course, lots and lots of the best pics we can lay our hands on.

THE BEATLES are all wonderful performers and personalities and I'll always try and give each of them one quarter of the Book. In some issues this may not be possible and you will find that one of the boys hasn't got as many pics as the others. But, don’t worry, because I'll make it up to him in the following edition.

IF YOU HAVE any comments or suggestions to make for YOUR Beatles Book don't forget to write them down and send them to me.

LETTERS to The Beatles, themselves, or applications to join the Fan Club, on the other hand, should always be sent direct to Monmouth Street, where the Fan Club lives.

I MUST JUST mention that in No. 2 we will be starting “A TALE OF FOUR BEATLES”. This is the true story of their fantastic rise to success and something you won't want to miss. Plus all the goodies I've already mentioned.

See you soon.

Johnny Dean

Editor.

---