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The Beatlemaniac might be the easiest category of father to shop for. Nearly 60 years since the band’s peak, there’s no shortage of new photo books, biographies and collectible merch to celebrate the Fab Four. Plus, Paul McCartney just released a a new album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” now available in a special-edition vinyl that makes the perfect gift.
For those more interested in the band’s lore than new music, there’s a plethora of books tracking the band’s iconic journey, from their humble Liverpool beginnings to their incredible rise to Beatlemania fame to their acrimonious breakup in 1970. One upcoming release, Erika White’s “Meat the Beatles: The Butcher Cover,” unpacks the story behind the infamous 1966 “Yesterday and Today” album cover, which featured John, Paul, George and Ringo in butcher coats, surrounded by raw meat and dismembered dolls. It doesn’t ship out until November but if you pre-order it now you’ll thank yourself for thinking ahead once the holidays roll around.
Ahead, a few of the best books and other merchandise for the Beatlemaniac dad in your lfie:
Meat the Beatles: The Butcher Cover
For the Beatles fan who already owns every record, coffee table book and vintage tee, “Meat the Beatles: The Butcher Cover” digs into one of the band’s strangest — and most collectible — pieces of lore. Erika White. The image sparked instant outrage, a Capitol Records recall and decades of collector obsession. The new book traces the story behind the chaotic photo session led by. photographer Robert Whitaker.
It doesn’t ship out until November but if you pre-order it now you’ll thank yourself for thinking ahead once the holidays roll around.
The Boys of Dungeon Lane – Amazon Exclusive White Vinyl Edition
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” is Beatles legend Paul McCartney’s new solo album, and a highly-anticipated release for any Beatlemaniac. This limited-edition vinyl is available exclusively at Amazon and pressed in an exclusive white hue. The set includes a 12-page lyric booklet and embossed cover artwork.
1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney
“1964: Eyes of the Storm,” by McCartney and historian Jill Lepore, features more than 274 largely unseen images from the legendary months between 1963-1964 when The Beatles became an international sensation — all taken on McCartney’s 35mm camera. The hefty tome also includes an candid forward written by McCartney and Lepore’s essay “Beatleland.” Check out more pop-culture coffee table books here.
Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation by Philip Norman
Acclaimed music anthologist and writer Philip Norman utilizes years of research and first-hand interviews with those close to the Fab Four in this expansive biography, published 11 years after the iconic rock band split up and, most notably, a year after John Lennon’s assassination. The epic tale charts the English stars from their humble beginnings in Liverpool, to their astonishing heights of fame, to their acrimonious split. This edition is updated to include Paul McCartney’s 1997 knighting and Lennon’s 1980 assassination.
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Love Me Do! The Beatles’ Progress by Michael Braun
John Lennon has cited Braun’s biography as the most honest account of the band’s hey-day, even better than Hunter Davies’ much more popular, and also very good, biographical “Beatles Book.” Braun takes readers through a nothing-is-off-limits ride-along with the band-members, showcasing each musician’s famous wit, even when it gets them in trouble at times.
The Beatles Huckberry Print
Quality prints are a sophisticated way for music-lovers to decorate the house and showcase their taste without being ostentatious. This black-and-white Huckleberry print shows a rare photo of the four Beatles wading through a pool in 1964. Shot by John Loengard for the Life Picture Collection, it’s part of a limited-edition set of 495 prints, numbered and certified with a story of the image on the back of the print.
LEGO Collectible Building Kit: The Beatles
This LEGO building kit is part puzzle, part game and part art. The set comes with pieces to build a portrait of any four of the Beatles, whose end product measures to be a 15.5″ square, to be displayed on your wall or shelf anywhere in your home.
Yellow Submarine Car Sticker Decal
Spread some Beatles love while on the road with this adorable Yellow Submarine decal sticker. Place it on your rearview window and you might even make friends with the car behind you while stuck in traffic.
Beatles Posters Stickers
Decorate anything from your laptop, water bottle to notebooks with these vibrant, large stickers featuring artistic images and graphics from vintage Beatles posters and magazine features. The pack comes with 24 different stickers, sized 2.5″ x 3.5″.
Beatles Guitar Pick Tin
Any guitar player inspired by Lennon and Harrison’s impressive riffs will love this collectible tin, that comes with 15 high-quality guitar picks printed with iconic Beatles imagery.