This year there’s a second V-J Day in August, because today the Beatles expert and author Bruce Spizer has released a digital edition of his groundbreaking book, long out of print, The Beatles Records on Vee-Jay.
The e-book is a PDF with almost 500 pages, and there are so many pictures that I can’t believe the file is only 60 MB. This is not a book for the casual Beatles fan. For serious fans it’s been unavailable for years, and a reprinting wasn’t possible because the original plates were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. I couldn’t even look at Denro’s copy, because his was lost in the flood at his house! Used copies have been going for hundreds of bucks, but now, for only $50, here’s an updated version, and it’s a must-have for frustrated fans like myself.