Here are a few tips to enhance your experience.
Our story is told with words, images and sound. So I recommend you enjoy the book on the largest computer screen and best audio equipment available to you. Using your phone is okay too but – believe me – you will enjoy the book more on a computer screen with good audio.
Once you’re in the book, make yourself familiar with the ‘dashboard’ at the bottom of the screen. There are 5 controls to master:
- To get the best view, click on the icon at the bottom right – the book will fill up your screen.
- The next icon to the left allows you to experience the book with sound. Definitely worthwhile to turn it on!
- To turn the pages – forwards or backwards – just click on the arrows at the bottom center.
- If you’re the type who likes ‘auto-pilot,’ there’s an icon on the left side of the arrows which will automatically flip the pages for you.
- The final icon on the left allows you to zoom in on any pages you like.
We’ve also installed a link at the end of the book which makes it easy for you to let us know what you thought of “Becoming Sgt. Pepper”. You can also use the comment section below this text to share your thoughts.
Click the icons below to go to the first book (Becoming Sgt. Pepper), the second book (Mad Days Out) or the third book (The Beatles The End).
Thanks again for your interest. Enjoy the ride!
M. Frank
Leave your comments below please!
So I settled in this Friday evening as Christmas rolls near in Southern Ohio. Turned on airplay and routed the sound thru some ancient
Coral speakers my father brought home from his tour in Vietnam. As I flip thru these wonderful pages, pictures, and great songs, I am left with a feeling of happiness. Memories of my early teens listening to the sounds of The Beatles wafting from the rooms of my three older brothers. Laughing at the comments of our Pop singing along like “Yeah, yeah, yeah”, or “I want to hold yor hand”. I still hear him now as he proclaims “Guys cant you put on some Sinatra already?”. Beatlemania surely took over our New England household in those days. Thanks to the authors and dedicated team members who put this digital flip book together. I love it.
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Marc,
I think we grew up in similar circumstances. I vividly remember listening to the Beatles early albums coming from the bedroom of my big Sister. And my Dad asking if we could listen to some ‘real music’ instead – like Sinatra.
My sister was one of the 55,600 who saw (but couldn’t hear) the Beatles when they played at Shea Stadium on August 15th 1965. I’m still jealous 🙂
Thanks for your kind words. Please feel free to share the book with family & friends.
Let’s have a great 2021.
M
This book is brilliant!!! Well done lads and lassies!! Can’t wait for volume II !!!!! And the audio is fantastic. What those guys did with just a few tracks is hard to believe. No one ever sounded like them before and no one has really sounded like them since!! Thanks guys!!
Don, Thanks for taking the time to experience at our book and share your enthusiastic comments. If you don’t mind my asking, your comment about ‘lads & lassies’ suggests that you might be of Scottish extraction? Just curious.
Re Volume II: All of the research is done. In fact, Volume 2 was written before Volume 1. But when I submitted it to my editor (JP), he steered me in the direction of first releasing a volume that talked about the Beatles history which led them to ‘become Sgt. Pepper.’ I’m indebted to him for that suggestion! Nonetheless I wouldn’t expect Volume 2 to be out for another year. All of the design & software work you see in Volume 1 took approximately 4 months. And that was quite rushed. So when we do the 2nd volume, we want to take a little longer and hopefully come up with some new ‘tricks.’
Thanks again. M
Fantastic. Many thanks to each of you (and all the family, friends and inspirations who made each of you the folks you are).
Kevin,
Sincere thanks for your comments. I’m really happy you enjoyed the book.
I can’t overemphasise how collaborative it was. In April I submitted a 400-page manuscript to my editor (JP). It was 99% text! In the interim, the team changed & improved the book into a multi-media digital product full of images & sound. I still can’t believe it.
Hope you have a great holiday. Please feel free to share the book with your friends and family.
M
Great trip down memory lane. Fantastic work on filling in some forgotten details.
Thanks Jim. We wanted to create an entertaining – but informative – history lesson. And it sounds like we succeeded!
M
I enjoyed floating backward in time to the inception of the world’s greatest band! What memories this book has evoked. Wonderful selection of key moments from their early career that illustrate the trajectory to the phenomenal “Sargent Pepper” tour de force.
Kathy,
Talk about floating backward in time! Seeing your name attached to your glowing comment took me waaaaaay back and generated lots of memories as well. Thanks for taking time to write.
Please feel free to share this gift with your family & friends.
M