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Bruce Spizer BooksLet’s start with a series of books that were absolutely essential in the creation of my Pop Go the Beatles radio series. This series of seven books was written and researched by Bruce Spizer. Bruce is a long time Beatles fan (DUHHH!) who is a lawyer from New Orleans. Bruce has also appeared as a guest on one of my shows and sent me an advanced copy of his section on the White Album to help me write my White Sessions show. Bruce has been a good friend and supporter of my “little Beatles projects” for quite some time now and I would like to personally thank him for all his help and guidance. Bruce’s books, starting with “Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles Records on Vee-Jay Should you happen to have an authentic first issue copy with the blank back or even the second issue with ads for other Vee Jay artists (known as the Ad Back), you have an album that could be worth over $10,000. This book is now out of print and sells for over $200 on Ebay. I found a few available on Amazon for over $300. It’s that good, as are all of Bruce’s books. Here is a brief excerpt from the Foreword
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” have become the definitive historical timeline of the Beatles records in America. This first book focuses on the Beatles records released on the Vee Jay Records label. Every album, 45 or EP released on Vee Jay is covered in great detail, including dates of manufacture and release and location of the printing of each label. Almost every label variation (a few were discovered after the book was printed, including one by myself) is pictured and the book includes the complete story of how this obscure Chicago R & B label ended up releasing the first Beatles records in America. There is a chapter on the world’s most counterfeited record 'Introducing the Beatles’ and how you can tell if yours is authentic. 
” detailing the Beatles arrival in America and Capitol records massive promotion of the band and “
.” Swan song covers the American Records not covered in the other books, such as Swan, United artists, Decca, MGM, Polydor as well as the Capitol theme albums and other releases from the seventies and the eighties.
”, which is a must if you collect the Beatles American records.
and wrote the essay that appears in the booklet to 
. He continues to serve as a consultant on Beatles projects for EMI/Capitol and Apple. Bruce is a frequent guest speaker at numerous Beatles conventions and regularly appears on national and local radio and television broadcasts. He wrote the questions for the Beatles Trivial Pursuit game, which is coming out in August, 2009.
