In Andy Babiuk's book Beatles Gear, the author writes of the film A Hard Day's Night: "many of the film's camera angles and shots offer close-ups and detailed views of gear that would soon be ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- Local author and musician Andy Babiuk is releasing an expanded version of Beatles Gear, an in-depth look at the musical instruments played by John, Paul, George and Ringo. The ...

Andy Babiuk — bass player, writer, museum adviser and rock and roll sleuth — had just one problem with his book Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four’s Instruments From Stage to Studio when it was published ...

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This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars, drums, amplifiers, and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career, from ...

Liane Hansen speaks with Andy Babiuk, author of Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio. The book is available from Backbeat Books (www.backbeatbooks.com).

At first blush, Andy Babiuk's exhaustively researched Beatles Gear might seem like a book with somewhat limited appeal, even to the most diehard Beatles fan. While it is true that in many respects, ...