Why “The Beatles: What If?”
Authors David Bedford and Andrew Phillips
Foreword by legendary historian Bruce Spizer.
The Beatles: What If? explores the many times The Beatles story could have turned out so differently. What if it didn’t happen the way it did? Some events wouldn’t have made much difference. Others would have changed the journey, but they still would have found fame. Some would have been catastrophic and could have meant the end of the road.
Friends for years having met at Beatles conventions; David as an author, Andrew as a fan and collector. When David was researching his first book, Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, he was amazed at the number of coincidences and deal-breakers in the story of The Beatles. He started making a list of “What If?” moments. Fast forward a few years later at a Beatles convention, they were discussing their favourite group and the subject of one of these “What If?” events cropped up, which led to a discussion listing as many as they could between them. They agreed to write a book including the most significant “What If?’s” they could think of.
In 2019, the film Yesterday came out, with the premise of the film raising the biggest question – “What If The Beatles never existed?” This focused their thinking. How different would the world have been without The Beatles?
· What If Ivan Vaughan wasn’t friends with both John and Paul and hadn’t introduced them to each other?
· What if Brian Epstein didn’t become their manager?
· What if Decca Records had signed The Beatles after their audition?
· What if Ringo didn’t join The Beatles?
· 70 key moments from 1956 to 1970 are fully detailed
· The journey takes you through high and low points and each key moment asks: what did happen and what could have happened?
So many stars had to align for the story of The Beatles to happen, it is almost inconceivable that it did. The only What If left? Where can you get your copy of this book?
Publication Date – March 28th, 2025, at the Fest for Beatles Fans in NJ USA
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