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JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

August 2, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BEATLES EXPERT BRUCE SPIZER DISCUSSES
The Beatles Finally Let It Be

METAIRIE, LA - Bruce Spizer, a New Orlans lawyers and internationally recognized expert on The Beatles, will discuss the fourth book in his Beatles album series, The Beatles Finally Let It Be, at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, via video conference online. Visit www.jplibrary.net/adults for more details, including how to join the discussion.

According to Spizer, The Beatles “Get Back”/”Let It Be” sessions and the resulting unreleased and released albums and bootlegged recordings are among the most interesting and confusing aspects of the Beatles recorded legacy.

The Beatles Finally Let It Be covers the January 1969 rehearsals and recording sessions, the unreleased “Get Back” albums, “Let It Be” and “Let It Be...Naked,” along with American, British and Canadian perspectives. The book relies on articles from 1969 and 1970 magazines and newspapers to report on what fans knew about the sessions and the planned albums that were never issued, as well as reviews of the unreleased and released albums.

There are also chapters on 1970 current events and music and film, plus a detailed breakdown of all of the songs released from the sessions. The chapter regarding fan recollections includes stories from those were fortunate enough to be up on the roof for the Beatles final public performance on January 30, 1969, along with one from a fan on the ground.

Bruce Spizer is a native New Orleanian, where he attended Isidore Newman School. He received an undergraduate degree, master’s degree in business administration, and law degree from Tulane University. As a young lawyer, he managed a local new wave band called The Cold.

In 1997, Spizer earned a large legal fee from the settlement of a class action lawsuit, and decided to use some of the money to replace his childhood collection of Beatles records that had been damaged by cockroaches. Drawn into the world of Beatlemania, he began to research and write books. To date, he has written eight books on the Beatles.

  • Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles Records on Vee-Jay (1998)
  • The Beatles' Story on Capitol Records, Part One : Beatlemania & The Singles (2000)
  • The Beatles Story on Capitol Records, Part Two: The Albums (2000)
  • The Beatles on Apple Records (2003)
  • The Beatles Swan Song: “She Loves You” & Other Records (2007)
  • The Beatles Solo on Apple Records (2010)
  • The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America (2010)
  • Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records (2011)

Spizer has served as a consultant to EMI and Apple Records for their CD re-releases of the American configurations of the Beatles catalog. He was also chosen to write 2,592 questions for a special Beatles edition of the Trivial Pursuit board game.

He served as an official consultant to Capitol Records on The Capitol Albums Volumes 1 and 2 and wrote the essay contained in the 56-page booklet included with The Capitol Albums Volume 2. Spizer’s articles on the Beatles are featured regularly in magazines such as Beatlefan and Goldmine.

Spizer has appeared on CBS's The Early Show, Fox News, and Good Morning America, and on the National Public Radio news program All Things Considered. He has been cited as a Beatles authority in print publications such as Rolling Stone, The Guardian, the New York Times, and Time.

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at (504) 889-8143 or wcsmith@jplibrary.net.

In accordance with provisions of the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, as amended, Jefferson Parish shall not discriminate against individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. If you require auxiliary aids or devices, or other reasonable accommodation under the ADA Amendments Act, please submit your request to the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours in advance or as soon as practical. A 72-hour advanced notice is required to request Certified ASL interpreters. ADA Coordinator/Office of Citizens with Disabilities 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 403, Elmwood, LA 70123, (504) 736-6086, ADA@jeffparish.net

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office

1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002

Jefferson, LA 70123

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