Today is the anniversary of the Beatles historic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The group’s performance on the program was seen by over 73,000,000 people, setting a record at the time for the largest television audience in America. The group performed three songs at the beginning of the show, opening with an energetic…

A quiet night in 1964 was interrupted by the unusual sound of an airliner approaching Walnut Ridge Airport. Its arrival sparked enough interest that three local teens went to investigate, only to discover John, Paul, Ringo, and George walking from the plane. The Beatles, the biggest rock band in the world, had arrived at Walnut…

Great news! The Abbey Road books are in and I’m signing them this week so my team can get them ready for shipping. We plan to send them out on September 24 and 25. The digital version will be available for download on the 26th. We will send out an email when the books go…

New Orleans, LA (February, 2019) 498 Productions is excited to announce that Bruce Spizer is working on his next book in his popular Beatles album series. This latest edition, THE BEATLES GET BACK TO ABBEY ROAD, will be published in late September of this year in coordination with the 50th anniversary of the release of…

COMING NOVEMBER 2018! If you liked Bruce’s Sgt. Pepper book you will love his next book in his album series. With contributions by Bruce, Bill King, Al Sussman, Frank Daniels, Piers Hemmingsen and others. The 9″ x 9″ hardcover book will have tons of images, all in glorious color or original black and white. The…

COMING MAY 2017! Bruce Spizer’s latest book on the Beatles will cover the Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band album from the fans’ perspective with contributions by Bruce, Bill King, Al Sussman, Frank Daniels, Piers Hemmingsen and others. UPDATE 3/21/17: The book is coming along nicely. He has received dozens of wonderful stories from fans…

Santa is coming to town and he’s a Beatles Fan Bruce Spizer’s books tell the fascinating and sometimes convoluted stories behind the Beatles vinyl releases. Even casual fans will find the books’ stories behind the songs and records fascinating. No matter how much you know about the Beatles, you will learn something new.   Every…

Beatles historian Bruce Spizer is among the interviewees in the film discussing the Liverpool band’s influence on music.

Abbey Road Studios is celebrating 80 years of glorious recordings

FAB FAN MEMORIES – THE BEATLES BOND has been nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award and features interviews with fans telling about their personal Beatles experiences, including our own Bruce Spizer.

Holiday Sale. Price Guide for the Beatles American Records ON SALE.

On Friday, July 22, 498 Productions began shipping copies of Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records to its U.S. customers. Some individuals already received their copy of the book on Monday and have left comments about the book on our site. If you have received your book and would like to let us and others…

The book will indeed be available for sale at the August 5 – 7, 2011, Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago