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Short Bio
Bruce Spizer is a first generation Beatles fan and a life-long native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has an extensive Beatles collection, concentrating primarily on United States and Canadian first issue records, record promotional items, press kits and concert posters.
Long Bio
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Quotes
"Bruce Spizer is the ultimate presenter of the historical phenomenon known as the Beatles."
-Ken Mansfield, first U.S. manager of Apple Records
"Bruce provides an entertaining journey through Beatlemania through the eyes and ears of America." - Alan Livingston, president of Capitol Records, 1962-1968
"The Beatles Are Coming! is a thoroughly researched and entertaining account of the group's first U.S. visit, full of interesting and little known stories about how the Beatles caught on in America." - Walter Cronkite, former CBS News Director and anchorman
At A Glance
Since 1997, Bruce Spizer has written and compiled 13 books, and has started several more. He is considered one of the foremost experts.
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Rooftop Concert Zoom with Bruce Spizer and Eric Cash
On January 30, 1969, the Beatles played their last concert up on the roof of their Apple headquarters in the heart of London’s business district. Traffic came to standstill in Savile Row and Burlington Gardens as crowds gathered in the streets. Office girls hung out of office windows to listen to the band. Bankers complained…
Ranking the Beatles [Podcast] with Bruce
Hi Bruce, I wanted to say thank you again for appearing on the show! Our episode with you went live early this morning, I think it came out great. It’s available on Apple Podcasts here Ranking the Beatles Podcast It’s also available on other platforms as well, all of which can be found here. Hopefully we…
BeatlesARamaTV with Special Guest Bruce Spizer
Watch the special episode of BeatlesARamaTV with Bruce Spizer as guest, talking about his latest book ‘The Beatles Finally Let It Be’.
Plastic EP Interviews Bruce Spizer
Check out this August 31, 2020 Facebook Live Interview with Plastic EP. Click on his profile to visit his Facebook page. Click on the video image to watch the interview on Facebook.
Publishing in the Time of Pandemic [Interview]
by Jude Southerland Kessler Nothing is “normal” anymore, even the publishing of Bruce Spizer’s long-anticipated work on The Beatles’ final LP, Let It Be. Spizer, who was coordinating his efforts with the 2020 release of the Peter Jackson Get Back film, discovered this month that Disney had been postponed the project until 2021. So, thinking…
The Beatles Legacy on Vinyl PODCAST interview
We are excited about a new podcast interview with Bruce just completed by Lou Longobardi. The podcast covers lots of topics such as: What were the Beatles record labels when they began? Which songs were published on what labels and why? This site has lots of other interesting articles.
How a couple turned $500 into a major Chicago record label
by: Tonya Francisco Posted: WGN9, Feb 27, 2020 CHICAGO — It was the sound heard around the world — a little mom and pop record label out of Chicago called Vee Jay Records. It got its start in Gary, Indiana, by a woman with a vision named Vivian Bracken. She had a radio show called, “Livin’…
Is the ‘real’ Paul McCartney dead? Local Beatles expert Bruce Spizer debunks old rumor
FROM NOLA.COM BY KEITH SPERA | STAFF WRITER NOV 14, 2019 – 9:30 AM Was that guy who sang all those Beatles songs at the Smoothie King Center in May really Paul McCartney? Not if you subscribe to the “Paul is dead” conspiracy theory that first emerged in the late 1960s, around the time the Beatles released…
Abbey Road Anniversary – CNN interview by Bruce
Bruce was included in CNN’s coverage of the Abbey Road Anniversary celebration. He appears at 0:56. Click here
Bruce featured in NBC News story about Abbey Road anniversary
Beatles fans recreate iconic Abbey Road album cover 60 years on Half a century since their final album, the public’s love of The Beatles is undimmed. Aug. 8, 2019, 9:01 AM CDT By Patrick Smith and Yuka Tachibana [Bruce appears at :30 in the video (click on link to go to NBC News to watch)]…
[Podcast] The Beatles White Album and The Launch of Apple with Bruce Spizer
Episode 146 60 years ago The Beatles formed Apple Records and recorded The White Album. Noted Beatles historian Bruce Spizer tells the tale of that amazing year with details that music fans and record collectors will enjoy. If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this…
Every Little Thing w/ Ken Michaels: The Bruce Spizer Interview
Bruce was a guest on the Global Texan Chronicles from Germany. This show features a Beatles BBC recording, a pair of alternate takes of songs from the Beatles and John solo, Beatles author Bruce Spizer interview, and a sampling of Tom Petty’s work with two of the Beatles! Click here to go to the page …
Ramblin’ Rhodes: Fans can relive The Beatles’ magic through British Invasion Years
Bruce is quoted extensively in the following article from The Augusta Chronicle By Don Rhodes / Music Columnist Posted Oct 4, 2018 at 2:01 AM The late CBS network variety show host Ed Sullivan gets a lot of justifiable credit for making The Beatles popular in America by featuring them on Feb. 9, 1964, on…
Yellow Submarine Film (Billboard Article)
Restorer of Beatles Film ‘Yellow Submarine’ Talks ‘State of the Art’ Version Coming to Big Screen For 50th Anniversary 7/9/2018 by Steve Marinucci Billboard.com The animated film Yellow Submarine has been shown a lot of love from both The Beatles and the public in its 60 years since its release in 1968. Starting today (July 9), to celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary,…
Only a Northern Song — Paul McCartney, The Beatles, George Harrison, Bruce Spizer, The Crickets, GOASTT
From When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles Over the years the company Apple Corps has moved beyond ” this thing called ‘Apple’ which is going to be records, films, and electronics”. Although they no longer service other artists, they are now oversee the likenesses, trademarks, and musical output of the largest modern era…
