THE BEATLES Beatles Gear (2001 UK Revised Edition 256-page 12½" x 10" softback book by Andy Babuk which gives insights into the instruments from the people who know, drawn from the author's firsthand interviews with Paul, Ringo, George Martin, Yoko & hundreds of musicians who worked with them, from their late '50s schoolyard skiffle days through the global Beatlemania of the '60s & the group's disbanding in 1970, this book features behind-the-scenes stories from instrument makers & sellers, roadies, engineers & other Beatles insiders, along with memorabilia & hundreds of photographs—many previously unseen)