50 Years of Beatlemania

Summer 2014 marks 50 years since Beatlemania touched down inAmerica. On August 18th 1964, one week after A Hard Day’s Night hit theatres, The Beatles left London for theirfirst full tour of the US and Canada.

Although Brian Epstein wanted no photographers to accompanyThe Beatles, Derek Taylor persuaded him to let Curt Gunther join the touringparty. This unprecedented access to the band resulted in over 350 beautiful andunique photographs, showcased in a hand-bound limited edition.

Inside MANIA DAYS,Curt Gunther’s photographs are introduced and illustrated with text from DerekTaylor, giving an intimate insiders view into the beginnings of Beatlemania.

‘It was chaos, shambles, imbroglio, bedlam, hysteria, riot,fracas, melee, hurly-burly and a lot of other things that no one from a littleseaside town should have been expected to cope with; but by now, frenzied bythe excitement and impetus of the tour, I was able not only to deal with it butto enjoy it.’ – Derek Taylor

To celebrate this milestone, Genesis have created ananniversary case for MANIA DAYS. Thenew solander box is made from white buckram, with a photograph of The Beatlesalighting in America and ‘50 YEARS OF THE BEATLES IN THE USA’ blocked in goldfoils. Available for a limited time only; click here to order your copy of MANIA DAYS today.