THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970
Piers Hemmingsen, with Forewords from Sandy Gardiner, John Brower and Ritchie Yorke.
And a Last Word from British Beatles author Mark Lewisohn.
Keynote
Almost ten years in the making, this is the second (BLUE) volume in the two volume book series
The Beatles In Canada. Like it’s earlier (RED) companion volume (The Origins Of Beatlemania!,
2016), this second (BLUE) volume is the definitive history of the group in Canada, starting in
1964 and winding in full Beatles- detail all the way through to mid 1970.
Description
The Beatles In Canada; The Evolution – 1964-1970, picks up where The Beatles in Canada – The
Origins of Beatlemania! (2015) left off. Between late 1964 and early 1970, the musical evolution
of The Beatles impacted many aspects of social life in the Great White North. This second
volume of The Beatles In Canada series chronicles the six years following The Beatles’ first tour
of Canada in 1964. The group returned to Canada for four FAB concerts in 1965 and 1966. In a
population of 20 million people, hundreds of thousands of Canadian teens were tuned in to the
music of The Beatles. The Beatles’ TV appearances, films and recordings exerted a profound
influence on young Canadians, whether it was fashion, religion, politics or community.
Canadian-manufactured Beatles records were selling in the hundreds of thousands too.
Nowhere was their influence greater than on Canada’s performing arts and on the new music
coming out of Canada. Some of Canada’s greatest musical artists of the Sixties and Seventies
have shared their Beatles stories inside this book.

Sales Points

• Strictly limited to 1,500 numbered and signed copies worldwide. Key markets are
  Canada, USA and UK/Europe.
• Each deluxe hardcover book is printed in colour and contains a 50-track audio
  companion disc, 8-page booklet, colour poster folded down to 1⁄4, bookmark.
• The Evolution 1964-1970 follows a chronological narrative, told in the words of the
  music industry insiders, musicians, promoters, Beatles fan club organizers and early
  adopter fans who made The Beatles’ history unfold in Canada.
• The Beatles changed the world, and Canada played a very unique role in their story.
• With contributions from Capitol Records executives including Paul White and Taylor
  Campbell. Special contributions from Canadian musicians who embarked on their own
  musical careers under the heavy influence of The Beatles; Andy Kim, Anne Murray,
  David Clayton-Thomas, Bruce Cockburn and others.
• Celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ final concerts in Toronto Canada.
  Author Biography
  Piers Hemmingsen (b. Salisbury, UK, 1955) is a British- Canadian music historian based in
  Toronto, specializing in all aspects of The Beatles having to do with Canada. His 476-page
  book, The Beatles in Canada: The Origins of Beatlemania!, was published in 2015. He has
  handled numerous media interviews, written articles, given lectures, conducted tours, and
  curated museum exhibits on the subject of the Beatles in Canada. Between 2017 and 2025,
  Piers contributed Canada chapters to all nine volumes of Bruce Spizer’s popular Beatles ‘album
  series’ books in the USA.
  Publishing Details
  Publication date: December 2025 (North America), April 2026 (UK/Europe)
  Price: $150 (Canada), $150 (USA), £100 (UK/Europe)
  ISBN: 978-0-9878293-4-4
  Category: Popular Music, The Beatles, Social History, Music Industry
  Binding: Hardback
  Extent: 640 pages, large format
  Images: B&W and Colour images throughout
  Related Books
  The Beatles In Canada; The Origins Of Beatlemania! (9780987829337
  The Beatles Get Back To Abbey Road (9780983295761)
  The Beatles Rubber Soul To Revolver (9780983295792
  Distribution
  UK/Europe (Omnibus Press)
  North America (Hemmingsen Publishing, select distributors)

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