THE BEATLES - THEIR GOLDEN AGE DVD In May 1960, a Liverpool band named the Quarry Men changed its name to the Silver Beetles and switched from skiffle to rock and roll. By August, they became the Beatles, and while apprenticing in Hamburg, Germany, later that year, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison first recorded with drummer Ringo Starr. Though the union was not formalised for another two years, this session gave listeners their first taste of the unmistakable sound of the Fab Four . Soon after, the group would change the world like no other entertainers ever have. This DVD documentary by filmmaker Les Krantz documents the Beatles arrival in America in 1964 and follows them on whirl wind tours across Europe and around the world. (50 MINS) LITTLE BOOK OF THE BEATLES - 50 FABULOUS YEARS: The Beatles rise to stardom was something more than just another classic rags to riches entertainment story. It possessed particular emotional resonance for millions around the world, a pull that transcended mere recordings. Fans felt connected to the four individuals as people. Though each member was uniquely gifted in his own right, it was as a foursome that they reduced rational people to babbling due to their magnificent music, charisma, and sheer star power. Five decades after the foursome first got together to make records, people around the world still cannot get enough of them, sharing their devotion with their families at home and within large gatherings in public. The Beatles were, and continue to be, as was once said, a force of nature. This is their story. (178 PAGES)