Today we’re joined by Andrew Cook, author of the new book Capitol
Gains: Exposing the Conflict Between The Beatles and the Record
Label That Made Them — part one of a two-part conversation.
If you think you already know the story of how The Beatles
conquered America, this book might surprise you.
Capitol Gains takes a deep dive into the complicated,
occasionally combative, and hugely consequential relationship
between the Beatles and Capitol Records in the 1960s. Andrew
explores Capitol’s early refusals to release the band in the
U.S., the strange and sudden shift that led to their American
breakthrough, the aggressive marketing campaign that helped
manufacture U.S. Beatlemania, and the decision to reshape the
Beatles’ catalogue for American audiences — new tracklists, new
mixes, new covers, new everything.
Drawing on corporate archives, private papers, and previously
unseen material, the book re-examines some of the most persistent
myths in Beatles history — and raises big questions about who
really controlled the narrative, the money, and the music during
those formative years.
Andrew Cook is the author of fifteen published books covering a
wide range of 19th- and 20th-century history, from British
intelligence agencies to the Romanovs, Jack the Ripper, and the
Great Train Robbery. His work has led to more than twenty films
and documentaries since his first book was published in 2002. His
2013 book The Great Train Robbery: The Untold Story from the
Closed Investigation Files inspired a Channel 4 documentary and
the acclaimed Chris Chibnall dramas A Robber’s Tale and A
Copper’s Tale, starring Jim Broadbent and Luke Evans.
He’s written for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, BBC
History Magazine, and History Today — and now he’s turned his
archival instincts toward one of the most fascinating business
relationships in rock history.
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