"Strange Days Indeed"Is The Book Of Record For Anyone Who Loves John Lennon + Yoko Ono

Even though they haven’t functioned as a musical unit for more than 45 years, there’s never been a shortage of material on the Beatles. In fact, you could easily fill a major library with all of the books that ruthlessly dissect every corner of the band’s career—from their songwriting and their instruments, to private letters and romantic relationships. Surely there’s nothing new to say on the subject of Beatleology, right?

Wrong.

Chip Madinger, along with co-author Scott Raile, has just released Strange Days Indeed – A Scrapbook of Madness, the first installment in his multi-volume LENNONOLOGY series. The book is a day-by-day diary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life together, from the moment they met in November 1966, to Lennon’s tragic death in December 1980. The product of 15 years research, the book is the most comprehensive history of John and Yoko’s personal and creative existence ever compiled.

There are few people more qualified to literally write the book of Lennonology. Madinger has worked on numerous projects for the Beatles’ Apple Records, including The Capitol Albums Volume 1 package, Magical Mystery Tour BluRay release, and the sleeve notes for the reissue of Paul McCartney and George Martin’s The Family Way soundtrack. He also served as a consultant on the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band episode of VH1’s Classic Albums series, as well the PBS American Masters LENNONYC program. And of course, he’s penned several other books, including 2000’s Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium.

But Strange Days Indeed – A Scrapbook of Madness is his most ambitious work to date. “I wanted it to be a rock-solid timeline of their life and artistic career together,” he tells us. “So I basically started from scratch.”

By: Jordan Runtagh

Source: VH1

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