AMELIA DAVIS & JOEL SELVIN

PETALUMA --

Copperfield's Books is honored to welcome Amelia Davis and Joel Selvin back to Petaluma in celebration of their stunning new deluxe volume - The Beatles by Jim Marshall: Live at Candlestick Park 1966.

The conversation will be moderated by acclaimed local radio personality Mindi Levine, Program Director at 95.9 KRSH and host of both the Get Lit podcast and Mindi in the Morning.

Join us for a lively reading and discussion followed by an audience Q&A and book signing with photo opportunities.

This event is free and open to the public, registration required for seating

Relive The Beatles' last live public concert through the eyes of the ultimate rock 'n' roll photographer Jim Marshall. This deluxe volume collects over 150 photos and proof sheets, half of them never before seen.

Jim Marshall's photographs of The Beatles' 1966 concert in San Francisco capture a historic convergence: one of the biggest names in music photography and one of the most beloved bands in history. Specially requested as photographer by The Beatles, Marshall immortalized not only the concert itself, but also intimate moments backstage, such as the musicians meeting the Baez sisters and hanging out in the locker room before the show.

This definitive collection presents the photographs at large scale and in the rich high-contrast tones Marshall favored. An in-depth essay by music historian Joel Selvin brings the moment to life. Whether you were there at Candlestick Park or wish you had been, this is your chance to see The Beatles as you've never seen them before.

EXCLUSIVE WINDOW INTO THE CONCERT: Jim Marshall was the only photographer allowed backstage to photograph The Beatles during the Candlestick Park concert. This book brings you into the historic moment and makes you feel like part of the band.

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONTENT: Marshall's photographs from this event have never been published all together in a single book, and half the images were never published at all. Plus, it includes Marshall's proof sheets, from which he selected his iconic shots.

PHOTOGRAPHY ICON: Jim Marshall is the great rock 'n' roll photographer, as his images of The Beatles prove. In addition to being a legendary artist, he was a peer, colleague, and friend to musicians, and he documented countless seminal musical moments throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

ANNIVERSARY YEAR: August 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' last live public concert. Celebrate by going back in time through these incredible photographs.

Perfect for:

• Beatles fans
• Jim Marshall fans
• Music history buffs
• Photographers and photography book collectors
• Birthday or any special occasion gift-giving to any devoted Beatlemaniac
• Anyone looking for a great present for music lovers

Author:

Jim Marshall, who died in 2010 at age 74, is widely celebrated as a premier music photographer and pioneer of the genre. His portfolio includes photos of virtually every major musician of his era, not only the icons of rock 'n' roll but also giants of jazz, blues, and country. Annie Leibowitz called him "THE rock 'n' roll photographer." Marshall was a legend not only for his outsize personality but also for the way he seemed to disappear when behind his trademark Leica camera, thereby producing some of the most intimate and iconic images in music history.

Amelia Davis, owner of Jim Marshall Photography LLC, was legendary photographer Jim Marshall’s longtime personal assistant. Upon his death in 2010, Marshall left his entire estate to Davis to carry on his legacy. Since his passing, Davis has edited nine Jim Marshall monographs and curated yearly photographic exhibitions of Marshall’s work; in 2019, she was the executive producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary on the life of Jim Marshall, Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall. Davis, a San Francisco–based award-winning photographer, has three books of her own: The First Look (about breast cancer survivors), My Story: A Photographic Essay on Living with Multiple Sclerosis, and Faces of Osteoporosis. Davis continues to preach the “gospel” of Jim Marshall.

Joel Selvin a San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle, which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written more than 20 books covering various aspects of pop music--including the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock with Sammy Hagar--and published articles in Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, Billboard, and Melody Maker. He has written liner notes for dozens of recorded albums and appeared in countless documentaries. His most recent books are Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History and Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars and the Myth of the California Paradise.

Mindi Levine of Mindi in the Morning won the Best Radio DJ in the 2025 North Bay Bohemian Music Awards and Best Media Personality: Radio/Print/TV 2016 by readers of The Bohemian. Music is the center of her life, when not playing it on the Mindi in the Morning show, she may be found playing drums or guitar with friends. When referring to her gift of gab, Mindi’s Mom was often heard saying “This one? She came out talking.”Inspired by the music of The Beach Boys, Mindi left her childhood home of New Jersey to head to sunny California and has never looked back.

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