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Post by brewmaster on Aug 22, 2019 16:05:29 GMT
By the way, the above mention David Hepworth has a blog here which merits a look.
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Post by brewmaster on Aug 23, 2019 8:56:15 GMT
By coincidence, Mark Kermode [whose book is recommended above] discusses his musical journey with David Hepworth on The Word Podcast
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Post by brewmaster on Nov 15, 2019 11:21:01 GMT
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Post by ROCKY on Nov 16, 2019 14:02:25 GMT
They were pretty good as song writers, but I liked Leiber-Stoller's songs more.
There were a few good song writing teams. Off the top of my head, Elton John and Taupin, Jagger and Richards, Carol King and Gerry Goffin, Burt Bacharch and Hal David, the BG's crew, the Abba crew.
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Post by brewmaster on Nov 18, 2019 9:39:44 GMT
I can't argue with those great choices, Rocky. I'd add Pomus & Shuman as well as Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. What I was trying to say in the original post was that, although I liked many songs by other writers more, overall the quantity of great songs written by HDH made them special for me. Thinking of classics from The Supremes, Fourt Tops, Temptations and many more.
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Post by ROCKY on Dec 30, 2019 21:50:42 GMT
Anyone have either of these books in their library yet? HE WAS THERE! Apple Records former US manager Ken Mansfield takes a touching and comprehensive look back on one of Rock’n’Roll’s most significant events, while bringing an insider’s perspective to the days leading up to those 42 fascinating minutes of the Beatles monumental Rooftop Concert. There are moments in time that cause us to stop and take notice of where we were and what we were doing when they happen in order to commit the experience to memory—how it made us feel, who was there with us, why it felt important. January 30, 1969 was one of those moments. There are those who were on the periphery of the event that day and heard what was going on; but as one of the few remaining insiders who accompanied the Beatles up onto the cold windswept roof of the Apple building, Ken Mansfield had a front row seat to the full sensory experience of the moment and witnessed what turned out to be beginning of the end. Ken shares in The Roof: The Beatles Final Concert, the sense that something special was taking place before his eyes that would live on forever in the hearts and souls of millions. As the US manager of Apple, Ken Mansfield was on the scene in the days, weeks, and months leading up to this monumental event. He shares his insights into the factors that brought them up onto that roof and why one of the greatest bands of all time left it all on that stage. Join Ken as he reflects on the relationships he built with the Fab Four and the Apple corps and what each player meant to this symphony of music history. 288 pgs. 2018. *Ken is the man in the white coat up on the roof that day. There is also another book by Tony Barrell that deals with the same subject. 244 pgs. 2018. Both are around $20 each USD.
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Post by dangee on Aug 18, 2020 5:56:45 GMT
New novel about the Beatles first trip to Hamburg, 1960. Very funny. On amazon. Attachments:
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Post by brewmaster on Aug 27, 2020 16:47:04 GMT
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Post by ROCKY on Sept 21, 2020 22:29:24 GMT
Brand NEW pre-order Wed. Sept. 16th.....won't be out until Aug. 31st next year!!! I seen one for pre-sale for $60 USD.
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Post by ROCKY on Dec 23, 2020 1:38:26 GMT
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE...the movie is set to be released at the same time as the book. Next year in August.
A SNEAK PEEK ......
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Post by ROCKY on Jan 30, 2021 13:41:37 GMT
Anyone have either of these books in their library yet? View AttachmentHE WAS THERE! Apple Records former US manager Ken Mansfield takes a touching and comprehensive look back on one of Rock’n’Roll’s most significant events, while bringing an insider’s perspective to the days leading up to those 42 fascinating minutes of the Beatles monumental Rooftop Concert. There are moments in time that cause us to stop and take notice of where we were and what we were doing when they happen in order to commit the experience to memory—how it made us feel, who was there with us, why it felt important. January 30, 1969 was one of those moments. There are those who were on the periphery of the event that day and heard what was going on; but as one of the few remaining insiders who accompanied the Beatles up onto the cold windswept roof of the Apple building, Ken Mansfield had a front row seat to the full sensory experience of the moment and witnessed what turned out to be beginning of the end. Ken shares in The Roof: The Beatles Final Concert, the sense that something special was taking place before his eyes that would live on forever in the hearts and souls of millions. As the US manager of Apple, Ken Mansfield was on the scene in the days, weeks, and months leading up to this monumental event. He shares his insights into the factors that brought them up onto that roof and why one of the greatest bands of all time left it all on that stage. Join Ken as he reflects on the relationships he built with the Fab Four and the Apple corps and what each player meant to this symphony of music history. 288 pgs. 2018. *Ken is the man in the white coat up on the roof that day. There is also another book by Tony Barrell that deals with the same subject. View Attachment244 pgs. 2018. Both are around $20 each USD. 52nd Anniversary! of the Beatles upon the roof of Apple. How fitting....
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Post by ROCKY on Jun 3, 2021 1:51:39 GMT
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE...the movie is set to be released at the same time as the book. Next year in August. A SNEAK PEEK ...... Until the movie comes out in August (hopefully) we have two hours of this...
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Post by brewmaster on Feb 8, 2023 20:34:54 GMT
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Post by brewmaster on Mar 2, 2023 9:17:54 GMT
Coming soon l1964: Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney"Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney 'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.' In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm camera was re-discovered in his archive. They intimately record the months towards the end of 1963 and beginning of 1964 when Beatlemania erupted in the UK and, after the band's first visit to the USA, they became the most famous people on the planet. The photographs are McCartney's personal record of this explosive time, when he was, as he puts it, in the 'Eyes of the Storm'.
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Post by pothos on Mar 2, 2023 11:27:19 GMT
Sounds cool.
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Post by ROCKY on Mar 2, 2023 14:29:14 GMT
Thanks for that update Brew. Book is to be released on June 13th hmmm 5 days before Paul's 81st birthday. A bit pricey too at around $70 USD after taxes.
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Post by brewmaster on Aug 4, 2023 16:14:09 GMT
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Post by ROCKY on Aug 5, 2023 13:53:18 GMT
Ken has written 12 books on the Beatles! Here is an interview last year with him about Mal Evans.
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Post by brewmaster on Oct 24, 2023 8:30:06 GMT
browsed this massive and detailed tome...
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Post by ROCKY on Oct 24, 2023 13:35:46 GMT
Looks like an interesting book brew. Johnny formerly of The Smiths from 82-87. btw Johnny is 59, he'll be 60 next Tuesday 31st! Happy Birthday Johnny! Let's see what Johnny is up to in his new release...
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