My First Guitar
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“New interviews and photographs add depth to an account distinguished by a fine sensitivity to all aspects of Dylan’s art, from the personal to the music’s history, but Epstein also manages to put across a significant amount of biographical detail.”
‘Daily Telegraph’
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A CELLARFUL OF NOISE
Brian Epstein
This is Brian Epstein’s own account of his extraordinary life and, inevitably, it is the story of the Beatles, the greatest pop group of the twentieth-century.
What was the secret of Brian Epstein’s management of the Beatles, how did he guide a group from Liverpool to shake the world of popular music? Within two years of making their first record they were the biggest group in the world, how Brian Epstein achieved this is described in this book. He frankly acknowledges his mistakes and weaknesses while identifying those factors that led to his achievements.
Also included in the book are 33 photographs from Robert Freeman that provide revealing glimpses of the Beatles on their way to phenomenal success.
THE SOUND OF THE CITY:
The Rise of Rock & Roll
Charlie Gillett
When it was first published ‘The Sound of the City’ was hailed as “has never been bettered as the definitive history of rock” (The Guardian’). Now the classic history of rock and roll has been revised and updated with over 75 historic archive photos. The text has been substantially revised to include newly discovered information and it is now “the one essential work about the history of rock n’ roll” (Jon Landau in ‘Rolling Stone’).
“Bulging with facts, refreshingly free of cant or personal opinion, and painstakingly researched, this book can claim to be the definitive documentary on the social revolution that was rock.”
‘Melody Maker’
This is a detailed study of how rock & roll was created between 1954 to 1971 as early rhythm n’ blues developed into the British beat boom and the foundations for modern rock were laid down.
“Charlie Gillett’s combination of enormous scholarship and a no-nonsense style.”
‘Daily Telegraph’