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by Fred Goodman


  Vincent (son) and, 57

  Corman, Charles, 193–94

  Costello, Frank, 53

  Coward, Noël, 147

  Cox, Tony, 223–24, 224n

  Craft, Morty, 22, 24, 30

  “Crazy Man, Crazy,” 28

  Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 156, 191, 218

  Crystals, 37

  Cut Piece, 224

  D

  DaCosta, Morton, 133

  Darin, Bobby, 18, 28–29, 80, 84–85

  Dave Clark Five, 2, 48–49, 69, 78, 80

  Davies, Ray, 112–13, 116

  Davis, Angela, 233

  Davis, Clive, 26, 75–76, 81, 118–19, 197, 249

  Davison, Harold, 48, 49

  de Kooning, Willem, 161, 164, 165

  Dean, Walter, 40

  Decca Records

  other artists, 28, 63, 97, 108

  reputation/prestige of, 64–65

  Rolling Stones and, 79–80, 90, 91, 98, 104, 105, 106–7, 149–50, 197, 198, 201–2, 203, 231, 266

  December’s Children (album), 110–11

  Delaney and Bonnie, 204

  Dewhurst, Colleen, 1

  Diamond, Neil, 59

  Diddley, Bo, 88, 95, 181

  D’Imperio, Joe, 41–42, 44, 45, 62

  Disc and Music Echo, 157, 159

  Dixon, Luther, 43

  Doctor Zhivago (film), 126

  Domino, Antoine “Fats,” 17

  Donovan

  Beatles and, 119–20, 141

  career/Klein and, 2, 69, 112, 116, 118, 119, 120, 125, 129, 130, 189, 237, 245

  drugs and, 140

  Doran, Tony, 186

  Dorsey, Mike, 100

  Doster, Betty, 191

  “Down Home Girl,” 95

  Dragon’s Teeth (Sinclair), 11

  Dreyfus family, 130, 132

  Drucks, Lillian, 6–7

  Durrell, Gerald, 257

  Dylan, Bob

  Concert for Bangladesh (concert, film, record), 218, 219, 220, 221

  music/career and, 55, 65, 70, 79, 84–85, 86, 141, 217, 238, 244

  E

  Eastman, John

  Apple/Beatles and, 234

  Beatles/Klein and, 111n, 161, 163–64, 166, 171, 173, 174, 175, 183, 185, 196

  insulting Klein, 164

  McCartney lawsuit against other “Beatles” and, 205–6, 207–8, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214

  Eastman, Lee

  Apple/Beatles and, 234

  background/description, 161, 164, 165, 205

  Beatles/Klein and, 161, 162, 164, 165, 166, 171, 174, 175

  Eastman, Linda, 111n, 161, 207

  Easton, Eric

  break from Oldham/Stones, 107, 108, 137, 145, 199

  lawsuits against Stones/associates, 108, 145, 149–50, 198

  Oldham’s break with, 100, 103, 104

  Rolling Stones and, 78, 80, 86, 88–90, 91, 95, 97, 98, 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 134, 201, 202, 203

  Easton, Paul, 89, 100

  Easy Rider soundtrack album, 244

  “Eleanor Rigby,” 120

  Electric Light Orchestra, 66

  Elephant’s Memory, 233

  EMI

  Beatles and, 47–48, 62, 63, 154, 155, 155–56, 161, 162, 166, 167, 168, 172, 181–82, 185, 187

  other artists, 74, 197, 266

  reputation/prestige of, 64–65

  Engel, Thomas, 247, 250, 252

  Epic Records, 19, 48, 50, 118, 120, 237

  Epstein, Brian

  background/other musicians, 62–63, 119, 158

  Beatles and, xi, xii, 47, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 86, 87, 92, 93, 107–8, 119, 142, 154–55, 158, 159, 169

  death/aftermath, xi–xii, 141, 154, 155, 162

  Epstein, Clive, 155, 166, 167, 170

  Erection (film), 225

  Ertegun, Ahmet, 166, 197, 269

  Essence to Essence (album), 237

  Essex County News (publishing company), 8–9, 16

  Essex Music, 109, 172

  Evans, Mal, 185, 186

  Evening Standard, 85, 94

  Exile on Main Street (album), 148, 235, 236

  F

  Faces/Small Faces, 66, 139, 177–78

  Faillace, Adrienne Zanghi, 26–27, 30

  Faithfull, Marianne, 97, 108, 111, 139, 141, 153, 272

  Fenton, Joe, 16, 18

  Fielding, John, 168

  Finer, Morris, 211–12, 213

  Fisher, Eddie, 30

  Fleming, Ian, 147

  Fly (film), 224–25

  Ford, Harrison, 262–63

  Forty Licks (album), 272

  Frank, Robert, 231

  Fraser, Robert, 139, 140, 140n

  Freed, Alan, 23, 35

  Freund, Max, 230, 249

  Frost, David, 215

  G

  GAC agency, 53, 54, 97, 110

  Geffen, David, 200, 257

  Geller, Gregg, 258–61, 263

  “Get Back,” 184

  Get Back (album/television documentary), 163, 184–85, 203

  “Get Off of My Cloud,” 111

  Get Yourself a College Girl (film), 69, 70

  Gibbs, Chris, 148

  Gideon Music, 108–9, 235

  Ginsberg, Allen, 225

  Golodik, Reggie, 118

  Good, Jack, 82

  Gormé, Eydie, 18, 22

  Grade, Lord Lew, 170–71, 172, 173

  Graham, Bill, 200–201

  Grakal, Bruce, 238

  Grande Bouffe, La (film), 228

  Grant, Peter, 66, 67, 68, 82, 112, 119

  Grateful Dead, 186, 200–201

  Greek Tycoon, The, 168, 247–48, 257

  Greene, Alexander Plunket, 83

  Grossman, Albert, 79, 85, 141–42, 219

  Grubman, Allen, 274

  Guercio, Jim, 185

  Guralnick, Peter, 39

  H

  Hard Day’s Night, A (film), 184

  Harithas, Jim, 224, 225

  Harris, Woody, 28–29

  Harrison, George

  Beatles/tension and, 163, 203

  Concert for Bangladesh (concert, film, record), 217–22

  description/personal life, 140, 180, 186, 203–4

  Klein and, xiii, 159, 162, 163, 165, 174, 179, 185, 203, 204, 205, 232, 234, 239–41

  McCartney’s lawsuit and, 208

  music and, xiii, 118–19, 140, 156–57, 158, 169, 171, 182, 185, 194, 204, 217–22, 227, 264

  O’Brien/lawsuit and, 238, 242

  Ono and, 218

  plagiarism lawsuit, 232, 238–42

  on Rolling Stones, 90

  Spector and, 264

  status with Beatles, 203–4

  See also Beatles; specific music

  Harry Fox Agency, 16, 17

  Hayes, Christina, 69–70, 116–17

  Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions/model, 31, 32, 43, 44

  Help! (film), 184

  Hemion, Dwight, 52

  Henderson, Douglas “Jocko,” 24, 34, 35–36, 37, 52, 120

  Hendrix, Jimi, 68

  Henkle, Naomi, 2

  Herman’s Hermits, 2, 32, 69, 75, 78, 105, 109, 125, 126, 134, 244, 245

  “He’s So Fine”/lawsuit, 232, 238–41

  “Hey Jude,” 156

  Hey Jude (album), 182, 193

  Hirst, David, 207, 210, 212–13

  Hoffman, Abbie, 225

  Holden, Stephen, 233

  Holly, Buddy, 70, 89, 95, 214

  Hollywood Palace, The (television show), 97–98

  Holy Mountain, The (film), 228, 275, 276

  “Honky Tonk Women,” xiv, xv, 148

  Hopkin, Mary, 156, 188

  Horn, Jim, 218

  Hot Rocks (album) and lawsuit, 150, 230–31

  house hippie, 158

  “House of the Rising Sun,” 65–66

  Howard, Peter, 143–44, 149, 180, 187, 190, 265

  Howe, Buddy, 53, 54

  Howlin’ Wolf, 98

  Hughes, Howard, 66

  H
ullabaloo (television show), 51, 52, 62

  Hume, Kenneth, 82

  Hyman, Eliot, 29–30

  I

  “I Wanna Be Your Man,” 93, 95

  “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 48

  “If I Had a Hammer,” 55

  “I’m Sticking with You,” 22

  Imagine (album), 222, 233

  Immediate Records, 79, 80, 138–39

  IRS case against Klein

  Bennett and, 247, 249, 250–51, 252

  charges, 249

  Klein’s attorney and, 249–50

  Klein’s feelings on, 251

  promotional records/cleans and, 247, 249

  trials/prison, 250–54

  watching Klein, 247, 248, 249

  Island Records, 147

  It Had to Be You (play), 258

  “It’s All Over Now,” 77, 78, 79, 95

  “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding),” 244

  iTunes, 273

  J

  Jackson, Michael, 173

  Jagger, Joe, 89

  Jagger, Mick

  background/personal life, 89, 94, 111

  band finances/as manager and, xiv, 45, 104–5, 137–38, 145, 146, 147, 148–49, 197–98, 201, 229, 231

  Beatles fans and, 112

  description, 82, 88, 94, 99

  drug bust/aftermath (1967), 139–41

  Klein and, xiv, 129, 138, 178–79, 197–98, 199, 201, 203, 243, 261, 271

  music/Rolling Stones and, 91, 98, 99, 100, 104

  as songwriter, 96–97, 109, 145, 266, 267

  See also Rolling Stones; specific music

  James, Billy, 158

  James, Dick, 64, 166, 168–71, 172, 204n

  “Jealous Guy,” 223

  Jeffery, Mike, 66–67, 68, 69, 70

  Jethro Tull, 153, 272

  Jobs, Steve, 273

  Jocko’s Rocket Ship Show, 34

  Jocko’s Show Stoppers/Jocko’s Rocket to the Stars (albums), 35

  Jodorowsky, Alejandro, 227, 275–76

  John, Elton, 170n

  John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, 139

  Johns, Glyn, 138, 184, 192

  Johnson, Robert, 236n

  Jones, Brian

  death, xiv, 148

  description, xiv, 104, 140–41, 147–48

  Rolling Stones and, 89, 94n, 95, 96, 104, 108, 129, 137, 147–48

  Jones, Peter, 87–88

  “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” 148

  K

  Kags Music, 40, 42, 77, 78, 79

  Kahn, Alan, 231, 234, 240

  Kamber, Bernie, 30–31

  Kantzel, Lenny, 13

  Kapralik, Dave, 40

  Karp, Ivan, 225–26

  Kass, Ron, 185–86, 187, 188, 189, 190

  Kaufman, Murray (Murray the K), 61–62, 77

  Keen label, 37, 58

  Keitel, Iris

  Klein and, 121, 133, 160, 227, 248, 252, 254, 255, 257, 268, 275

  music/film industry and, 51–52, 160, 178, 248, 257, 265–66, 273

  Kelly, Clive, 74, 75

  Keltner, Jim, 218, 233

  Kendall, Melinda, 223–24, 224n

  Kennedy, Jackie/children, 226

  Kerkorian, Kirk, 127

  King, Carole, 18

  Kinks, 2, 112–13, 125

  Kirshner, Don, 17–18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28–29, 69

  Klein, Allen

  accounting work and, 12, 15, 18–19

  army/self-improvement and, 9–11

  arrest/parking tickets, 20

  death/memorial service, 275

  descriptions/reputation, xii–xiii, 13–14, 25, 26, 44, 59, 113–18, 120–21, 143, 149, 188–89, 242, 255, 270–71

  filing tax forms and, 212–13

  film industry and, 29, 31–32, 33, 43, 123–24, 125–26, 168, 203, 227–28, 247–48, 257, 275–76

  food favorites, 268–69

  health issues and, 269, 273

  house bought (1966), 1–2

  in-laws and, 20–21

  money/spending money and, xiii, 12, 120, 142–44

  Myers on life phases, 269

  orphanage legacy, 13, 114–15, 120–21, 160, 222, 237, 254–55, 268

  other women and, 121, 252

  Sunday Times article on, 167–68, 209

  theater production and, 257–58

  Klein, Allen, and music industry

  accounting/auditing and, 16–17, 18–19, 22, 23, 25, 26–27, 28, 42, 44

  beginnings, 16–18, 19, 21, 22, 24–30, 32

  employees and, 25–26

  standard recording contract changes and, 43–46

  strategies/methods, 43–46, 49, 69, 71, 74–76, 103, 106–7, 113–14, 115, 117–19, 121–22, 127–28, 135, 169, 199–200

  tennis game/negotiation, 189

  views on being business manager, 52

  See also specific groups/individuals; specific music

  Klein, Allen, childhood

  birth/family, 2, 5, 6

  death/cemeteries and, 7, 11

  description, 2–9

  education/as student, 8, 9, 12–13

  neighborhood description, 2

  orphanage, 4–6

  seamy business practices and, 9

  work and, 7, 8–9, 11

  Klein, Anna, 3, 4, 5, 13

  Klein, Beth, 144

  Klein, Betty

  background/description, 20, 71

  death of husband/memorial service, 275

  on husband, 14, 18, 24

  living separately from husband, 254–55

  wedding/married life, 2, 19–20, 38, 71, 227, 250

  See also Rosenblum, Betty

  Klein, Esther, 3, 4, 5, 6

  Klein, Jody, 24, 114, 144, 272–73

  Klein, Naomi, 2, 3, 4, 5–6, 7

  Klein, Philip

  background/description, 2, 3, 10

  Lillian (wives after Rose’s death), 6–7, 8, 11, 12

  son relationship and, 2, 7, 8

  Klein, Robin, 26, 34, 38, 256, 271–72

  Klein, Rose, 2, 3

  Klein, Sam, Rabbi, 3, 4

  Knox, Buddy, 22, 23

  Kozak, Ashley, 119

  Kramer, Michael

  on Klein/Klein and, 59, 109, 114–15, 120–21, 143–44, 194–95, 199, 234, 237, 238, 242–43, 249, 262, 263, 271

  musicians/music industry and, 219, 223–24, 226, 227, 231–32, 242–43, 245–46

  resigning from Klein’s company and, 114–15

  Kratter, Marvin, 33–34

  Kronfeld, Eric, 21, 22, 24, 114, 131, 132, 177–78, 253

  L

  Lampard, Martin, 206–7

  Lancaster, Burt, 30–31

  Landau, Ely, 247, 257

  Lanny Budd novels (Sinclair), 11

  “Last Time, The,” 97, 266

  Lastfogel, Abe, 110

  Lawrence, Linda, 129

  Lawrence, Steve, 18, 22

  Leber, Steve, 217

  Led Zeppelin, 66

  Legend (documentary), 273

  Leiber, Jerry, 88, 95, 264

  Leibman, Leonard, 14, 142, 239, 250, 251, 252–54

  Lennon, John

  America’s new left and, 233

  Apple and, 155, 156–57, 158, 186

  Beatles/tension and, 162–63, 181, 191, 194, 194n

  death/aftermath, 255–56

  description/personal life, 87, 140, 165, 180–81

  Harrison’s success and, 232–33

  Klein and, xii, xiii, 153, 154, 159–62, 165–66, 168, 171, 174, 179–80, 185, 191, 196, 211, 214, 222–23, 228, 232, 233, 234, 242–43, 255–56

  leaving Beatles and, 181, 195

  McCartney’s lawsuit and, 210–11

  music and, 64, 93, 153, 172, 181, 182, 185, 193, 194, 194n, 204, 222, 227, 272

  music finances and, xi–xii, xii, xiii, 64, 86, 141, 160, 169, 170, 171–73

  music problems, 232–33

  Nixon administration’s Justice Department and, 233

  Rolls-Royce, 248, 248n

  sp
ending money and, 225

  visa issues (U.S.), 180–81, 233

  See also Beatles; Ono, Yoko; specific music

  Lennon, Sean Ono, 275

  Let It Be (film/soundtrack album), 184–85, 192–93, 194, 221

  Let It Be . . . Naked (soundtrack album), 195

  Let It Bleed (album), xv, 148, 244, 272

  Levin, Philip, 126–27

  Levy, Morris, 22–24

  Lewis, Al, 17

  Lewis, Jerry Lee, 181

  Lewis, Sir Edward, 106

  Liberty Records, 16

  Life of Brian (film), 257

  “Little Red Rooster,” 98

  Little Richard, 15, 181

  Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 (One Night Stand), 259–60

  Live Peace in Toronto (album), 183, 195

  Lockwood, Sir Joseph, 181–82

  “Loco-Motion, The,” 18

  Loewenstein, Rupert, Prince, 148–49, 198, 201, 231–32, 261

  London Records, 107, 126, 134, 198, 201, 202, 229

  “Long and Winding Road, The,” 195

  “Long and Winding Road, The”/Spector’s arrangement, 194

  “Long Lonely Nights,” 112

  “Looking for a Love,” 37

  “Love in Vain,” 236n

  “Love Me Do,” 87

  “Loving Cup,” 236

  Lulu, 2, 69, 245

  M

  Machat, Marty

  background/description, 21–22

  death/aftermath, 263

  Klein/music business and, 22, 24, 29, 42, 47, 49–50, 59, 105, 113, 114, 126, 131, 177–78, 253

  Steven (son) and, 178–79

  Mackender, Ray, 84, 85, 86

  Made in the Shade (album), 244

  Magic Christian, The (film), 184

  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 141

  Man Who Had Three Arms, The (play), 258

  Mansfield, Ken, 188–89

  Mardas, Alex “Magic,” 156, 186–87, 191

  Markowitz, Jacob, 230

  Martin, Dean, 43, 97–98

  Martin, George, 63, 90, 119, 168–69, 192, 194

  Marty (film), 31

  Mastorakis, Nico, 247

  Mayall, John, 139, 148

  MCA Records, 114, 269

  McCartney (album), 193, 194, 195–96

  McCartney, Paul

  Apple and, 155, 156, 157, 187

  Beatles/tension and, 163, 191, 193–95

  Concert for Bangladesh and, 218

  Klein and, xiii, 162, 171, 174, 183, 185, 191, 192, 193–96, 205–6, 209, 214, 215, 243, 271

  music and, 64, 93, 161, 163, 184, 204

  music finances and, xiii, 64, 93, 107–8, 160, 165, 169, 170, 171–72, 173

  quitting Beatles/career after, 195–96, 204n, 214

  See also Beatles; specific music

 

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