Allen Klein: The Man Who Transformed Rock & Roll
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McCartney, Paul, lawsuit against other “Beatles”
Eastman, John, and, 205–6, 207–8, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214
Klein and, 205–6, 207, 208, 209–10, 211–15
overview, 205–15
McEwen, Joe, 58–59, 259
McGillis, Kelly, 262–63
Mekas, Jonas, 223
Melly, George, 88
Melody Maker, 87, 93
Menon, Bhaskar, 220
Metzner, Charles, 252
MGM, 75, 76, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128–29, 134, 171, 188, 189
Miami News, 51
Miller, Dave, 28
Miller, Jimmy, xiv, xv, 147–48
Mitchell, Mitch, 153
Monty Python, 238, 257
Moorman, Charlotte, 224
More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies) (album), 236
Most, Mickie
Animals and, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
background, 69–70, 82
Klein/music business and, 71–72, 73, 74, 75–76, 80, 107, 116, 119–20, 133, 134, 178
Moulin Rouge (film), 81, 82
Mozian, Paul, 117, 180, 204, 225–26, 235, 251
Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter (film), 32, 125, 133, 184, 221
music industry
ASCAP, 22
British taxes and, 48–49, 68, 129, 154, 231
British views of America, 70
CDs, effects of, 261, 262
changes following World War II, 15–16
cleans (vs. records marked “promotional”), 246–47, 246n
concert business/fraud, 200–201
Concert for Bangladesh, The, effects/artist royalty rates, 220
conflicts of interest, 199–200
samples, 265–67
using others songs and, 204n, 267n
See also specific individuals/companies; specific music
music publishing
description (1950s), 16
See also specific individuals/companies; specific music
“My Bonnie,” 63
“My Boy Lollipop,” 147
My Family and Other Animals (memoir by Durrell/film), 257
“My Sweet Lord,” 204–5, 222, 232, 238–42
Myers, Laurence
background, 57–58
Klein and, 57–58, 71, 72–76, 126, 247, 269, 270
music business and, 59, 65, 66–67, 68, 70, 71
Myers, Marsha, 72–73
N
Nanker Phelge Music, 124, 129, 202–3, 230, 231
NEMS Enterprises, 62, 63, 155, 161, 162, 163, 166, 167, 168, 169
New Musical Express, 87, 156
New York Times, 229, 248, 258
Newark’s Hebrew Orphanage and Sheltering Home, 4–6
Newfield, Henry, 9, 10, 21, 24, 25
News of the World, 139, 140
Nitzsche, Jack, 138
Northern Songs
Beatles and, 161, 163, 166, 168, 206
debacle over, 169–74, 195, 196, 211
O
O’Brien, Denis James, 238, 242
O’Dell, Chris, 186, 186n, 190–91
Oldham, Andrew Loog
background, 81–85, 169
Beatles and, 86–87, 89
description, 78, 81–82, 83, 90–91, 98–100, 138, 236
Easton break and, 100, 103, 104
fleeing to America, 139
Immediate Records, 79, 80, 138–39
Klein and, 59, 78–81, 101, 103–4, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 150–51, 158, 236–37, 268, 275
resigning from Rolling Stones/interests, 145–46, 149, 150, 198–99
Rolling Stones/Jagger and, xiv, 59, 77, 78–81, 88–97, 98–100, 103–4, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 126, 134, 137, 138, 139, 144–46, 201, 236, 237, 266
Sheila (wife), 115–16
Spector and, 79, 86, 88, 90, 99
Oldham, Celia, 81
Oliver, Jack, 188
One to One, 232
Only Lovers Left Alive (novel/film), 125–26
Ono, Yoko
America’s new left and, 233
bed-ins for peace, 180–81, 225
Concert for Bangladesh and, 218, 227
custody battle/Kyoko, 223–24, 224n, 232
Fluxus movement/art, 224–26, 229
Kennedy family and, 226
Klein and, 159, 161, 222–23, 225–26, 227, 242–43, 256, 271, 275
Lennon and, 153, 159, 161, 163, 165, 179, 180–81, 184, 218, 222–25, 226, 227, 232, 233, 256, 272, 274
Lennon’s death and, 256
Museum of Modern Art and, 229
music and, 153, 181, 182, 183, 224, 233, 245, 272
spending money and, 225, 228–29
Opera Sextronique, 224
Osbourne, Sharon, 66
P
“Paperback Writer,” 120
“Paint It, Black,” 111
Pang, May, 227
Paramount Pictures, 16, 262–63
Parcher, Peter, 230
Parker, Colonel, 77–78, 200
Parlophone, 63, 64, 86, 90
Parnes, Larry, 82
“Party Doll,” 22
payola, 35, 128, 245
Perrin, Les, 84, 140–41, 159
Personal Best (film), 257
Philles Records, 43, 85
Pilcher, Norman, 140
Plastic Ono Band, 181, 183, 224, 245
Platz, David, 172
“Play with Fire,” 109
Playboy, 179, 205
“Please Please Me,” 86, 87
Podell, Jules, 53, 54
Poitier, Sidney, 16
PolyGram, 201, 253, 262
“Positively Fourth Street,” 219
Presley, Elvis, 15, 16, 61, 76, 77–78, 82, 166, 200
Preston, Billy, 218
Price, Alan, 66
Price, Lloyd, 25, 38–39, 270
Princess party, 111–12, 111n
Pye, 63, 113, 119
Q
Qaddafi, Muammar, 190, 273
Quant, Mary/fashions, 83, 85, 92
Quinn, Anthony, 247
Quinn, Emily Barrata, 118, 246
R
race relations (1960s), 36
Racusin, Norm, 41, 42
radio stations in 1960s, 35
Radziwill, Lee, 226
Rains, Claude, 16
Ramones, 264
RCA record company
Beatles and, 62, 65
Cooke and, 39, 40, 41–42, 44–46, 47, 54, 55, 56, 58, 62, 259, 260–61
other artists, 75–76, 197
status, 15, 126, 258–59
record companies
copyright terms and, 45, 45n
See also specific companies
Red Bird record company, 43
Rees-Mogg, William, 140
Rich, Frank, 258
Richard, Cliff, 82, 84
Richards, Keith
background/description, 89, 93
band finances/Klein and, xiv, xv, 104, 108, 137–38, 209, 231
drugs bust/aftermath (1967), 139–41
music/Rolling Stones and, 88, 89, 91–92, 100, 104, 111, 144–45, 153, 178
as songwriter, 96–97, 109, 145, 266, 267
See also Rolling Stones; specific music
Richenberg, Leonard, 167–68
Richmond, Howard, 109
Richter, Dan, 222–23
Rivera, Geraldo, 232
Robinson, Alvin, 95
Robinson, Sugar Ray, 21–22
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 269, 270
Rock, Mick, 267, 268
Rolling Stone, 156, 225, 233
Rolling Stones
concert promoter and, 200–201
image/description, 91–93, 94–95
Klein/ABKCO and, xiii, xiv–xv, 103–12, 120, 121–22, 125–26, 130, 133–34, 139–41, 144, 145, 146, 148–51, 154, 159, 189, 197–99, 201–3, 229–32, 235–36, 244–45, 261–62, 271, 272–73
Klein break and, 197–98, 201, 203, 229
Klei
n’s conflict of interest, 199, 201
Klein’s focus on Beatles and, xv, 178–79, 197, 198, 229
lawsuits/Klein and ABKCO and, 230–32, 235–36, 236n, 243–44, 261
litigation/separation from Klein, 201, 203
music/career overview, 78, 88–98
Nanker Phelge Music and, 202–3, 230, 231
tours in U.S./North America, 97–98, 110–12, 111n
See also specific individuals; specific music
Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, The (album/documentary), 153, 153n, 271–72
Rosenblum, Abe, 20–21
Rosenblum, Betty, 13, 17
See also Klein, Betty
“Roses Are Red,” 50
Ross, Steve, 29–30
Roth, Philip, 8
Rowe, Dick, 90, 91
Russell, Leon, 218
S
Salinsky, Ken, 26, 248–49
Sam Cooke: The Man and His Music (album), 260
Santana, 200
SAR Records, 37, 39–40, 77, 78
“Satisfaction,” 104–5, 109, 110
Scepter Records, 25, 27, 35, 37, 43
Schatz, Steve, 252
Schlachter, Marvin, 25
Schlossberg, Julian, 120, 142, 143, 248, 254, 257–58
Schneider, Ronnie, 110, 180
Scott, George C., 1
Scully, Rock, 186
Season of Glass (album), 256
Sedaka, Neil, 18, 27
Seider, Harold
Klein and, 14, 118, 128, 130, 131–32, 133, 165, 167–68, 178, 197, 198, 214, 227, 231, 238, 240, 251
musicians/music industry and, 147, 165, 186, 238
Sentimental Journey (album), 193
Seven Arts, 29–30
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (album), 147
Shankar, Ravi, 217, 221
“She Loves You,” 48
Sherburne, Philip, 206
Sheridan, Tony, 63
“Shine a Light,” 236
Sill, Lester, 85
Silver, Charles, 169–70
Silver, Joel, 24–25, 132, 251, 255
Sinatra, Frank, 31, 43, 45, 61, 110, 141, 143
Sinatra, Nancy, 69
Sinclair, John, 233
Sinclair, Upton, 11
Small Faces/Faces, 66, 139, 177–78
Small, Millie, 147
Smith, Gary, 52
Smith, Geoffrey Maitland, 206
Smith, Joe, 43
Some Time in New York City (album), 233
“Something,” 204, 204n
Specialty, 15
Spector, Phil
background, 22, 270
Beatles and, 185, 192, 193, 194, 195, 219, 225
description/methods, 85–86, 99, 264, 267
Klein and, 263–65, 267–68, 269, 270
McCartney and, 194, 195, 211
music business and, 22, 43, 85, 88, 185, 263–65
Oldham and, 79, 86, 88, 90, 99
Spencer Davis Group, 147
“Splish Splash,” 29
Stamp, Justice, 212–13
Staple Singers, 267n
Stark, Ray, 29–30
Starr, Ringo
acting and, 184, 203
Beatles/tension and, 163, 193, 194
Klein and, xiii, 162, 163, 165, 174, 179, 185, 194, 203, 234, 241
Lennon’s birthday party and, 225
McCartney’s lawsuit and, 208–9
music and, 193, 194, 218
See also Beatles; specific music
Steckler, Alan
Klein/ABKCO and, 14, 179, 204, 228–30, 234, 255
musicians/music industry and, 205, 218, 221, 225, 226, 264
“Steel and Glass,” 242
Stein, Melvin, 8
Stewart, Ian, 89, 92, 99, 272
Stewart, Rod, 139, 178
Sticky Fingers (album), 148, 150, 230
Stigwood, Robert, 66, 142, 273
stock market/Klein
ABKCO background/formation and, 123–32
MGM/shareholders meeting and, 126–27, 128–29
Stoller, Mike, 88, 95, 264
“Stop Breaking Down,” 236, 236n
“Stop Breaking Down Blues,” 236n
Story of O, The, 228
Stranger in Town, A (film), 125
Stunt Man, The (film), 257
Sullivan, Ed/Ed Sullivan Show, 48
Summers, Jazz, 265–66
Sun Records, 15, 43
Sunday Times article on Klein, 167–68, 209
“Sunshine Superman,” 119, 120
Sweet Baby James (album), 191
“Sweet Virginia,” 236
Swimmer, Saul, 31, 32, 184, 221
T
Taj Mahal, 153, 272
“Take Good Care of My Baby,” 18
Taplin, Jonathan, 217
Taylor, Alistair, 63
Taylor, Derek, 157–59, 162, 185, 190
Taylor, Elizabeth, 30
Taylor, James, 156, 191, 204n
Taylor, Mick, xiv, xv, 148
Taylor, Renée, 257–58
Thank Your Lucky Stars (television show), 86, 93, 169
That Championship Season (film), 257
Their Satanic Majesties Request (album), 144, 147
Tonight Show, The, 56
Topo, El (film), 227, 228, 275, 276
Towne, Robert, 257
Townsend, Ron, 74, 75
Townshend, Pete, 248
Tracey Ltd. and Cooke/Klein, 44–46, 46n, 55, 57, 58, 129
Traffic, 147
Triumph/lawsuit, 167, 168, 209
2i’s coffee bar/basement, Soho, 82
“2000 Light Years from Home,” 147
2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 126
U
U2, 147
Unfinished Music No. 1: The Two Virgins (album), 182, 183
United Artists, 31, 167, 178, 184, 185, 192, 196
“Universal Soldier,” 119
Up Your Legs Forever (film), 225
Upsala College, 12
Urban Hymns (album), 266
V
Valentinos, 37, 77, 79
Variety, 32, 126
“Venus in Blue Jeans,” 84
Verve, 265–67
Vinton, Bobby
background/description, 50–51
lawsuit and, 59–60
music career/Klein and, 2, 10, 29, 47, 49–52, 59, 80, 112, 121, 125, 137
Rolling Stones and, 111–12
Voormann, Klaus, 181, 218
W
Walls and Bridges (album), 242
Walpin, Gerald, 249–50, 252, 253
Warhol, Andy, 142, 225
Warner Brothers Films, 16, 29–30
Warner Brothers Records, 43, 158, 191
Warner/Chappell, 264, 265
Warwick, Dionne, 35, 37
Warwick Records, 30
Waters, Muddy, 88, 91
Watts, Charlie, 89, 94, 137
Weaver, Alf, 121, 143, 248
“Weight, The,” 244
Weinberg, Marty, 21, 24, 25
Wenner, Jann, 271
White, Alan, 181
White Album, The (The Beatles), 163, 184
Who, the, 153, 153n, 248, 272
Wickham, Andy, 158
Wildlife (album), 233
“Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” 18
William Morris Agency, 40, 53, 54, 65, 71, 110, 217, 220
Wings, 233
Winston, Beverly, 117, 254
Without Each Other (film), 31–32, 33, 43
Witness (film), 262–63
Womack, Bobby, 37, 77, 114, 263, 269, 270
“Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” 233
“Wonderful World” (Cooke), 260, 262–63
Wonderwall Music (album), 182
Woods, Georgie, 36
World Series (1941), 6
Wyman, Bill, 89, 94, 95, 104, 105, 106, 108, 137–38
Wynter, Mark, 84, 86
Y
Yetnikoff, Wal
ter, 146, 249
Yorke, Bob, 39, 40, 41
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” 244
“You Send Me,” 37
Z
Zakarin, Don, 212, 241, 245, 264–65
Zappa, Frank, 225
Zoo Story, The (play), 258
About the Author
FRED GOODMAN is the author of The Mansion on the Hill, which was a New York Times Notable Book and received the Ralph J. Gleason Award for the best music book of the year. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, where he was an editor, as well as the New York Times and many national magazines. He lives in New York.
Footnotes
* The U.S. has subsequently extended the term to seventy years.
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* Though the government takes a dim view of schemes assigning income to outside individuals or entities, Tracey was never challenged, and Klein’s plan was legally sound.
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* Whatever yeast he was adding to the story, Klein had, in fact, invested money in Canada at least twice, with United Telefilms and, disastrously, with Crescent Petroleum.
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* In fact, Brian Jones paid obsessive attention to his hair, often washing it several times a day.
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* The party on the Princess marked the first assignment in the exceptional career of photographer Linda Eastman, who covered the event for Town and Country magazine. Linda later married Paul McCartney, and Linda’s brother, John Eastman, became a key Klein adversary.
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* Klein was not alone in this regard. The British music mogul and entrepreneur Richard Branson would come to the same conclusion several decades later when he briefly took his company, Virgin, public and then just as quickly reversed course and went private again.
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* Robert Fraser’s sentence was not vacated and he served his time.
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* Actually directed by Warhol protégé and collaborator Paul Morrissey.
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* Two years later, Klein paid Oldham an additional $250,000 to settle other claims, bringing the total paid to Oldham for his royalty rights to $1 million.
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