Brian Southall è l'autore delle storie ufficiali degli Abbey Road Studios e di The Story of Northern Songs. La sua vasta carriera nell'industria musicale ha compreso ruoli nella stampa, promozione, marketing e sviluppo artisti per etichette importanti come A&M Records ed EMI Records. Successivamente, ha ricoperto il ruolo di consulente per importanti entità musicali, tra cui Warner Music International e HMV Group. La sua esperienza offre una prospettiva unica dall'interno sul mondo della musica e sul suo business.
This unique book focuses on the 100 most important objects in the Beatles' unparalleled career. From the time they were formed with their familiar line- up of John, Paul, George & Ringo in 1962, through to their break-up eight years later, the Beatles were associated with a multitude of items, places and people.
Here is the story of how the Sex Pistols shocked and shamed EMI - the UK's most revered and profitable record company - and ended up GBP40,000 the richer thanks to manager Malcolm McLaren's cunning business strategy.
Packed full of musical and historical analysis centred on the Beatles at the peak of their popularity, The White Album: A-side/B-side takes a look at one of the greatest albums ever created, and the tumultuous time period it was born into.
A team of experts write about each era of the band's existence, examining what they were doing for each of their original 12 UK-release albums.
“I started collecting these personal pieces because I felt they belonged back in our family. This collection represents something of great importance to me, as it is part of our history.”--Julian LennonOver the years, Julian Lennon--John's oldest son--has built a unique collection of Beatles memorabilia, including several gold records, cells from the film Yellow Submarine , guitars, clothing (such as John's Afghan coat from Magical Mystery Tour ), jewelry, autographed books, handwritten lyrics, posters, and postcards. Now, for the first time, more than 100 of these personal treasures are displayed in print. Julian, working with well-known music author Brian Southall, provides insight into every one of these beloved pieces and explains what they mean to him--and the family memories they evoke.
Dreamboats and Petticoats features the real story behind the popular songs and performers of the Fifties and early Sixties on which the musical Dreamboats and Petticoats is based.
The first ever biography of The Hollies, one of the sixties and seventies biggest British bands.
Das Album, die Beatles und die Welt 1967
Im Juni 2017 feiern wir das 50. Jubiläum der Sgt. Pepper’s-LP Sgt. Pepper‘s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Viele sind der Meinung, dieses sei das wichtigste und einflussreichste Album der Beatles. Die erste Hälfte des Buches ist den Beatles und Sgt. Pepper gewidmet, die zweite Hälfte reflektiert das zeitliche Umfeld in Politik und Kultur. Brian Southall war für über zehn Jahre Pressesprecher der EMI und arbeitet mit den Beatles als Solokünstler. Der Bildband präsentiert die Geschichte des Albums in zwei Hälften: Die „A-Seite“ handelt von den Beatles, den Songs auf dem Album, dem Aufnahmeprozess in den Abbey Road Studios, wie die LP seinerzeit ankam und wie sie später als eines der größten Alben aller Zeiten anerkannt wurde. Die „B-Seite“ lässt das besonders ereignisreiche Jahr 1967 Revue passieren: der „Summer of Love“ mit den Blumenkindern, den Vietnam-Demos, Sechs-Tage-Krieg, der Tod Che Guevaras, das erste Rolling Stone Magazin, die erste Tour von Jimi Hendrix in England usw. MUSIK Alle, die das Jahr 1967 erlebt haben, werden sich gut daran erinnern, welch enorme positive Wirkung dieses Beatles-Album auslöste. Und auch die Beatles-Fans, die nicht dabei waren, können es nachlesen: ein Rock-Album schlägt ein wie ein musikalischer Blitz aus Fantasie und Blumen.