- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (3 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091865735
- ISBN-13: 978-0091865733
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 959,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'An entertaining old-school romp through the Swinging Sixties...cracking anecdotes that leave you wondering how anyone who was at the heart of the sixties scene is still breathing...all good, irresponsible fun', Independent on Sunday .'Gossipy, camp and wise - the perfect guide to the decade they can't forget', Tom Cox, '50 Greatest Music Books Ever', Observer .'The cold-print equivalent of a sparkling evening with a world-class raconteur', Charles Shaar Murray, Independent
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'A scurrilous memoir of the Sixties' music business - any aspiring star should read it.' Daily Mirror
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...I laughed like a drain when I first read this book in 1983 and bought it again instantly when it was republished recently. Not only was it just as funny second time around, but (joy oh joy) there were extra stories and details in the new edition which the original publisher had apparently censored. This is an insider's first hand account of the 1960s music business in London, and as a fan of the music of that era I still find the book rivetting. There's so much crap and pomposity and myths that have grown up concerning that time and place, this is a refreshing dose of down to earth dirt-dishing. Sorry to rant on like this, but I've worked in the UK music biz and this is one of my favourite books about the subject, ever.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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As an avid enthusiast for all things from the swinging sixties, Simon Napier-Bell's hilarious romp through the pleasures and pit falls of pop, provides a valuable insight into that colourful decade. The tales he tells are excellent and the underlying truths about the music biz in the sixties are a revelation. Covering the period from Simon's entry into the music business up to his retirement after years of managing such illuminaries as The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan and John's Children, the various tales of debauchery, mayhem and chaos ensue. Fantastic fun for all fans of sixties music and beyond.
3 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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What a disappointment! It tries to "shock" - maybe it would have done twenty years ago but things have moved on. It is poorly written feeling very much like a "cobbled together" series of reminiscences (some of which were barely credible) with sweeping generalities about the "music business" - particularly about the executives of record companies and littered with name-drops that highlight how little he actually seemed to have achieved - if he'd had a few hit records besides "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and the Yardbirds why not tell us what they were? (The cover blurb refers to Wham! but the book is only about the sixties and so doesn't get that far.) I was also insulted that this was a reprinted edition with new material and yet was riddled with typos - shows how little respect for the reader the whole book displayed - this slim volume was certainly not worth the (inflated) cover price.
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