Island Book of Records Volume III

Neil Storey has spent almost fifty years at the heart of the music industry. He joined the Island sales force in 1974 before going on to co-run the press office into the mid-1980s.

'Neil Storey has pulled another fabulous volume out of the hat which like its predecessors effectively redefines what constitutes the definitive record label history in book form. At its simplest the sumptuous and weighty Island Book Of Records series exist in a class of their own.'Grahame Bent, Shindig! Magazine

• El Pea – Every Island, Chrysalis, Bronze and Blue Thumb album issued between 1971–72 including those which missed the cutBreakfast at Tiffany’s – A prefaceThe Round Table Principle – Open plan, open-minded creativityOf Malaga, Mice and Mott the Hoople – Visualeyes land in Blenheim CrescentThe Banning of the Albert Hall – Mott The Hoople fall foul of Sir Louis GlucksteinA Resignation in the House – CB steps aside, DB steps upIn a Lifetime – Warming up Heads, Hands & FeetThe Bronze Age – Gerry Bron signs on the dotted lineTraffic 1971 – Life in a yearGlastonbury Fayre ’71– by Jonathan MorrishTough Touring – by Claire HamillThe Tewkesbury Incident – Bronco’s van crashes on the M5There’s a Hole in the Wall Where the Lorry Came In – Fairport’s rude awakeningProduced by Chris Blackwell – Engineered by...Cataloguing – The Origin of the SpeciesOn the Road to Find Out – with Cat Stevens 1971–72The Bench – by Dr. David BarberThree Go into a Diner – by Chris BlackwellThe Wizard – by Roger DeanThe Story of Sound Techniques – by John Wood and Geoff FrostSoundtracking – by Perry HenzellEmerson, Lake & Palmer – Said hello, waving goodbyeMovin’ on Up – The Chrysalis State of IndependenceTrojan – A parting of the ways; Bob Bell reflectsDiscography – An illustrated guide to all the 45s of the eraYoung, Gifted and Broke – Bob Marley, Bunny Livingstone and Peter Tosh are stranded in London. CB advances them the cash to make a new LP