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The first full biography of the group in nearly 20 years.Written by bestselling author and music journalist Patrick Humphries.Contains previously unpublished interviews with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr conducted by the author during his 40-year career as a music journalist. Patrick Humphries was there for the 1963 tsunami of Beatlemania - he still has his Fan Club membership card. Today, he feels the Beatles' UK origins have been overlooked for too long.Inside With the Beatles:Previously unknown details of the Beatles' third film are revealed... Paul talks about the controversial Lennon/McCartney songwriting credit... George reflects on Beatlemania and Ringo on his skiffle roots... Plans for Lonnie Donegan to act as go-between to coax John Lennon out of his New York exile... First-hand accounts of Liverpool and Hamburg paint a picture of the Beatles' roots, plus an exhaustive analysis of how their American breakthrough was achieved... There are fly-on-the-wall accounts of Paul rehearsing for a world tour... and the Beatles' Love musical in Las Vegas... There are interviews with George Martin, "fifth Beatle" Chas Newby, Cavern DJ Bob Wooler, E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg and his memories of Beatlemania, and Tom Jones discussing plans for him and Elvis Presley to recruit the Beatles as their backing band... And the last words John said to Paul.As well as telling the story from the birth of Ringo Starr in 1940 to the group's break-up in 1970, With the Beatles also tells the story of how the Beatles' brand continues to live on long after their demise. With unique access to archives, interviews and all media, Patrick Humphries traces the Beatles' progress in cyberspace, on film and in print. The author reveals how the group dominates auction house sales, including an interview with Hilary Kay from BBCs Antiques Roadshow on the group's enduring appeal. The long battle with Steve Jobs' Apple is chronicled and how the Beatles' own Apple meticulously guards their legacy with box sets, re-releases and documentaries.With the Beatles is that rarest of things, a new look at the enduring impact and legacy of the world's most influential band."With the Beatles is a terrific book. More than the story of how the group emerged out of the Fifties to become the most famous musical ensemble ever, it is also a social history of a time of rapid change... Patrick Humphries is a well-known writer on popular music and his scholarship in music is evident from the number of interviews with the famous (including three Beatles) and the not so famous who populate his book. Not only does the author know and love the Beatles' music, he understands the roots from which they and their original fans sprouted. Many books have been written about the Beatles, and this is one of the very best, in that it was written not just by a fan, but by a writer who knows well the milieu that created them and the world that was changing around them as they sang and played. If you want to understand the Beatles, look no further than this book." Ray Connolly, author of Being John Lennon"Like the venerated and cherished map from Robert Louis Stevenson's fabled Treasure Island, Patrick Humphries paints a detailed and unique portrait to understanding the meaning and treasured legacy of the Beatles." John Bezzini, Buzz's Beatles Book/Print Blogand owner of possibly the largest English language Beatles book collection in the world"If you thought you knew everything about the Beatles, this book makes you think again. Through many new insights compiled from the people who were there, Patrick Humphries gives us the context and delivers a fresh view of a group that played such a decisive role in modern music and culture over the last 60 years."Phil Manzanera"Patrick Humphries is one of the all-time great biographers of rock music. Few others come close. His interviews with the Beatles are ripe for revival as they allow him to present a fresh perspective on this most scrutinised and loved of bands."Colin Hall, author of The Songs The Beatles Gave Away and custodian of 'Mendips' 2004-2023Earlier praise for the authorNick Drake: The Biography "This book works as a sad fable of an unusual casualty of the 1960s counter culture" The Sunday Times"Patrick Humphries has written a rich, moving account of a troubled spirit... The writing is zestful and intelligent and the text illuminating..." Uncut"An exquisite portrait... A short, sweet and sad story..." MojoRolling Stones '69"Patrick Humphries' excellent book... brings an engagingly fresh perspective, delivering his narrative in an amused clear-eyed and balanced prose..." The Spectator"Well-regarded rock critic Patrick Humphries... tells the story briskly and with genuine insight" Planet Rock

‘An exquisite portrait’ MOJO‘A riveting account of the golden-boy genius’ EVENING STANDARDNick Drake was barely twenty-six years old when he died in 1974, but in his short lifetime he recorded three albums that are now recognised as classics: Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon.Several decades after his death, he has amassed a huge following; his haunting songs cast a pervasive influence over the contemporary music scene, and many of today’s most successful songwriters cite him as a major inspiration.In this unrivalled biography, Patrick Humphries offers real insight into the man behind the legend, through extensive interviews with family, friends and the musicians who knew and worked alongside him. This portrait of Nick Drake is an essential and uniquely personal account of his life and career.‘A rich, moving account of a troubled spirit, a mature biography of a briefly flickering talent unable to come to terms with the adult world … The writing is zestful and intelligent and the text illuminating … A literary memorial fit to stand alongside the songs’ UNCUT

This full length biography is the first comprehensive account of a truly legendary artist. It covers every aspect of the life and career of a man who has never seemed to be in the slightest danger of losing his credibility to mainstream success.With twenty albums to his credit and a legion of passionate fans, the uncompromising Waits continues to conjure up tender, ragged and magical songs that have attracted cover versions by artists as esteemed as Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Elvis Costello, Meat Loaf, The Ramones and Johnny Cash.Abrasive and single-minded, the gravel voiced singer/songwriter and occasional movie actor has followed one of the most unlikely career paths in popular music. Patrick Humphries'' biography finally does this unique character justice with an in-depth critical overview of his life and work supplemented with authoritative discography and filmography.

Auch nach 20 Alben und einer Legion begeisterter Fans hört der unbeirrbare Waits nicht auf, immer wieder neue, mal zärtlich poetische, mal raue wüste Songs voll magischer Faszination zu produzieren, die andere Pop-Artisten wie Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Elvis Costello, Meat Loaf, The Ramones and Johnny Cash reizen, diese in eigenen Versionen zu interpretieren.Der spröde und aufrichtige Sänger, Komponist und Gelegenheitsschauspieler mit der rauen Reibeisenstimme hat eine der ungewöhnlichsten Karrieren der Popmusik hinter sich. Diese Biographie wird ihm in jeder Hinsicht gerecht. Dieses Buch ist ein gründlicher und kritischer Überblick über Leben und Werk mit vollständiger Discographie und Filmographie.Patrick Humphries schreibt seit 1976 über Pop Musik. Seither hat er zahllose Bücher, unter anderem über Nick Drake, Richard Thomson und Paul Simon geschrieben. Als Journalist arbeitete er für den New Musical Express, The Times, Mojo und den Guardian.

Ein Guide zur Musik der Beatles, von ihrer ersten Single ''Love Me Do'' bis hin zu der CD ''Let It Be & Naked'', die im Jahr 2003 herauskam.Album für Album gibt es wertvolle und detailierte Infos über sämtliche Beatles-Songs, die je offiziell veröffentlicht wurden, einschließlich verschiedener Kompilationen, ''The Beatles Live At The BBC'' sowie der drei Bestseller-Sets ''Anthology 1- 3'', die Mitte der 90er-Jahre erschienen. Zu allen Alben und Songs gibt das Buch faszinierende Hintergrundinformationen.Mit 16-seitigem Fototeil und einem Song-Register.John Robertson ist das Pseudonym eines bekannten britischen Rockkritikers. Patrick Humphries schreibt unter anderem für die Times, Mojo sowie den Guardian und hat seine eigenen Radiosendungen auf BBC und anderen britischen Radiostationen.

From their 1962 debut single Love Me Do to the most recent remastered albums, this is an album-by-album, track-by-track catalogue of every songs ever released by The BeatlesIncludes: A chronology of key events in the life of the greatest ever rock band Separate sections on compilation albums, the Anthology series and non-EMI recordings Eight pages of colour picturesThis is the books that Beatles fans have been looking for - packed with details, facts and pictures it''s the definitive concise guide to the music of The Beatles.

''An exquisite portrait'' MOJO''A riveting account of the golden-boy genius'' EVENING STANDARDNick Drake was barely twenty-six years old when he died in 1974, but in his short lifetime he recorded three albums that are now recognised as classics: Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon.Several decades after his death, he has amassed a huge following; his haunting songs cast a pervasive influence over the contemporary music scene, and many of today''s most successful songwriters cite him as a major inspiration.In this unrivalled biography, Patrick Humphries offers real insight into the man behind the legend, through extensive interviews with family, friends and the musicians who knew and worked alongside him. This portrait of Nick Drake is an essential and uniquely personal account of his life and career.''A rich, moving account of a troubled spirit, a mature biography of a briefly flickering talent unable to come to terms with the adult world … The writing is zestful and intelligent and the text illuminating … A literary memorial fit to stand alongside the songs'' UNCUT

In what was a momentous year of social change, the Rolling Stones experienced the most significant twelve months of their career. At the start of 1969, they were a successful blues band returning to their rock’n’roll roots after a recent experiment with psychedelia. By December, they had released the classic album Let It Bleed, lost one of their founding members, played an era-defining concert at Hyde Park to half a million people and witnessed a fan stabbed to death at Altamont Speedway. With a notorious 1967 drug bust on their CV and a career finally coming out from under the shadow of their rivals The Beatles, everything – the good, the bad and the ugly – suddenly crystallised for the Stones as the Swinging Sixties stumbled to a close.Rolling Stones 69 is the definitive account of the transformative year that saw the Stones truly earn their reputation as “the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world”.

There had been stars before. There had been films prior to Cleopatra. But in all the cynical, greedy, magical, histrionic history of the movies, there had never been a combination like that of Elizabeth Taylor and Cleopatra.Other films may have taken more money, won more awards or attracted better reviews, but none have come close to the legend that is Cleopatra.What began in 1958 as a remake of the 1917 Theda Bara film, which starred Joan Collins and was projected to cost $2 million, would open five years later, having cost nearly twenty times as much. The budget had skyrocketed enormously as the production went through extravagant sets in two different countries, two directors and six leading men – and this was on top of Elizabeth Taylor’s $1 million fee.But it was the off-screen romance between the two on-screen leads that really cemented Cleopatra’s place in cinema history. Within weeks of Richard Burton’s arrival in Italy, he and Taylor embarked on a tumultuous and passionate love affair that kept the Cuban Missile Crisis off the front pages and was denounced by the Vatican. Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood is a story of lust, excess and hubris – and how one film nearly brought Hollywood to its knees.

There had been stars before. There had been films prior to Cleopatra. But in all the cynical, greedy, magical, histrionic history of the movies, there had never been a combination like that of Elizabeth Taylor and Cleopatra.Other films may have taken more money, won more awards or attracted better reviews, but none have come close to the legend that is Cleopatra.What began in 1958 as a remake of the 1917 Theda Bara film, which starred Joan Collins and was projected to cost $2 million, would open five years later, having cost nearly twenty times as much. The budget had skyrocketed enormously as the production went through extravagant sets in two different countries, two directors and six leading men – and this was on top of Elizabeth Taylor’s $1 million fee.But it was the off-screen romance between the two on-screen leads that really cemented Cleopatra’s place in cinema history. Within weeks of Richard Burton’s arrival in Italy, he and Taylor embarked on a tumultuous and passionate love affair that kept the Cuban Missile Crisis off the front pages and was denounced by the Vatican. Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood is a story of lust, excess and hubris – and how one film nearly brought Hollywood to its knees.