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Electric and Music Industries Ltd (EMI) first saw the light of day
in the UK in 1931. In a visionary move for the gramophone age, it
manufactured both hardware (recording and playback equipment) and
software (the records and tapes its machines would play). For over
half a century, EMI dominated both sectors, it's music division
eventually becoming the most successful in the world with a roster
that at various times included "The Beatles", Maria Callas, Frank
Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd, "The Beach Boys", "Queen",
Robbie Williams, "The Spice Girls", Kate Bush and Kylie Minogue.
Then in the 1990s, things started to go wrong.This title explores
and investigates EMI's extraordinary decline from the greatness
over two decades of rejected takeovers, unsuccessful mergers,
executive changes, profit warnings, artist and staff cuts, press
criticism and never-ending speculation. It includes interviews with
many key players including former EMI Group/EMI Music executives
Sir Colin Southgate, Jim Fifield, Eric Nicoli, Tony Wadsworth,
David Munns, Rupert Perry, Ray Cooper and Jon Webster. He has also
interviewed many managers, music journalists, financial analysists
and rival record company executives. The result is the definitive
account of a major international company's travails. It is also an
eye-opening expose of the speed at which the music industry has
changed.
An original telling of the Fab Four's story. This informative work
tells the story of John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr from the band's formative days in Hamburg to the split
in 1970. General Editor Brian Southall, a former Press Officer at
EMI, has gathered a team of experts - including former Apple
Records CEO Tony Bramwell, singer Steve Harley, Sir Tim Rice and
producer Chris Thomas - to write about each of the band's record
releases, from the simple, bouncy Please Please Me to the
heavyweight double album Let It Be. Contributors include: * Tony
Bramwell: Childhood friend of the Beatles who became CEO of Apple
Records. * Ray Connolly: A British writer who was very close to the
Beatles. * Tristan Fry: A drummer and percussionist, Fry played on
Abbey Road. * Per Gessle: Singer/songwriter, lead singer of Swedish
band Gyllene Tider and half of Roxette. * Graham Gouldman: English
singer, songwriter and musician. * Steve Harley: English
singer/songwriter who was frontman of Cockney Rebel. * Gered
Mankowitz: High profile photographer of many famous musicians. *
Diederik Nomden and Bart Van Poppel: Founders and performers in the
band The Analogues. * Sir Tim Rice: English author and lyricist. *
Paul Sexton: Journalist and broadcaster. * Tom Robinson: English
singer/songwriter and presenter. * Chris Thomas: Co-producer of The
White Album and Abbey Road. * Ken Townsend MBE: Sound engineer who
worked at Abbey Road Studios. * Johnnie Walker MBE: A hugely
popular and influential radio DJ. * Kenneth Womack: Professor of
English and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at
Monmouth University, N.J.
This is the first ever biography of a band which had two remarkable
careers. Their amazing run of three-part harmony hits came to an
end when Graham Nash left for the US to form Crosby, Stills &
Nash. But a second run of success was kick-started with a wave of
classic singles that dominated charts and the airwaves in the
1970s. With exclusive guest interviews and contributions from band
members including Graham Nash, The Hollies Story promises to
re-evaluate their place in the history of popular music.
The book explores the Hendrix legend from the perspective of the
extraordinary year he spent in England recording a string of hit
singles and achieving the fame that had escaped him in his native
country. The book contains a wealth of interviews and new material
revealing the man behind the legend and exploring why he fitted so
well in the swinging London of 1967. An intimate portrait that
captures Hendrix as both a performer extrordinaire and as a person.
The book begins with the story of how Hendrix was discovered in the
US and invited to the UK and ends with his triumphant return to the
USA at the Monterey festival.
Electric and Music Industries Ltd (EMI) first saw the light of day
in the UK in 1931. In a visionary move for the gramophone age, it
manufactured both hardware (recording and playback equipment) and
software (the records and tapes its machines would play). For over
half a century, EMI dominated both sectors, it's music division
eventually becoming the most successful in the world with a roster
that at various times included The Beatles, Maria Callas, Frank
Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, Queen, Robbie
Williams, The Spice Girls, Kate Bush and Kylie Minogue. Then in the
1990s, things started to go wrong - This is the continuing saga of
Britain's greatest music company as it faces an uncertain future
under new ownership. Since 2009 EMI has broken new acts and sold
millions of records BUT the massive debts incurred by its owners
Terra Firma have finally taken it to the brink of a break-up. Music
industry experts and executives, financiers and commentators plus
artists' managers assess EMI's fortunes as the company celebrates
its 80th birthday. Includes interviews with many key players
including former EMI Group/EMI Music executives Sir Colin
Southgate, Jim Fifield, Eric Nicoli, Tony Wadsworth, David Munns,
Rupert Perry, Ray Cooper and Jon Webster. He has also interviewed
many managers, music journalists, financial analysists and rival
record company executives.
A revised edition of this bestseller, originally published 4 years
ago. A revised edition of this bestseller, originally published 4
years ago. From the days when the staff wore white coats, through
the rock 'n' roll years to today's big stars, Abbey Road's
fascinating history is brought to life for everyone who's ever
wondered what goes on behind the graffiti-covered walls.
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