Hunky Dory (Who Knew?)

The best I can remember from twenty years at the heart of '60s and '70s rock and pop
CD - unabridged
(8 CDs)
Product Number: CX6514
Released: 01 May, 2020
Business Term: Purchase
ISBN: #9781004003402
Narrator(s): Laurence Myers
Publisher: Talking Music
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Description

WHAT A STORY! WHAT A LIFE! A FASCINATING MEMOIR FROM A LEGENDARY MUSIC BUSINESS EXECUTIVE WHO… Signed the little-known David Bowie… Owned the Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust albums… Looked after the The Rolling Stones… Helped reorganise The Beatles' Apple Corp… Worked with Mickie Most on The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, Jeff Beck, and Lulu… Managed The Tremeloes, The New Seekers, and The Sweet… Masterminded a landmark court case that disrupted music publishers exploiting songwriters including Elton John… Started GTO Records, the company that signed Donna Summer, Billy Ocean, The Walker Brothers and Heatwave… AND WHO… Had dinner with John Lennon… Tea with Colonel Parker… Left Led Zeppelin's cash in a safe and lost the key… Threw Rod Stewart out of his office… Turned down chances to manage Queen and Andrea Bocelli… Almost tempted Stevie Wonder away from Motown… And foolishly allowed Iggy Pop to stay in his house! WHO KNEW?

Author(s): Laurence Myers
Imprint: Talking Music
Original Publish Date: 01 May, 2020

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