« Magical Mystery Tours: My Life With The Beatles » de Tony Bramwell, Rosemary Kingsland

C’est le 1er Avril dernier qu’a été publié le livre « Magical Mystery Tours: My Life With The Beatles » de Tony Bramwell, Rosemary Kingsland qui propose aux fans des Beatles de découvrir une facette interessante de la vie du groupe qui a été leur quête du succès.
Voici une note de l’auteur au sujet de ce livre :
{Bramwell, a longtime Beatles business associate and childhood friend, offers a fond, intimate portrait of the Fab Four. His often gossipy recollections illuminate the players from their days as young « scousers » in working-class Liverpool to their formation as a group, and from their exhausting early stints in Hamburg to their astonishing stardom. Readers will be surprised to learn how much money the Beatles left on the table owing to the bad deals that Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ respected but conflicted manager, made. Still, the group remained fiercely loyal to Epstein, who made them?and many others?rich beyond their dreams, cutting deals in what was then uncharted business territory. Throughout, Paul comes off as down to earth, Ringo as sophisticated and « Hollywood, » and George, charming and gentle, if a bit unusual. Not surprisingly, it is John who piques the most interest. Bramwell blisters Yoko Ono, « the Princess of Darkness, » and suggests that either she brainwashed John or that he was suffering from mental illness. Although music historians and Beatles collectors may feel they know the story, Bramwell’s memoir is much more than Beatles history. Energetically written, this is a vivid and intensely personal look at not only the Beatles but at a storybook trip from the docks of Liverpool to swinging London and the very epicenter of the British invasion. Photos not seen by PW.}
Voici la description de l’ouvrage :
{« If you want to know anything about the Beatles, ask Tony Bramwell. He remembers more than I do. »- Sir Paul McCartney to Donovan in a January 2002 interview
Tony Bramwell’s remarkable life began in a postwar Liverpool suburb, where he was childhood friends with three of the Beatles long before they were famous. And by the time he caught up with George Harrison on the top of a bus going to check out « The Beatles, direct from Hamburg »–one of whom George turned out to be–Tony was well on his way to staying by them for every step of their meteoric rise.
If anything needed taking care of, Tony Bramwell was the man the Beatles called, the man they knew they could trust. His story has been sought after for years, and now, here it is, full of untold stories and detailing with an insider’s shrewd eye the Apple empire’s incomparable rise, Brian Epstein’s frolics, Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, Phil Spector’s eccentric behavior, and new stories about Yoko Ono, the Stones, and the life–his life.
From developing the first Beatle music videos to heading Apple Films, and from riding bikes and trading records with George Harrison to working and partying with everyone from the Beatles to Hendrix, Ray Charles, and The Who, Tony’s life really did (and does) encompass a who’s who of rock.
His story reveals fresh insights into the Beatles’ childhoods and families, their early recordings and songwriting, the politics at Apple, and Yoko’s pursuit of John and her growing influence over the Beatles’ lives. And it uncovers new information about the Shea Stadium concert footage, John Lennon’s late-night « escapes, » and more. From the Cavern Club to the rooftop concert, from the first number one to the last, and from scraps of song lyrics to the discovery of the famous Mr. Kite circus poster, Tony Bramwell really did see it all.
Conversational, direct, and honest, the ultimate Beatles insider finally shares his own version of the frantic and glorious ascent of four boys from Liverpool lads to rock and roll kings.}
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