This ebay account is mainly for selling music and memorabilia, with a heavy emphasis on beatles and solo beatles. The sharpest memoir written by one of the beatles inner circle. Derek tells the story so well about how curt finally got it very near the end of the tour, in alton, missouri, in an old doorway on reed pigmans ranch. Derek taylor, the former press officer and close friend of the beatles, died monday at his home in suffolk, england, after a long bout with cancer. He was part of that inner circle surrounding the greatest group ever and though he was in and out of favor with brian, who saked hin, the beatles themselves loved and respected him. Derek taylor was also a key organiser for monteray pop festival. Originally published in 1973, this book is really a series of vignettes, written by derek taylor, beatles publicist and insider.
Derek was brian epsteins personal assistant before becoming the press agent for the beatles. The beatles press officer, derek taylor, was more like the fab fours true plus one and understood the importance and power of the beatles before anyone else. When apple was crumbling, and there seemed nothing else to do, george harrison suggested taylor go home and write a book and this was it. Every derek taylor book is worth reading, this is his first.
Speaking of curt gunther, another way in which this book complements derek taylor s is the story of the special picture curt wanted, and waited so long to get. The beatles breakup interview with derek taylor youtube. The book includes lots of archive interviews, observations, and photographs as well as extensive transcripts from the granada tv documentary. At the time of his death he was still working for apple, helping to compile the beatles anthology book. Every book ive read about the beatles mentions derek taylor. Signed limited edition, number 1,124 of 2,000 copies signed by george harrison, derek taylor, and the illustrator larry smith. The first is that almost everyone considers themselves an expert on what the bands publicist derek taylor called the 20th centurys greatest romance. In 1964, john lennon advised the beatles press officer, derek taylor, against eating the cheese sandwiches at speke airport.
The beatles and apple are, once again, left with no choice but to sue emi. Two books, two cd variations, and one dvd beatle finds. Colour frontispiece, lavishly illustrated with beatles memorabilia and photographs. This entry was posted in beatles, beatles books, beatles collecting, beatles related dvd, paul mccartney, ringo starr, yoko ono and tagged derek taylor, john lennon, jonathan cott, paul mccartney, ringo starr, sgt. First published in 1972, now with an excellent introductory essay by jon savage, derek taylors as time goes by was the first, and remains the sharpest, memoir written by one of the beatles. Genesis publications mania days, the beatles 1964 us tour. Derek taylor, former beatles press officer, dead at 65. Fifty years adrift by george harrison, signed abebooks. Derek taylor s colourful autobiography, packed with glorious pieces of memorabilia from his early days as a journalist, to his term as beatles publicist and great friend and beyond.
Its been said apple was a crazy, never a dull moment, vibrant place to work. It was derek taylor who wrote the famous apple press release in the wake of paul mccartneys announcement that the beatles were no more. Have read another of dereks books as time goes bywhich had a lovely turn of phrase which isnt so prevalent here but an excellent and essential read for those interested in the counter culturebeatles and the summer of love. Mania days, the beatles 1964 us tour every day curt gunther, drawing deeply on a cigarette, his wise and cunning eyes boring into mine, would say. Derek taylor was the beatles press officer, close friend to all the groups members, and a noted journalist and music publicist. A local liverpool journalist, he worked for the liverpool daily post and echo, the news chronicle, the sunday dispatch and the sunday daily express, and he was columnist and theatre critic for the northern daily express when he first saw the beatles on may 30th, 1963 at the manchester odeon. Derek taylor was a humble journalist who was caught up in the whirlwind that was beatlemania. Derek, we gotta have some special pictures, something original. He is best known for his role as press officer to the beatles, for whom he became one of several associates to earn the moniker the fifth beatle. In 1964, lennon told the beatles press officer, derek taylor, not to eat the cheese sandwiches at liverpools speke airport, explaining that he had once been employed there as a. No fab four collection should be without derek taylors droll, witty observations. One of the first beatle books i read many years ago back in the late 70s i think, was the more affordable as time goes by written by derek taylor i read and reread that book countless times and i still hold that to be the best book on the beatles as it seemed, somehow, to capture the spirit of the times i especially likes the description of paul, tony bramwell and him going to some country pub in 1968 and having a. In the early 1990s, aspinall became the executive producer for the beatles anthology.
Press conference of george harrison and derek taylor in new zealand to promote taylor s book 50 years adrift, which harrison edited. The official story of the abbey road years by mark lewisohn 1988 granted unprecedented access to abbey roads vaults and tape logs, mark lewisohn wrote the complete beatles recording sessions as a sequel to the beatles live. One author even went so far as to say derek is the real fifth beatle. Exclusive interview with chris odell, former beatles. Written by derek taylor and edited and annotated by george harrison, it is a lasting testament to the genius, wit and insight of. Derek taylor is witty, erudite and clever at pulling together a massive amount of information to give a detailed impression of what was going on around the world in a year of countercutural change. With the beatles as the most popular and influential act of the era, music was the principal agent of these changes.
A good account of 1967 a landmark year by beatles and byrds publicist. Derek taylors iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history. The classic memoir with a new foreword by jon savage derek taylors iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history. Described in the announcement by publisher faber social as one of the first sixties popcultural history books to be published, the new edition features an. About this ebay store welcome to woolton village fete, where john met paul and you can grab a bargain. George harrison and derek taylor new zealand press. As time goes by, the memoir of the beatles publicist, derek taylor, first published in 1973, has been reissued. As time goes by tells the remarkable story of taylors trajectory from humble provincial journalist to loved confidant right at the center of the beatles magic circle. Peppers lonely hearts club band, standing stone, thomas the tank engine by beatlesblogger. He helped brian epstein with his book a cellar full of noise and ghost wrote newspaper columns for george harrison. Fifty years adrift first edition bauman rare books. This book is something of a hotch potch of memories and episodes in taylors life, including various incidents both beatles and nonbeatles related not least of which was being on the other end of the phone when the police busted the beatles for drugs. This was dereks first memoir, his second was titled fifty years adrift and a third book, it was twenty years ago today, about the anniversary of sgt. Derek taylor 7 may 1932 8 september 1997 was an english journalist, writer, publicist and record producer.
Yes, the beatles related stuff, also, is very interesting as time goes by is well worth reading. Music books road trips, yoga and lsd with the dentist. He then left for california and rejoined them for two years from 19681970, when things were falling apart. Derek taylor was the beatles press officer when they hit the big time in 1964. As time goes by by derek taylor is a 181 page memoir of dereks life in the music business from 19681971, with a lot of stories before and after those years. Derek taylor, a publicity spokesman for the beatles, the byrds, the beach boys and other groups in the 1960s, and the author of several books that captured the spirit of the era, died on sunday at his home near sudbury, in suffolk, england.
To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit h. Signed derek taylor as time goes by beatles pr man 1974. If you have any interest in the beatles or the sixties then this book is for you. Taylor is famous for being the beatles press agent during beatlemania and then went off to work for the byrds, captain beefheart among others as a press agent as well as one of the original organizers for the monterey pop festival in 1967. As time goes by by derek taylor goodreads share book.
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