Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419722212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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R. DelParto said From The Beatles to the Beat Generation. By 1968 one can see how far one of the most legendary bands had come since their beginnings in Liverpool, England. But the creative elements that influenced John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr artistically and creatively during their formative years in the 1950s and by the time they reached their early stardom in the 1960s came full circle after 1967 and the creation of Apple Records and Zapple label. Beatles biographer and historian Barry Miles writes an appeali. Zapple crumble I was given this for my birthday. It is a Verified Purchase, just not by me.One of the shortest lived record labels was an offshoot of one of the most famous (and collectible) record labels of all time. So short was its lifespan, from May to June 1969, that many are still unaware it even existed. Even so, in those two months, it still managed to release two LPs and schedule another. That label was Zapple, an imprint of Apple and an outlet for spoken word and experimental music that mainst. Three Stars dull read
Barry Miles writes about the Beat Generation and 1960s culture and is the author of more than 50 books, including the authorized Paul McCartney biography. From 1975 to 1978, he was a regular writer for New Musical Express, and in 1978 he edited Time Out (UK). He lives in London.
This is the first full-length look at Zapple—the Beatles’ label for experimental music and spoken word recordings and the most ambitious expression of the group’s determination to be leading members of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s. Barry Miles, the acclaimed author, was the Zapple label manager and has written an engaging and slightly gossipy you-arethere review of this fascinating period in Beatles history. The Zapple Diaries is the fascinating story of an ill-fated experimental venture and a revealing account of the little-known last chapter of Beatles history.. The book provides insight into the lives and working methods of leading literary and cultural figures of the time, including Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, William Burroughs, and Frank Zappa
He lives in London.. About the AuthorBarry Miles writes about the Beat Generation and 1960s culture and is the author of more than 50 books, including the authorized Paul McCartney biography. From 1975 to 1978, he was a regular writer for New Musical Express, and in 1978 he edited Time Out (UK)