Bøger af Brian Southall
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278,95 kr. 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. Brian Southall also interviewed many managers, music journalists, financial analysists and rival record company executives.
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- 278,95 kr.
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- Bringing On Back The Good Times
178,95 kr. Dreamboats and Petticoats features the real story behind the popular songs and performers of the Fifties and early Sixties on which the musical Dreamboats and Petticoats is based.
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- 178,95 kr.
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263,95 kr. A book showing how the Beatles were heavily influenced by music from America.
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- 263,95 kr.
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173,95 kr. A never-before-seen look at the years that made Jimi Hendrix into the legend he is today.
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- 173,95 kr.
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- The Beatles - The Fab Four - by insiders, experts & eyewitnesses
421,95 kr. A team of experts write about each era of the band's existence, examining what they were doing for each of their original 12 UK-release albums.
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- 421,95 kr.
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- Revolution, Politics & Recording - The Beatles and the World in 1968
318,95 kr. This book takes a look at one of the greatest albums ever created, and the tumultuous time period it was born into.
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- 318,95 kr.
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- 90 Days At EMI
143,95 kr. Here is the story of how the Sex Pistols shocked and shamed EMI - the UK's most revered and profitable record company - and ended up GBP40,000 the richer thanks to manager Malcolm McLaren's cunning business strategy.
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- 143,95 kr.
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188,95 kr. The first ever biography of The Hollies, one of the sixties and seventies biggest British bands.
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- 188,95 kr.
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118,95 kr. The continuing saga of Britain's greatest music company as it faces an uncertain future under new ownership.
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- 118,95 kr.
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- The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios
208,95 kr. Introduces readers to Abbey Road's fascinating history - from the days when the staff wore white coats, through the rock 'n' roll years to the big stars.
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- 208,95 kr.