Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969 [Paperback]

Terry Rawlings (Author), Chris White (Foreword)

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Publication Date: November 1, 2002

What ever happened The Mindbenders, Freddie and The Dreamers and The Four Pennies? This fascinating book traces the fortunes of the pop idols of 40 years ago.

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The pages are jam-packed with a superb array of splendidly produced colour, and black and white photos, giving the book a distinctive arty appearl. Along with record sleeves, showbills, and shots taken from contemporary magazines, there are promotional pictures which have rarely been seen before - but which immediately evoke a delightfully unique era. This book, which affords space both to the superstars and to the lesser-known mortals, brings matters into the 21st century.' AND THE BEAT GOES ON 'The visuals are stunning, with a plethora of rarely seen or previously unpublished full page photos...a welcome publication.' RECORD COLLECTOR

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711990948
• ISBN-13: 978-0711990944
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,301,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mindblower!!!, March 6, 2004

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nowhereman85 (Hennepin, Il. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969 (Paperback)

In Britain during the 1960s there was a massive cultural upheaval, that was spurred by American rhythm and blues imported albums and singles. Prompted by the huge success of the Beatles and the rich youth culture, many of kids took up guitars, basses, drums, organs, harmonicas etc and formed rock and roll combos across the Isles. Most of these bands never saw the inside of a recording studio, however, many more of them were picked up by major record labels due to the success of the Beatles, the Stones and other English acts. Out of the few that had recording contracts even fewer had hits in their homeland, and fewer still had hits stateside. This book covers them all. Through evident exhaustive research the author chrolnicles in encyclodia form the histories and not so histories of many English bands, many of whom most, at least American readers, are not familiar with. Also with a virtual treasure trove of rare pictures, this book can serve as a complete study of a time when creativity was alive and thriving in music, fasion, and thought. I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the British Invasion genre of music, as well as to anyone who wants to broaden their knowledge of rock and popular music. This book was a mindblower, and I love it very much, I think you will too!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars British Invasion - Who are those people?, January 26, 2007

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Jersey Kid (Katy, Texas, America!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969 (Paperback)

While the majority of the world saw February 9, 1964 as the start of the so-called British Invasion, the reality was that British bands had been around for several years before that date. Only handful of these bands are remembered even by devotees of the genre, whether on this side of the Atlantic or the other. Many were at best "one-hot wonders." Others came and went like a cool afternoon breeze leaving barely a trace of their passage. In some cases, groups disbanded - after being fully succesful, slightly successful or complete failures - to have their memebers gain worldwide acclaim later on.

British Beat: Then, Now And Rare 1960-1969 by Terry Rawling tracks the overwhelming majority of these bands through their lives during the critical first nine years. He describes the band's origins, their activities during the period under study and their demise and/or current status.

While the coverage could be considered superficial, it is far from that for those interested in the music of the British Invasion period who can and should use it as a guidebook for more in depth study.

One final truly touching thing about the book is found on the inside back cover. Author Rawling shows several score photos of members of some of bands as they appeared in recent times. The images are a fitting close to the period and to this very information and entertaining volume.

5.0 out of 5 stars Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969, October 16, 2011

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This review is from: Then, Now and Rare British Beat 1960-1969 (Paperback)

Very good book which should be at each fan Mersey beat. It is a lot of photos and the information. The qualitative polygraphy and a good paper do this magnificent edition desired for a private library. Boris , Russia .