The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert PDF
Preview The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert
ECHOES FROM ACROSS THE POND AND THE PAST… “There is something quite Lennonesque about Mansfield’s soul-searching— his tales are astonishingly clear and vivid.” —KEVIN GIORDANO, BarnesandNoble.com “Ken Mansfield and I unknowingly shared the experience of the famous Apple rooftop session. Ken was not only working for the Beatles through their heyday, he was also their trusted friend. There is no one better equipped to tell the Beatles’ story truthfully—and more important—factually, from the inside.” —ALAN PARSONS, Alan Parsons Project, Multi-Platinum producer and engineer to the Beatles/Pink Floyd “Ken Mansfield worked in our offices in London and we crashed at his pad in Hollywood. We all hit it off immediately and he became an instant member of the Apple team. Even the Beatles took to him straight away. He is one of the few insiders left that bore witness to the highs and lows of those insane days when we ruled the world.” —JACK OLIVER, former president, Apple Records (1969–1971) “Ken Mansfield brings us a new and closely personal perspective not only on the Beatles, but on a whole cast of characters. I lived through those Apple years with Ken and we became friends. It is a pleasure to experience so much of it all again through the accuracy of his storytelling and the clarity of his memory.” —PETER ASHER, Peter & Gordon/A&R chief, Apple Records/producer- manager (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King) “Ken has a unique gift. He can take you in the room and have you sit with the folk he knows and make you one of the gang, part of the plan. And considering these folk include the Beatles, that is some doing. I respect the affection he has for our game, and what he brought to it will get you.” —ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM, manager and producer, Rolling Stones A POST HILL PRESS BOOK ISBN: 978-168261-757-1 ISBN (eBook): 978-1-68261-758-8 The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert © 2018 by Ken Mansfield All Rights Reserved Published in association with the literary agency, WTA Services LLC, Franklin, TN. Cover design by Ryan Truso This is a work of nonfiction. Events, locales, and conversations are reconstructed from the author’s memory. These stories have been retold as faithfully as possible, but all stories are those of the author and as such may be subject to discrepancies in details from actual events. However, in all cases, the author has attempted to assure that the essence of events and dialogue are as accurate as possible. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author and publisher. Post Hill Press New York • Nashville posthillpress.com Published in the United States of America IN DEDICATION AND FOND REMEMBRANCE Alexis Mardas Alistair Taylor Billy Preston Brian Epstein Debbie Wellum Derek Taylor Doris Troy George Harrison George Martin Jackie Lomax John Lennon John Tavener Larry Delaney Linda McCartney Mal Evans Maureen Starkey Michael Gibbins Neil Aspinall Peter Ham Ron Kass Stanley Gortikov Tom Evans Not a bad apple in the bunch. Something in the way they moved…me. A TABLEAU OF CONTENT PROLOGUE: Colorado From Here INTRODUCTION FIRST FLOOR The News That Day Four Bar Intro SECOND FLOOR Planting the Apple Seed Over There The Cart Before the Corps Apple Blossoms US to UK The Apple Meetings THIRD FLOOR The Mayfair District 3 Savile Row FOURTH FLOOR Building Pressure The Calm After the Storm Sgt. Preston, Holy Heart of The Band FIFTH FLOOR Roofer Madness Set ’Em Up, Jo Jo THE ROOF A Day on The Roof Moving Pictures And the Band Played On… Taking It to the Roof Street Scene Missing in Action BRICKS AND MORTALS Rough Mix Rooftop Redhead Get Back Girl Oliver With a Twist Gentle Giant EPILOGUE: I Went into a Dream Endnotes Acknowledgments
Description:The list of books you might like
