Download PDF As Time Goes By Audible Audio Edition Derek Taylor Shaun Grindell Jon Savage foreword Tantor Audio Books
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Derek Taylor's iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history Beatlemania. As Time Goes By tells the remarkable story of Taylor's trajectory from humble provincial journalist to loved confidant right at the center of the Beatles' magic circle. In charming, conversational prose, Taylor shares anecdotes and reminiscences so vivid and immediate that you find yourself plunged into the beating heart of 1960s counterculture. Whether watching the debut performance of "Hey Jude" in a country pub or hearing firsthand gossip about a star-studded cast of characters, Taylor's unique narrative voice forges an autobiography like no other.Â
Reissued here in a brand new edition with a foreword by celebrated writer Jon Savage, this long-admired memoir is a cult classic of the genre.
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Download PDF As Time Goes By Audible Audio Edition Derek Taylor Shaun Grindell Jon Savage foreword Tantor Audio Books
"This book is not for everyone. If you are an avid Beatles fan it will be up your alley though. I loved the stories and their unique delivery from this Liverpudlian. The book took me on an insiders journey with the Beatles through their start , Apple Corps and all the way past their breakup. A great friend to theBeatles writes kind words honestly."
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As Time Goes By Audible Audio Edition Derek Taylor Shaun Grindell Jon Savage foreword Tantor Audio Books Reviews
- Despite the hype put there by the publishers, I don't think it's right to consider this a "Beatles" book per say. It's not even a book about the life of the author. What Taylor has put together (as he says, largely against his own will and better judgement) is a mildly disjointed memoir of his experiences in the 60's. Some of those experiences have to do with the Beatles. Some have to do with other big names of the 60's, such as the Beach Boys. Some have to do with kind of random folks (like the Indian man who wanted Apple to sponsor a poetry magazine.) The one thing ALL have in common is that they read through a swirling haze of pot smoke and pills.
That's not to say I didn't finish the book or that it was entirely unenjoyable. Taylor has a unique voice and has led a unique life. One thing I did appreciate is that he doesn't claim to remember, verbatim, every conversation he ever had with the fab four. He paints his memories in broad strokes. While that is slightly infuriating, it is also more honest.
What saves the book, to me, is a kind of self-awareness of what it means to have spent a long time very close to the Beatles' orbit, only to be cast off on the dissolution of the band. What it's like to be part of the trend-making, history writing 60's only to become a part of nostalgia and a living archive in the 70's.
It's not an expensive book, and it is interesting to read, it's just not something I learned a lot of new information from. - This book is not for everyone. If you are an avid Beatles fan it will be up your alley though. I loved the stories and their unique delivery from this Liverpudlian. The book took me on an insiders journey with the Beatles through their start , Apple Corps and all the way past their breakup. A great friend to theBeatles writes kind words honestly.
- More vignettes than an autobiography, this book has some memorable tales, but it is extremely short. He hardly mentions the early days in Liverpool at all, His ambivalence about Allen Klein was a bit of a surprise. I would have expected him to detest the guy. Derek Taylor appears to have become a very jaded man, wrung out by the 60's and who lost himself for a while after the Beatles broke up.
- … but the bottom line is that there is quite a lot in this book to interest a music lover, and that definitely includes the parts about A&M, WEA U.K., managing his department at Apple, and the other artists with whom Derek Taylor worked. (Yes, the Beatles-related stuff, also, is very interesting) "As Time Goes By" is well worth reading.
- One of the best Beatles era books ever. No Fab Four collection should be without Derek Taylor's droll, witty observations. 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.
- This book is great for the die hard Beatles/60's rock n' roll fan. The draw back is his writing style is difficult to follow as the book is from diary entries and rough notes that he wrote during that drunk and drug infused era. Interesting but a challenge to really read through with ease.
- Only Derek Taylor can write about the Beatles with a sense of believability.
These stories are as close to the truth as we can get from someone close to the greatest band EVER! Nice book! - Interesting but disjointed read.
