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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 6, 2016 17:48:45 GMT -5
Amazon.com solicited me with information on the book Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll by Fred Goodman first published June 23, 2015. www.amazon.com/Allen-Klein-Bailed-Beatles-Transformed/dp/0547896867This books sounds almost sympathetic to Mr. Klein. The CW is that he screwed the Stones and broke-up Ther Beatles. Not so fast apparently writes Mr. Goodman! Has anyone here read this? I love smashing CW just as I have done with The JSD Postulate as to Paul's early, pre-BOTR solo career! I have always liked the tough-talking Klein and not so much liked the Epsteins.....er Eastmans and I don't care how much money Paul made with them because doesn't the Bible and The Beatles tell us about those who gain the world but lose their soul? I may have to read this book! |
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Post by Panther on Aug 12, 2016 22:22:24 GMT -5
I don't think Klein was nearly as bad as the popular myth (and 'The Rutles') has made him out to be. Paul has blown his horn about it since the 80s because it suits his grandiose view of his own role in Beatleology ("I was right; they were wrong"). Klein did succeed in stopping the bleeding at Apple and transforming it from a hippie tax-haven into a corporation. He also got each Beatle a way higher payment on sales of LPs (notably in the US) than anybody was making in 1969 -- this is the deal that made each Beatle far wealthier in the first half of the 70s (when their sales' profits were being shared) than they had been at any point in the 60s. In fact, George and John effectively retired on it by 1975 when it started to kick in.
He was also a crook in certain ways, but no worse than many. I'd really recommend everyone to read Peter Doggett's 'You Never Give Me Your Money' for the definitive story of The Beatles' finances and lawsuits from 1967 through the 2010s. I avoided that book for years because I thought it would be boring, but it was anything but. An exciting page-turner.
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Post by debjorgo on Aug 12, 2016 23:31:50 GMT -5
Funny you mention the Rutles. I was off this week staycationing like I like to do. I was catching up on some video discs I've bought but hadn't watched yet. TV is pretty dead right now. I'm not into the Olympics. The Rutles Anthology came up. Of course I've seen it all before but it was fun to watch. Ron Decline, the most feared promoter in the world was pretty funny.
John's switch on Klein always reminded me of his reversal on the Maharishi Yogi. It all seemed a little harsh. I don't know what happened but who says a maharishi can't fancy the ladies?
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 13, 2016 13:50:46 GMT -5
I don't think Klein was nearly as bad as the popular myth (and 'The Rutles') has made him out to be. Paul has blown his horn about it since the 80s because it suits his grandiose view of his own role in Beatleology ("I was right; they were wrong"). Klein did succeed in stopping the bleeding at Apple and transforming it from a hippie tax-haven into a corporation. He also got each Beatle a way higher payment on sales of LPs (notably in the US) than anybody was making in 1969 -- this is the deal that made each Beatle far wealthier in the first half of the 70s (when their sales' profits were being shared) than they had been at any point in the 60s. In fact, George and John effectively retired on it by 1975 when it started to kick in. He was also a crook in certain ways, but no worse than many. I'd really recommend everyone to read Peter Doggett's 'You Never Give Me Your Money' for the definitive story of The Beatles' finances and lawsuits from 1967 through the 2010s. I avoided that book for years because I thought it would be boring, but it was anything but. An exciting page-turner. I cannot believe I have not read Doggett's book! I keep meaning too. I love the old Apple To The Core by Peter McCabe and Robert D. Schonfeld but it came out when the saga was ongoing and the outcome unknown. |
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