The Iveys (Badfinger) in their PERMISSIVE PARADISE in the PLEASURE GARDEN
Young London: Permissive Paradise
was issued to illustrate the Swinging London of the Sixties. Included as a bonus flexi disk in early copies of the book, was a rare song recorded by the Iveys which they did not write but they recorded to supplement their income. The song was entitled “Permissive Paradise.” The Iveys used the pseudonym group name of The Pleasure Garden to record this song!
This is the book that the flexi disk appeared in.
Young London – Permissive Paradise
Author: Heather Cremonesi and Robert Bruce (Photographs by Frank Habicht)
Title: Young London: Permissive Paradise
Publication: London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1969
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Heavenly Encounters: Wish You Were Here Part 2 (Paperback)
Inspired by the group Badfinger.
Rock star Tomas Alvers finds that searching for his friend Paul isn’t as simple as he’d hoped. Still in Heaven, Tomas meets past souls from times gone by, such as Marc Bolan and Marylin Monroe. Along the way, Tomas discovers a strange and mysterious stone and stumbles upon an exact replica of a club where his Earthly band debuted.
I am looking to purchase a copy of this old Borge magazine for my collection. I believe it is from Norway or possibly Danish. If you have one that you would like to part with, please contact me with the details below.
Author Ken Womack is a workaholic! He always has a new book project looming or lurking around each corner. He has no trouble creating a fine and delicate balance between his academic studies as a professor and author, to discuss those topics in books that strike a popular chord with a mass pop-culture audience. I first met Ken a few years ago, on a Facebook page I was running, and quite frankly, my life has not been the same since. I am overwhelmed with Ken’s abundant Beatles-related knowledge base and his ability to analyze events on both a musical and cultural basis. I would like to take this opportunity to expose the current members of Buzz’s Beatles book blog to the wide scope of Ken’s Beatles catalog of print material. Ken’s Beatles-related books are well respected and admired by a very large audience. Here are a few samples of his prolific and stellar Beatles library of books:
Long and Winding Roads, Revised Edition: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles Hardcover – January 12, 2023 Bloomsbury Academic
Long And Winding Roads
Ken’s recent revised edition of his earlier work by the same name. This book uses more recently discovered group outtakes released in the intervening years since the last edition. He examines the great debt the Beatles owe to rhythm and blues as one of the focal points. Like most of Ken’s work, his books are both scholarly and extremely interesting to his large readership base.
John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life Paperback – September 15, 2020-Omnibus Press
by Kenneth Womack (Author)
Ken’s analysis of the final days of the life of John Lennon. Ken’s words transport you and make you feel like you are there witnessing the creation of John’s final musical creations. Ken manages to find the healthy balance between John’s eccentric nature and his genius, wit, and insecurities.
John Lennon 1980
Fandom and The Beatles: The Act You’ve Known for All These Years Paperback – March 12, 2021-Oxford University Press
by Kenneth Womack (Editor), Kit O’Toole (Editor)
A collaborative effort between two scholars I admire very much. This book analyzes the Beatles fan base and why their cross-generational appeal continues beyond the realm of first-generational Beatles fans. This is an excellent title that helps to explain the Beatles’ seemingly universal appeal.
Fandom and the Beatles
Solid State: The Story of “Abbey Road” and the End of the Beatles Hardcover – Illustrated, October 15, 2019
by Kenneth Womack (Author), Alan Parsons (Foreword)
Cornell University Press, 2019
The story of Abbey Road and The End of the Beatles. This book and a book by Ken McNab entitled “And In the End” make excellent companion pieces for this time frame.
Solid State
The Beatles Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: Everything Fab Four Hardcover – June 30, 2014
by Kenneth Womack (Author)-Greenwood
An exhaustive informational 2-volume book set that will help to explain why those four young men from Liverpool turned the world on its ear and continues to fascinate the younger generations as well.
The Beatles Encyclopedia
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles by Kenneth Womack
Cambridge University Press | December 14, 2009. A work of a more academic nature but this work will be enjoyed by a wide array of readers.
Organized into three sections, covering Background, Works, and History and Influence, the Companion is ideal for course usage and is also a must-read for all Beatles fans.
Cambridge Companion to The Beatles
Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926–1966 Paperback – September 3, 2019
The superb 2-volume biography of Beatles producer George Martin. Both books were published by Chicago Review Press.
Maximum Volume – The Life of George Martin
Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966–2016 Paperback – September 3, 2019 by Kenneth Womack
Sound Pictures – The Life of George Martin Vol 2
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love (For the Record: Lexington Studies in Rock and Popular Music) Hardcover – July 3, 2017
Published by Lexington Books
by Kenneth Womack (Editor), Kathryn B. Cox (Editor), Kenneth L. Campbell(Contributor), Jacqueline Edmondson PhD (Contributor), Michael Frontani (Contributor), Katie Kapurch(Contributor), Mark Osteen (Contributor), Kit O’Toole (Contributor), Joe Rapolla (Contributor), RobertRodriguez (Contributor), Bruce Spizer (Contributor), Jerry Zolten (Contributor)
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper and the Summer of Love
An excellent academic analysis of the Summer of Love by an impressive coterie of contributors.
The Beatles in Context (Composers in Context) Hardcover-Publisher Cambridge University Press-Dec 23, 2021
Edited by Kenneth Womack
Another fascinating academic analysis of the Beatles musical and cultural impact.
The Beatles in Context
Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four Annotated Edition
SUNY Press 2006 by Kenneth Womack (Editor), Todd F. Davis (Editor)
Addresses the band’s resounding impact on how we think about gender, popular culture, and the formal and poetic qualities of music.
Reading the Beatles
All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs Hardcover – July 20, 2021
by Kenneth Womack (Author), Jason Kruppa (Author) Chicago Review Press 2021
Renowned Beatles expert Ken Womack and music historian Jason Kruppa explore Harrison and Clapton’s musical and personal collaboration, friendship, and rivalry
This is a very entertaining book exploring the friendship between two men who found the same woman to be a muse and yet despite this apparent conflict, they would remain good friends to the end.
All Things Must Pass Away
And the best is yet to come as I write this!
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans Hardcover – November 14, 2023
by Kenneth Womack (Author)
Living the Beatles Legend – Mal Evans
Ken Womack has secured a two-volume book deal to tell the fascinating story of the late Beatles road manager, Mal Evans. Volume 1 of the 2 book series will be the biography of Mal and is tentatively scheduled for release in November of 2023. Volume 2 will consist of Mal’s diaries, notes and immense collection of photographs that he compiled over the years and is scheduled for a 2024 release.
Ken Womack’s insatiable appetite for new and interesting Beatles information will no doubt provide many more pleasant surprises for fans everywhere!!! The man never ceases to amaze me!
Here are balance of the remaining Beatles-related Genesis Publications titles. Hope you have enjoyed this mini-travelogue dealing with the superb Beatle-related books produced by Genesis Publications Ltd over the years!
The Concert for George (above) – a beautiful book of a beautiful concert.
Fifty Years Adrift
A fabulous book authored by Beatles friend and publicist, Derek Taylor. Copies of this book were also signed by Beatle George Harrison
Derek Taylor – Fifty Years Adrift
I Me Mine
The book that started it all for collectors. I distinctly remember Strawberry Fields Forever fanzine author, Joe Pope offering this title for sale in the 70’s to his fanzine subscribers.
I Me Mine
I Me Mine – 2
Genesis was to issue 2 versions of I Me Mine. The earlier version was signed by George. The later posthumous edition was to feature additional content as an attraction to potential buyers.
I Me Mine 2
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
George Harrison – Live In Japan
Beautiful photos of the limited tour of Japan by George Harrison, along with his friend, Eric Clapton and his band!
Live In Japan
Liverpool Days
Astrid and Max Scheler’s photos of Liverpool in the early sixties!
Liverpool Days
McCartney: Yesterday and Today
The Ray Coleman Genesis book about Paul McCartney-Ray was a good friend of the Beatles and was an excellent journalist.
McCartney: Yesterday and Today
Postcards from The Boys
The excellent book of Ringo’s featuring postcards that were sent to him by John , Paul and George, over the years!
Postcards from The Boys
Revolver 50: Birth of an Icon
Klaus Voormann’s superb book about the creation of Revolver and celebrating it’s 50th anniversary.
Revolver 50: Birth of an Icon
Sometime in New York City
Yoko Ono and Bob Gruen collaborate on a book discussing John’s time in New York City.
Sometime in New York City
Songs by George Harrison Volume One
Volume One of the Songs of George Harrison which are richly illustrated by artist Keith West.
Songs by George Harrison Volume One
Songs by George Harrison Volume Two
Volume Two of the George Harrison, Keith West collaboration.
Songs by George Harrison Volume Two
Summer of Love
The Summer of Love, a Genesis title by the late Beatles producer, George Martin.
Summer of Love
Playback by George Martin
Another wonderful title about George Martin published by Genesis PLAYBACK by George Martin.
Playback George Martin
Photograph – Ringo
Photograph – Ringo
Came The Lightening – Olivia Harrison
The most recent Genesis title is by George Harrison’s wife, Olivia, and features twenty poems that she wrote about her late husband. The book also features many rare photos. The book is entitled “Came the Lightning.” There is a signed edition and an unsigned one. There is also a trade edition of this book. In addition, there is a special deluxe edition featuring several special limited-edition prints as well as a bookmark that was made from a fallen oak tree at Friar Park.
Came The Lightening
I hope you have enjoyed this two-part look at some of the best of the Genesis Limited Edition books, which are a treasure-trove of books and information.
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Special limited edition book titles hold a particular fascination with me as a collector. There is a pride in being able to obtain a release that only a few other people may have access to in their personal collections. However, personally, there is also a feeling of guilt when you realize that others would love to be able to own the particular title yet may not have the financial resources to be able to purchase a copy. The trouble with many of these limited edition books is that they sell out quickly and the prices only increase in collecting circles as time passes by. That is why I use the behavior pattern of acting quickly when I see a limited book edition being issued, because even if it presents a financial strain at that time, it would be far worse later if I did not act and wanted to purchase the book once it was sold out!
The company that popularized the signed limited edition books was Genesis Publications. The late Brian Roylance made an agreement with Beatles George Harrison to publish his book “I Me Mine” in the 70’s and then Beatles-related limited edition books became in vogue. Genesis Publications over the years has issued over 30 books with a Beatles-related connection.
I make an honest attempt to add all Beatles-related Genesis titles to my book collection when I can. Hope you will enjoy this post of the Genesis titles that have a direct Beatles connection. This post will be presented in 2 parts. Also, please be advised that the books are not presented in the order they were chronologically released!
Mike McCartney’s Genesis book (above) features many previously unseen photos, including a very rare Quarrymen color photo.
Raga Mala-the Autobiography of Sitar Master, Ravi Shankar!
Raga Mala by Ravi Shankar
An excellent Beatles-related photography book by Michael Ward
A Day In The Life by Michael Ward
Eric Idle, a member of Monty Python and a close friend of George Harrison-memoirs
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Eric Idle
One of two Ringo Genesis photo books
Another Day in the Life – Ringo Starr
Wonderful stories and photos of the Beatles in Germany featuring the signatures of Tony Sheridan and noted German photographer, Günter Zint.
Beatles In Germany – Tony Sheridan, Gunter Zint
One of my favorite Genesis titles features the photography of Michael Cooper, who took the cover photos of the Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” album and the Stones “Satanic Majesties Request” LP
Blinds and Shutters by Michael Cooper
Jurgen Vollmer, who has been credited for the original Beatles haircut has this wonderful Genesis title of his excellent photos
From Hamburg to Hollywood – Jurgen Vollmer
A fantastic photo book from Astrid Kirchherr and Max Scheler
Golden Dreams – Astrid Kirchherr, Max Scheler
Another wonderful book about the Beatles in Germany from 2 of the Beatles’ close friends, Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voormann. Astrid was of course to become the love interest of Stu Sutcliffe, before he so tragically passed away
Hamburg Days – Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voormann
Excellent photos of the Beatles in Japan from 1966
Hello Goodbye, Shimpei Asai
An excellent compilation of the works of artist, Yoko Ono
Infinite Universe At Dawn – Yoko Ono
Fabulous photos of the late Curt Gunther
Mania Days, The Beatles 1964 US Tour – Curt Gunther
Another excellent Beatles photography book by Michael Peto
Now These Days Are Gone – Michael Peto
An excellent compilation of the work of artist, Stu Sutcliffe compiled by Stu’s sister, Pauline, and Kay Williams
Stuart – Pauline Sutcliffe, Kay Williams
Many wonderful photos of the super band organized by George Harrison. Book signed by Wilbury, Jeff Lynne!
The Traveling Wilburys
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The International Dark Horse and Ring O’Records Discography
A is for Apple
In a previous post on this blog I highlighted the superb A is for Apple, Apcor Publishing, tremendous book series about the Beatles company, Apple. This book series is unquestionably one of the best Beatles-related book series on the planet. One of the owners and administrators of Apcor, is the distinguished author and musician, Ed Dieckmann.
Here are a few samples of his rare now out-of-print books that he has published. I was fortunate to be able to find all of these excellent books in Beatles collecting circles and I treasure them dearly. Ed is a great guy and he strives to unearth those rare previously unknown bits of information that Beatles fans yearn for…..
Dark Horse Records
The first book was a collaborative effort about Dark Horse Records that was compiled by noted collector Franck Leenheer and Ed Dieckmann. The other two books are a fabulous discography of Beatles-related releases in Holland! Top Notch!!!
