Allen Klein
eBook - ePub

Allen Klein

The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Allen Klein

The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll

About this book

The story of the notorious rock and roll manager, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest bands in music history.
 
Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. Though he became infamous for allegedly causing the Beatles' breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones, the truth is both more complex and more fascinating. As the manager of both groups—not to mention Sam Cooke, Pete Townshend, Donovan, The Kinks, and numerous others—he taught young soon-to-be legends how to be businessmen as well as rock stars.
 
While Klein made millions for his clients, he was as merciless with them as he was with anyone, earning himself an outsize reputation for villainy that has gone unchallenged until now. Through unique, unprecedented access to Klein's archives, veteran music journalist Fred Goodman tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and the music business became what it is today.
 
"Fred Goodman makes this world come alive, and any fan of rock or insider tales of the music industry will be in heaven reading about this fascinating, troubling character." —Judd Apatow
 
"Writing about contracts, percentages and deals can be tedious, but Goodman makes it as exciting as reading about an artist's sex life. The book explodes with inside dope." — Daily News (New York)
 
"Succeed[s] both as a compelling work of rock-'n'-roll history and as a cautionary business primer." — The Wall Street Journal

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Allen Klein by Fred Goodman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Music & Business. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Abbey Road (album), 174, 182, 183, 184, 192, 204
ABKCO Industries
background/formation, 123–32
“buy/sell agreement” and, 133–35
description, 26, 132, 133–35
“Ain’t That Good News,” 56
Albee, Edward, 258
Aldon Music, 18, 21, 22, 59
Alexander, J. W., 41, 42, 46, 53, 78
“All Down the Line,” 236
All Things Must Pass (album/record set), 195, 204, 205, 220, 240–41, 264
Allen Klein and Company, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 33, 36, 40, 112, 125, 128, 132
Ambassadeurs, Les (dinner/check), 72–73
American Bandstand (television show), 37, 128
Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra, 138, 266
Animals, 2, 65–69, 70, 75, 78, 120, 125, 134, 244
Anthony, Tony, 31, 32, 125, 203
Apollo Theater, Harlem, 35, 36, 37, 97, 260
Apple Boutique, 156–57, 187
Apple Corps
Beatles breakup and, 234
description/problems, xii, 155–56, 157, 167, 171, 174, 178, 185–87
Klein’s cleanup and, 187–92
purpose, 154
Arden, Don, 66, 67–68, 69, 99, 177
Aronowitz, Al, 180, 225
Around the World in 80 Days soundtrack, 27–28
Arrow, Allen, 230–31
“As Tears Go By,” 97, 109, 237
Ashcroft, Richard, 266–67
Asher, Peter/family, 191
Aspinall, Neil, 185
Atlantic Records, 15, 29, 148, 166, 197, 229, 230–31
ATV, 171, 172, 173
Azoff, Irving, 269

B

“Baby Let Me Follow You Down,” 70
“Baby Let Me Take You Home,” 70
Badfinger, 156, 218
Balio, Tino, 31
Band, the, 217, 244
“Bangladesh,” 218
Barash, Seymour...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. London, August 1969
  7. A Foundling’s Tale
  8. Allen Klein and Company
  9. Sam Cooke
  10. The Yiddish Invasion
  11. “People Keep Asking Me If They’re Morons”
  12. The King of America
  13. ABKCO
  14. Photos
  15. Rock ’n’ Roll Circus
  16. The Prize
  17. With the Beatles
  18. Mr. Popularity
  19. Some Time in New York City
  20. A Sport and a Pastime
  21. No Sympathy for the Devil
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Notes
  24. Index
  25. About the Author
  26. Connect with HMH
  27. Footnotes