The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of The Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire, Paperback Book - Softcover

Beatles, The; DiLello, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1470615177 ISBN 13: 9781470615178

Publisher: Alfred Music, 2014

Synopsis

Apple Records was a noble experiment created in the spirit of the 1960s by four musicians who came to represent everything that was best about those tumultuous, experimental, and liberating times. The Beatles started out with the greatest of intentions, but reality soon got in the way. Much has been written about this period in the history of The Beatles' evolution and dissolution---some of it true, some of it wildly exaggerated, but not much of it first-hand. The Longest Cocktail Party is a rare exception. Written by Richard DiLello, who served as Apple Record's "House Hippie" from 1968 to 1970, this unusual first-hand glimpse into The Beatles' empire humorously chronicles the stranger-than-life stories that were to become legendary, including visits by the Hell's Angels and endless tales of celebrity antics. Alfred Music is proud to offer this latest edition, which features a new and insightful foreword by the author. Originally published by Playboy Press in 1972, The Longest Cocktail Party has proven itself a timeless chronicle of this most colorful period in pop history.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Dilello lives in Los Angeles.

Review:

"Marvellous. If you want to know what Apple was like, this is the book."  —Alastair Taylor, former general manager, Apple

"Incisive, evocative and hilariously funny. The Beatles are shadowy figures, but this is a fine view of rock's most inspired folly."  —Mojo

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1470615177
• ISBN 13: 9781470615178
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376