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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!RZEPELA@cvi.hahnemann.edu From: rzepela@cvi.hahnemann.edu (Anthony J. Rzepela) Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.stones,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: Rolling Stones FAQ [3/4] Followup-To: alt.rock-n-roll.stones Date: 22 Dec 1993 02:56:24 GMT Organization: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA Lines: 850 Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Message-ID: <2f8d0o$l53@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> Reply-To: rzepela@cvi.hahnemann.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: cvi.hahnemann.edu Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.rock-n-roll.stones:282 alt.answers:1467 news.answers:16077 Archive-name: music/rollingstones-faq/part3 Last-modified: 1993/11/8 Version: 1.02 Rolling Stones' Mailing list FAQ list ==================================================== Part Three The Rolling Stones--The Bibliography From Hell Prepared and maintained by: Stephen D. Carter (S.D.Carter@Sussex.ac.uk) or (stevedc@central.sussex.ac.uk) The Rolling Stones, unlike the Beatles, seem to have had few even half-decent authors or publishers produce books about them. The majority of the books on this list are, frankly, not too good. A few (Stone Alone, etc) are imperative! Read this list, and the books, with low expectations! Part one of the FAQ list has recommendations on the five best books (in print and out). -------/////00000\\\\\------ This list has been constructed with help from many people, to whom many thanks. Among them are : D.H., Tony Rzepela, Bruce Dumes, and several others who, if they email me will be duly credited! Whoops, lost my earlier list! I am happy to receive email comments about errors in this list, and information about books that are not on it. Citations list author, title, year, and finally, ISBN. -------------------------------------------------- ed Buford, Bill Granta (1984) 0140075658 Granta is a quarterly book/magazine of 'New English Writing' Issue 12 consists largely of an extensive extract from Stanley Booth's "True Adventures of the Rolling Stones" ed Dean, Johnny The Rolling Stones Book (1964) Date unclear, but precedes the Rolling Stones Monthly from the same publishers. Nice photos - a real period piece. Even has a bit about 'The Official Rolling Stones Fan Club' 93/97 Regent St. Now, whatever became of that!? ed Drake, Nicholas The Sixties : A Decade in Vogue (1988) 0187130726 Reproductions of some of the best of the always high quality illustrations from Vogue in the 60's. Inevitably the Stones and their circle appear. Nice book - buy if remaindered. ed Goodman, Pete Our Own Story by The Rolling Stones (1964) Wonderful period piece that asserts it is 'as we told it to Pete Goodman'. Written for mass consumption at the start of the band's career. ed Grant, Nigel A Pixerama Foldbook of the Rolling Stones (1964) A very early period piece - 12 small photo's of the band in a concertina fold out style. The text is superbly dated, and very wrong in places. "The lads got their name for the group from a Chuck Berry song 'The Rolling Stones'". Buy it if you ever see it. ed Jagger, Mick The Rolling Stones Monthly Book (1964) Short lived (30 issues) monthly 'Official Rolling Stones Book edited by the Stones for their Fans' from the same stable as the still running Beatles Monthly. Despite the fact that it is mostly the product of the imagination of a press/publicity crew it is worth getting if you ever (unlikely) see it. Re-issue long overdue. ed Robins, Joyce The Sixties : The Style : The Sounds : The Stars (1984) 0862731895 A 64 page rush through the music of the turbulent 60's. Produced by Marks & Spencer, so quality is good. Nothing profound, only a bit on the Stones. ed Rolling Stone The Rolling Stones (1976) A compilation of the main features on the Stones from Rolling Stone covering the first interview in 1968 through to 1975. Excellent. ed Jack Scott, Nick Logan Greatest Hits : Very Best of NME (1974) 1850371473 A selection of the best interviews from NME. Good interview with Mick - Roy Carr interviewer. (Unknown) The Rolling Stones : 24 Posters (1983) 0862830605 24 nicely printed pictures (not posters) from the 81 Tour. No text. Marginal value. Aeppli, Felix Heart of Stone : The Definitive Rolling Stones Discography (1985) 0876501927 Well indexed and and as thoroughly researched as a book without 'official' backing could be. Although it is extensive and thorough, sources close to the band dismiss this book as dreadfully inaccurate. An obvious need exists for an authorized version. Aftel, Mandy Death of a Rolling Stone : The Brian Jones Story (1982) 0283989459 Reasonably good biography of the life and death of Brian. Good photo's, and research are spoiled by the author's uncritical approach to Brian. Atalanta Press The Rolling Stones : Poster Book (1989) 1870049225 Large format, well printed book of 20 pullout posters. Pretty. For complete-ists only. Barnard, Stephen The Rolling Stones : Street Fighting Years (1993) 1851708626 Excellent book. Despite being so big that it is hernia inducing. Superb photo selection, reproduced with great clarity. The text (not matching the photo's) should be read as a series of essays (with flaws). Photo's arranged (seemingly) randomly - but some great ones! Grab this book! Bockris, Victor Keith Richards : The Biography (1992) 0091743974 In a field where few serious biographies exist, any gallant attempt should be welcomed. But. . This book suffers from poor editing, from the (bizarre IMHO) view that much of the success of the Stones stems from the homo-erotic relationship of Jagger/Richards/Jones. Later parts read as slick cuttings jobs. I'm glad my copy was a half price remainder! Bonanno, Massimo The Rolling Stones Chronicle : The first thirty years (1990) 0859651355 Chronologically arranged list of hi-lights and low spots from the first 30 years. Nice photo's, but the number of entries ensures a generally shallow approach. The early years (62/3) are better than most books - but still flawed. Booth, Stanley Dance With The Devil (1984) 0394534883 US version of 'True Adventures' Booth, Stanley The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones (1985) 0434081000 In 1969 Stanley Booth was granted the rights to put together a book about the Stones. 16 years later it came out. An entertaining read, full of racy tales and the like - both from the Stone and from the author. How much is true? Who cares! (Extract first published in Granta) Carr, Roy The Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Record (1976) Well researched and illustrated restospective. Some good stuff from the very early years (62/63). Carty, Terry Tumbling Dice 1991 UK based attempt to get a fanzine off the ground. After 7 issues (as of Sept '93) it seems to be stabilizing. Enthusiastic and deserving of support. Tumbling Dice, 9 Collingwood Close, Westgate on Sea, Kent CT8 8JDUK Charone, Barbara Keith Richards (1979) 0708816584 Quite a well researched biography about one half of the Glimmer Twins. Too uncritical to be of real value. Access to Keith assured some unusual photo's. Updated 1982 version in US. Michael Cooper & Terry Southern The Early Stones : Legendary photographs of a band in the making (1993) 0436201372 A book of Michael Cooper's photo's, with a foreword (and comments by Keef) could hardly fail. This one nearly does. Illegible text, poor printing of ace photo's, and even some mistakes (P157=nonsense). However, this is an essential book! Dalton, David The Rolling Stones : The First Twenty Years (1981) 0500272611 Well researched, well produced and illustrated retrospective on the Stones. Time for an update - the First Thirty Years? David Dalton & Mick Farren Rolling Stones in their own Words (1980) 0860015416 One of an extensive series of similar volumes. Well presented collection of quotes - sorted by topic. Nice photo's. Being quotes it steers clear of the risk of bad research! (Reissued with some updates in 1985) ed David Dalton The Rolling Stones : The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band in the World (1975) 0352300922 Quite an early and well written account of the band. It does not attempt to be a 'boigraphy, but is collection of essays/accounts on various aspects. As such it succeeds. (Reissued in with updates in 1979) Dalton, David The Rolling Stones - An Unauthorized Biography in Words, . . . (1972) This is Dalton's first book on The Stones, which he has revised several times. It is loaded with outstanding pictures and the text is good. Difficult to find. (Thanks to D. H.) ed Johnny Dean Record Collector Monthly magazine from the original publishers of both the Beatles and Rolling Stones Monthly Magazines. The issues that have special features on the Stones are worth getting. Issues : 37,45,49,61,74,79,87,93,101,104,111,113,117,124, 125,130,136,142,168. 43/45 St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RQ. UK Dimmick, Mary Laverne The Rolling Stones - An Annotated Bibliography (1979) Just what it says, she adds her knowlegable comments about the books (etc) listed. Much less complete than "Yesterday's Papers" but more user friendly. (Thanks to D. H.) Dowley, Tim The Rolling Stones (1983) 0882547348 Dreadful. Elliott, Martin The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions (1990) 0713721189 Any book claiming to be 'complete' that is produced without access to either the Stones' own sources, or even Alan Klein's is doomed. A brave attempt, but flawed. Simply demonstrates the need for an authorized version. Elman, Richard Uptight With The Stones (1973) Short book which documents a small part of their 1972 US Tour. Elman is a good writer but doesn't know that much about The Stones. Extremely difficult to find. (Thanks to D. H.) Flippo, Chet It's Only Rock and Roll : My On The Road Adventures with the Rolling Stones (1985) 0312038518 Long account of Chet's years on the road thru 75, 78 and 79 with the Stones. Worthwhile thoughts on the Stones - at times thought-provoking, at times funny, as well as accurate reportage of life in the big league. Enjoyable and recommended. Strangely never available in the UK. Frame, Pete Rock Family Trees (1979) 0860014142 This book, an essential part of any book collection, charts the evolution of various groups. The Stones are shown linked to the Pretty Things (by Dick Taylor) and tenuously to The Kinks. Frame, Pete Rock Gazetteer of Great Britain (1989) 0950540263 Essential reading for any serious student of UK rock music, which of course dominates the world. Lots of short (often witty) paragraphs about rock's famous places the length and breadth of the land. Could do with an index though! David Fricke & Robert Sandall Rolling Stones : Images of the World Tour 1989-90 (1990) 1852830816 This 'official' photographic record of the tour is very disappointing. The unique access by chosen photographers could have and should have produced a better (in every way) book. The photos should all have been dated and the location noted. German, Bill Beggars Banquet A semi-official monthly newsletter about the Stones. Bill German has good access to Ronnie. Worth subscribing. Beggars Banquet, PO Box 6152, New York, NY 10128 Geoffrey Giuliano & Cris Eborn Not Fade Away : The Rolling Stones Collection (1992) 1850282161 An abolutely SUPERB book full of SUPERB illustrations of what is (I guess) the second Best Stones Collection - Chris Eborn's Wonderful printing, well composed, incredible value. Let down rather by the text - apart from the captions. Different title in USA. Greenfield, Robert S T P : A Journey through America with the Rolling Stones (1974) 0841503230 Very famous book about the 1972 US Tour. Well written by an 'insider'. How did those boys survive!? Herman, Gary Rock'n'Roll Babylon (1982) 0859650413 Compulsive reading about the seamier side of the life (and death) the Rock Greats. Not surprisingly the Stones pop up regularly. Hoffman, Dezo The Rolling Stones (??) 009158311x Dezo was a staff photographer with Record Mirror and his first assignment to cover the Stones is re-printedhere - dated May 1963. An excellent book of first class photos from 1963 to the early 70's. Hoffman, Dieter Rolling Stones - Das Weissbuch (1991) 3980248940 Totally amazing detailed catalogue of Stones (legal) releases. UK, US, Germany, 7", LP, CD. You name it, it's there!Includes song index. Expensive (99 DM) but well worth it for the serious collectors. (See also Das Schwarzbuch by ther same author) Hoffman, Dieter Rolling Stones - Das Schwarzbuch (1987) 3926886005 The Black Book - bootleg discography with pictures, quality ratings etc. About 600 are listed. Much, much better than Hot Wacks. (Thanks to D. H.) Hotchner, A E Blown Away : The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties (1990) 0671693166 Less than readable account that draws upon interviews with everyone except the Stones. Interview extract pasted together out of context results in a book with little value. One nice photo. Hughes, William Performance (1970) Book of the film. Almost. Jasper, Tony The Rolling Stones (1976) 0706405498 Cuttings job. Nicely printed selection of photo's. Phillip Kamin & Peter Goddard The Rolling Stones : The Last Tour (1982) 0825301181 Longish text for little reward. Often pretentious. Excellent photo's, although the captions are sometimes incorrect. James Karnbach & Philip Kamin The Rolling Stones in Europe (1983) 082531052 Written by long time Stones authority James Karnbach, exciting coverage of shows, many pages of photo's, and finally an interview with Ronnie. Plus a breakdown of the performance history of each song in the '82 set list. The Kicker Twins The Stones Bible (1992) Privately published (photocopied) in Germany, this lists concerts by city and compares bootleg LP/CD to tapes for completeness. Only 200 copies printed. (Thanks to D. H.) Kluge, Volker The Rolling Stones - At the Rarest (1981) Bootleg discography, mostly obsolete due to the passage of time, and Das Schwarzbuch. (Thanks to D. H.) Knight, June On the Scene : The Rolling Stones (1964) Only 36 pages, but packed with good quality early photos. Interestingly Brian follows Mick in the pecking order of of the group. . . . . Annie Leibovitz & Terry Southern The Rolling Stones on Tour (1978) 0906196078 Beautifully produced and presented book of great photo's of the Tour of The Americas '75. A talented photographer with privileged access to the tour has captured some great images. See page 68. Luce, Philip The Stones (??) 0093051905 1970? book, and an early attempt at a half-serious account of the rise and rise of the Stones. A historic curio. Wonderful cover shot of Charlie Lyall, Sutherland Rock Sets : The Astonishing Art of Rock Concert Design (1992) 0500276978 This book details the Stage Set designs of Fisher Park - the architects who designed the 'Steel Wheels' and 'Urban Jungle stage sets. Very high quality photo's and reproduction. Excellent. MacPhail, Jessica Yesterday's Papers : The Rolling Stones in Print 1963-84 (1986) 0876502095 No original text, but a book of lists of books, newspaper articles, magazines, and file reviews. Ambitious but flawed by the fact that the earliest reference is May 1963 - almost a year after the first one. Dreadful typeface makes this book very hard to use. An honorable attempt at an impossible task. A must for all serious students. Mankowitz, Gered Satisfaction : The Rolling Stones photos of Gered Mankowitz (1984) 0283991178 First class book of photo's taken by one of the inner circle of favoured photographers from the early years. Marks, J Mick Jagger : The Singer Not the Song (1973) 0349122881 A less than useful bio of Mick. Everone has a different perspective on the Band, this is J Marks'. Martin, Linda The Rolling Stones in Concert (1982) 0617376954 Text tells you nothing new, but the photos are good - often with stunning clarity. Suffers, like many books, from badly captioned photos. McCartney, Linda Sixties:Portrait of an Era (1992) 1855100894 Linda got her Big Career Break by taking photo's of the Stones in New York in 1966. Nice photo's, nicely printed and presented. Overpriced book. Mind you, it has some superb photo's, including The Best Photo Ever of Jimi. Miles Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Discography (1980) 0860017621 An ESSENTIAL book for all Stones fans. An excellent listing of the band's records up to 1980 (and thus in need of a new edition). Few books on this list are mandatory, this is one! Norman, Philip The Life and Good Times of the Rolling Stones (1989) 0712630384 A large format photo book, short on text. Given that Norman has written first class books about both the Stones and the Fabs, one has to wonder what the point is. Only buy if remaindered and very cheap. Norman, Philip The Stones (1984) 0552124877 Pete Townshend writes "It's a good thing that a writer of Philip Norman's class has finally produced a book on The Stones". Agreed. Even if this is flawed, and I don't know if it really is, too many of the Stones books are very lightweight and it is a pleasant change to have one that is actually serious and thorough. Oldham, Andrew The Rolling Stones : the Singles Collection (1989) The re-issued boxed set of Singles (CD et. al. ) has an OK book of notes. Useful notes, more useful for all of the words of the songs and the notes about the singles. Palmer, Robert The Rolling Stones (1983) 0722166567 A well researched and presented book from the publishers of Rolling Stone. Light on text, heavy on pictures. ed Dr Andreas Papadakis Architectural Design : New Architecture (1990) 1854900293 A special edition of Architectural Design concentrated on 'New Architecuture' and included an article by Mark Fisher on his designs for the 1989 Steel Wheels stage - plus some stunning colour photos. Guy Peellaert, Nik Cohn Rock Dreams : Under the Boardwalk (1974) 0330240080 A book of fantasy drawings of The Great Stars in likely and unlikely situations. The Stones are (rather strangely) illustrated. It is said that Jagger was so impressed that this was the reason why Peellaert was commissioned to do the cover for It's Only Rock'n'Roll. Platt, John London's Rock Routes (1985) 0947795707 Quite a nice round up of famous rock locations around the capital. A good chapter on the Stones. Quill, Greg The Rolling Stones : 25th Anniversary Tour (1989) 0921458029 Some neat pictures, but full of factual errors. Randolph, Mike The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus (1991) 057116210X A book of very good photo's from the Legendary show. Sadly and avoidably flawed by presenting many of the photos as double page spreads, and then needing to break the book to see them. It would be nice to see the video/film! The Rolling Stones Concert Programmes Any history of any group can only be helped by a study of their Concert Programmes. As the years have passed these have progressed from small quick throw-away jobs, to lavish well produced (and expensive) souvenirs. Yet another way for the bands to make money. ed Brian Roylance (& Bill Wyman) Blinds & Shutters : Michael Cooper (1990) 0904351378 A distressingly beautiful book, full of upsettingly unique photos at a heart-stopping price. Cooper was the 'court' photographer to the Beatles (he did the Sgt. Pepper cover photo) and the Stones (Satanic Majesties) and others. As such these photos are unique. Wonderful. Russell, Ethan Dear Mr Fantasy (1985) Many good photo's of the Stones and other bands, personalities, etc. Especially good photo's from 1969 when he was the official tour photographer. (Thanks to D. H.) Sanchez, Tony Up and Down with the Rolling Stones : The Inside Story (1979) 0688085156 'Spanish' Tony's account of several years wheeling and dealing with the Stones (mainly Keith). An interesting read because even if 99% is grossly inflated it gives a flavour of what life was like with the band during the late 60's to early 70's. Spanish Tony is immortalised on the (censored) Beggars Banquet cover (below Parachute Woman). Scaduto, Anthony Mick Jagger (1974) Lengthy and detailed look at how Jagger was perceived in 1974. Schofield, Carey Jagger (1983) 0708826156 A disappointingly lightweight bio of Mick. Stember, Wilfred The Rolling Stones : Collectors File 2 (1984) A stirling attempt by a German fan to list all shows, albums, recordings etc. Yet another book to compare with other similar and worry and wonder about the differences. Come on Bill, do the decent thing and publish YOUR database! Tremlett, George The Rolling Stones Story (1974) 0860071286 Tory Ex-GLC Councillor does a mean job with a cuttings file. Andre Verdet and Bill Wyman Chagall's World (1984) 0385193246 When a book of an interview with Chagall was to be published who better than to do the photo's than (then) near neighbour Bill Wyman. Nice book. Sue Weiner & Lisa Howard The Rolling Stones : A-Z (1983) 0711905495 Encyclopedia format of a paragraph about people, songs and the like to do with the band. Helpful in settling disputes. 3000 entries ensures brevity of each entry. Ron Wood (with Bill German) The Works (1988) 0006373542 Ronnie's short autobiography. Also has a paragraph or two about his influences. Lightweight, but the sketches are nice. Wyman, Bill Stone Alone : The Story of a Rock'n'Roll Band (1990) 0670828947 Bill's own account of the band's story up to the 1969 Hyde Park concert. A surprisingly absorbing read, despite the great detail. Although Ray Coleman did edit the book, it was written by The Man himself and was reportedly cut down from 300,000 words. Essential. How long will we have to wait for Volume 2?