Paperback / softback. New. Tony Stratton Smith formed The Famous Charisma Label & set about spinning the record business on its head. An independent label like no other, it's fair to say that without Strat's total belief & unwavering long-term support there would be no Genesis. A long line of artists owe Tony a similar debt of gratitude, from Monty Python to Malcolm McLaren. ISBN 1912782618 9781912782611 [GB]

ISBN10: 1912782618, ISBN13: 9781912782611, [publisher: Wymer UK] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A quietly spoken, true English eccentric with something of a rebellious streak, Tony Stratton Smith initially charmed and blustered his way into the music business as a manager during the early 1960s and a few years later, when the record labels stopped playing by what he believed to be the rules, he simply went and formed his own -The Famous Charisma Label - and set about spinning the record business on its head. An independent label like no other, it is fair to say that without Strat's total belief and unwavering long-term support there would be no Genesis - Phil Collins has said as much - and a long line of artists owe Tony a similar debt of gratitude, from Monty Python to Malcolm McLaren, Lindisfarne to Sir John Betjeman, Vivian Stanshall to Julian Lennon. A former sports journalist and close friend to Jimmy Greaves and Sir Matt Busby (Strat narrowly missed a seat in the Munich Air crash) he later became a popular figure in the horse racing world. But making money was never very high on Tony's agenda, simply a means to an end that enabled him to fund the music and mayhem that brought him so much enjoyment. Strat was never happier than when the artists that he had so carefully nurtured were fulfilling their creative potential, delighting in working with the talents of Peter Gabriel, Alan Hull, Clifford T. Ward, ...
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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 1912782618 9781912782611 [US]