The Zapple Diaries

Name: The Zapple Diaries
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SKU: 9780720618600
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The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label

By Barry Miles

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The Zapple Diaries offers a unique diary-style insight into the Beatles' experimental label, Zapple, capturing their bold venture into the counterculture movement. Barry Miles, the label manager and acclaimed author, shares vivid stories of iconic literary and countercultural figures like Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, and Frank Zappa. The book is richly illustrated with unpublished photos and memorabilia, revealing rare moments from the Hells Angels' visit to Apple HQ to life at New York City's Chelsea Hotel.
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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by 1960s counterculture, Beatles aficionados, and those interested in literary and artistic history. It appeals to fans of intimate, behind-the-scenes narratives of cultural icons and the era's vibrant avant-garde scene.

Packed with great stories-from the Hell's Angels' notorious visit to AppleHQ to the goings-on at New York City's Chelsea Hotel, which becameMiles's main base when traveling to and from the US.Features many previously unpublished photos made by the author, plus memorabilia from the author's archive, now held at the British Library.

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The first full-length illustrated book on the Zapple label—the Beatles' experimental label and the most ambitious expression of the Beatles' determination to be leading members of the counterculture movement. Written by Zapple label manager Barry Miles, the acclaimed author who set up and planned the "list" in cooperation with the Beatles.

Written in an engaging "diary" style, the reader gains unique insights into the lives and working methods of leading literary and counterculture figures of the era—Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, the "City Lights" poets, Ken Weaver, Frank Zappa, and many more.

Packed with great stories—from the Hell's Angels' notorious visit to Apple HQ to the goings-on at New York City's Chelsea Hotel, which became Miles's main base when traveling to and from the US. Features many previously unpublished photos made by the author, plus memorabilia from the author's archive, now held at the British Library.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780720618600

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Peter Owen Publishers

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Barry Miles Non-Fiction

About the Author

Barry Miles is the co-founder of Indica Books and Gallery and of International Times, and has written for "East Village Other," "Los Angeles Free Press," "Oz," "San Francisco Oracle," and "Rolling Stone." He is the author of more than 50 books, including "Allen Ginsberg: A Biography," "Call Me Burroughs," "Hippie," "Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats," "Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now," and "Zappa."