Product Description

Through exclusive photographs and personal stories, former US manager of Apple Records and Grammy Award winning producer Ken Mansfield offers a compelling memoir of the 1960s and 70s that delves into his life and his unique partnership with the Beatles. As observer, colleague and close friend, Mansfield sat in their recording sessions, partied in their swimming pools, took their irate calls, covered up their blunders, and publicised their successes. Entertaining, historically fasinating, and illuminating a side of the Fab Four known only to a few like Mansfield, "The White Book" shines fresh light on the true characters behind the cultural phenomena that revolutionised a generation. As the former president of Apple Records, Jack Oliver, has said of Ken, "He is one of the few insiders left that bore witness to the highs and lows of those insane days when we ruled the world."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #248382 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Ken Mansfield, former US manager of Apple Records, is a Grammy Award-winning producer and record-label executive who has worked with artists as diverse as the Beatles, Willie Nelson, the Beach Boys, Stan Kenton, Judy Garland, Merle Haggard, Lou Rawls, Andy Williams, David Cassidy, Dolly Parton, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Customer Reviews

Now I know
This book is gorgeous in the way it fills in the gaps about the Beatles lives missing from the other books. Historically I find it without error which gives a base of comfort when reading about the personal aspects of the Fab Four. Mansfield clearly has no agenda other than marveling in the happenstance that put him in the center of the most exciting time in rock and roll history. The stories are personal but not invasive and finally I am delivered from the rehash of historical data and reordering of time lines from outsiders. This book is about them - not it!