{"product_id":"love-and-fury-the-life-death-and-legacy-of-joe-meek-9781915841247","title":"Love and Fury: The Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new biography of Joe Meek, the legendary maverick engineer, songwriter, artist manager and record producer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Meek. Wayward genius; the British Phil Spector, the first producer to treat the recording studio as an instrument; head of one of the earliest independent record labels; creator of some of the most incredibly influential pop music ever, including 'Telstar', the first American number one single by a British band; and a man tormented by mental health issues and financial battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was all these and more, as author Darryl W. Bullock reveals through numerous original interviews with friends and colleagues in his compelling biography of the legendary producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Fury\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a guided tour of Meek's fabled Holloway Road studio, examines the recordings issued during his lifetime, looks at the wealth of unreleased material he left behind - the legendary Tea Chest tapes, rumoured to include recordings by David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Ray Davies of the Kinks and others - and examines that events which ultimately led to murder and suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBullock, Darryl W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDarryl W. Bullock\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer specialising in music history and LGBTQ issues. He is the author of several books, including Pride, Pop and Politics: Music, Theatre and LGBT Activism 1970-2021, The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties which won the 2022 Penderyn Music Book Prize, David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music and two volumes culled from his blog and internet radio show, The World's Worst Records. He lives in Bristol with a dog, two cats, an incredibly patient husband and a ridiculously eclectic record collection.","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359219908882,"sku":"9781915841247","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbd22b28-a7c8-40aa-8cc8-3f8ea186888c.jpg?v=1749585209","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-and-fury-the-life-death-and-legacy-of-joe-meek-9781915841247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}