BEATLES RELATED 'IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY' BOOK BY DEREK TAYLOR, EX' CONDITION.
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'IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY' BY DEREK TAYLOR, BANTAM PRESS 1987.
BASED ON THE GRANADA TV PROGRAMME.
PAPERBACK:
There are countless books about the Sixties, but only a few which really capture the feeling of limitless possibilities and potential. This is one of those books, written by someone who was there on the inside, participating and observing in delight and wonder - with perhaps a little bemused trepidation too. For younger generations, the Sixties are often just a flashy mass of superficial cliches, co-opted by commercial culture and stripped of any deeper meaning. Derek Taylor reminds us that it was a period of yearning, of searching, of exploration and sometimes youthful folly.
What is especially enjoyable about this book is that it covers a lot of ground that gets overlooked by the usual 30-second clips and sound bites of the period. The London poetry scene, the synergy in the arts it's all here, with tidbits of unexpected information. For example, the Beatles mulling the possibility of starring in a film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings," with Paul as Frodo, Ringo as Sam, George as Gandalf, and John as Gollum? Could there have been better casting? :)
Such was the colourful, absurdly wonderful reality of that brief moment in time, when it truly seemed possible to tear down the "dark, Satanic mills" and build a better world. It must seem utterly unreal and impossible to a younger generation, but yes, the everyday world wasn't always such a dark, cynical, despairing place and it offers hope that we can outlive these current bleak times and eventually build something better one day.
THE BOOK IS IN EX'CONDITION, BAGGED, FROM A SMOKE FREE HOME.
WILL BE SENT RECORDED DELIVERY.
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