Mr. Moonlight : Brian Epstein and the making of The Beatles / Philip Norman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Philip, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epstein, Brian, 1934-1967.

Epstein, Brian.

Beatles.

Music trade--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Music trade.

Sound recording executives and producers--Great Britain--Biography.

Sound recording executives and producers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

illustration

Edition:

First US edition.

Other Title:

Mister Moonlight

Brian Epstein and the making of the Beatles

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2026.

Summary:

"There will never be another pop manager like Brian Epstein, the young record retailer from Liverpool behind the 20th century's greatest romance. Having achieved his much-derided aim of making the Beatles "bigger than Elvis," Brian went on to make them bigger than any earthly instrument could measure. Only a handful of years older, he nonetheless referred them as "The Boys," protecting and pampering them like the children he could never hope to have. Brian's achievement in a profession in which he had no experience, and for which no rulebook existed, remains jaw-dropping. A devout classical music fan, he was nonetheless solely responsible for a new genre of pop that was to change its course, and Britain's international image, forever--yet, disgracefully, earn him no public honor nor even thanks. Mr. Moonlight draws on a cache of exclusive interviews with those closest to Brian, including his mother, Queenie, and brother, Clive, to tell the story of this hugely complex, self-contradictory, and ultimately tragic character. This revelatory narrative explores the unplumbed depths of Brian's many trials and tribulations--how he almost lost the Beatles to organized crime, the antisemitism and homophobia he had to face even at the height of his success, his complex relationship with John Lennon that led to their reckless 'Spanish Honeymoon'--and sheds new light on Brian's mysterious, lonely death in the throes of the so-called Summer of Love."-- from Amazon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-341) and index.

ISBN:

9780306837234

0306837234

OCLC:

1545054961