"And Party Every Day : The Inside Story of Casablanca Records"

Quelqu'un a t'il acheté/lu ce livre sur Casablanca Records, label appartenant à Neil Bogart, où avaient signé KISS, Donna Summer, Parliament, Village People?
J'ai eu quelques échos très positifs & ça me tente bien, donnez vos avis.

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Publication Date: November 30, 2009

Now it can be told! The true, behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records, from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era was more emblematic of the times than Casablanca Records and its magnetic founder, Neil Bogart. From his daring first signing of KISS, through the discovery and superstardom of Donna Summer, the Village People, and funk master George Clinton and his circus of freaks, Parliament Funkadelic, to the descent into the manic world of disco, this book charts Bogart's meteoric success and eventual collapse under the weight of uncontrolled ego and hype. It is a compelling tale of ambition, greed, excess, and some of the era's biggest music acts.

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Editorial Reviews
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Neil Bogart died in 1982 and, though there has been talk of a biopic for years (it was rumored in 2001 that Gene Simmons wanted to produce it as a Mike Myers vehicle), the actual story of the Los Angeles label he masterminded remained just a series of tall tales and exaggerated drug gossip until now. Larry Harris has emerged from his music-industry semiretirement to pen And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records.... Harris says, We came out with a New York attitude, trying to change things and made a little noise in the process. The book conveys this sense of excitement, as this ambitious, wild bunch from [New York] lands in the supposedly chill, post-hippie L.A. of the Eagles, CSNY and the long-haired ladies of the canyons.... The book contains detailed evidence of the chaotic manipulation of the music charts in the wild days before computer scanning. This fell mostly under Harris purview, and he offers fascinating insight on what these legendary promo men did back in the day. --LA Weekly
A delightful new memoir pulls back the veil on an almost-forgotten era.... Larry Harris was front and center--from Woodstock and the discovery of KISS, to the founding of Casablanca, Studio 54 and the origin of Disco. He relates each story with a refreshing humility, often sharing the recall of his own overwhelmed surprise.... And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records is not just an insider account of a major portion of American rock n' roll history--it's a work of cultural anthropology. Those dreams, those experiences, those trips and those days, may well be gone forever...but thanks to Larry Harris we've been blessed with an unabashed look back into our most fantastic and frivolous past. --Blurt.com

The rise and fall of the world s most debauched label. The home of Donna Summer and The Village People during their 70s heyday, flamboyant mogul Neil Bogart s Casablanca Records had a license to print money which they promptly blew on drugs, bribes, and outrageous promotional stunts. As cofounder and Bogart s cousin Harris had a front-seat view of the madness. It s all in here, from the drug-fueled meetings to flying a birthday cake first class to Donna Summer, though there s the inescapable sense that it was always going to end in tears. --Q Magazine

All this is detailed in no-holds-barred fashion in Harris new memoir, And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records, co-written with Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs. The most dirt-filled music book since Mötley Crüe s The Dirt, And Party Every Day is always entertaining and frequently jaw-dropping, from Harris description of acting as runner for an enormous amount of cocaine for Curtis Mayfield and several female hotel guests during the Buddah days to tales of calling his own positions on the Billboard charts. --The Onion AV Club

Casablanca Records, whose roster included Donna Summer and the Village People, symbolized the excesses of the era better than any other label. Harris, cofounder of Casablanca, with Gooch and Suhs (coauthors, Kiss Alive Forever), tells the insider s story of Casablanca, from its 1973 founding through corporate struggles (and lots of sex and drugs) to its 1980s disintegration under the conglomerate PolyGram. Harris details the early career and the breakthrough of Kiss as well as Parliament Funkadelic. He also corrects the story of Casablanca as told in Fredric Dannen s Hit Men. Verdict While the graphic details may make even adult readers uncomfortable; anyone open to finding out what the disco era at Casablanca was really like will love this. --Library Journal Xpress Review

Home to Kiss, Donna Summer, and the Village People, Casablanca was the quintessential 1970s record label, run by hype-crazed promo men who believed the best way to make money was to spend mountains of it. Former Casablanca VP Harris tells jaw-dropping tales of chart manipulation, desks piled with drugs...label execs throwing Frisbees out office windows at hookers, and Rodney Dangerfield, who was signed to the label, carrying a Noxzema jar of cocaine. --Rolling Stone Magazine

Casablanca Records, whose roster included Donna Summer and the Village People, symbolized the excesses of the era better than any other label. Harris, cofounder of Casablanca, with Gooch and Suhs (coauthors, Kiss Alive Forever), tells the insider s story of Casablanca, from its 1973 founding through corporate struggles (and lots of sex and drugs) to its 1980s disintegration under the conglomerate PolyGram. Harris details the early career and the breakthrough of Kiss as well as Parliament Funkadelic. He also corrects the story of Casablanca as told in Fredric Dannen s Hit Men. Verdict While the graphic details may make even adult readers uncomfortable; anyone open to finding out what the disco era at Casablanca was really like will love this. --Library Journal Xpress Review

About the Author
Larry Harris began working for Buddah/Kama Sutra Records in the summer of 1971 as the local New York promotions man, and in 1973 joined his cousin Neil Bogart in founding Casablanca Records. He became senior vice president and managing director of the company in 1976 and left Casablanca in the fall of 1980. Larry was born in New York and now lives and works in Seattle.

Product Details
Hardcover: 310 pages
Publisher: Backbeat (November 30, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879309822
ISBN-13: 978-0879309824
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)



ps : je ne sais pas si la news a été annoncée ici mais "Spinning gold", un biopic sur Neil Bogart est en cours avec Justin Timberlake dans le rôle titre.

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Justin Timberlake a donné son accord pour interpréter le rôle de Neil Bogart dans Spinning Gold, le biopic consacré à l’histoire de Casablanca Records, le label qui abrita entre autres Parliament, Donna Summer, Cameo, les Sylvers, The Village People, Kiss et… Patrick Juvet ! Ce film biographique retracera le parcours passionnant de Neil Bogart, passé de la pauvreté à la richesse. Enfant juif de Brooklyn, il fonda en 1974 la maison de disques Casablanca Records et fit fortune en lançant les carrières de superstars telles que Kiss, Parliament, Donna Summer ou encore les Village People. Surnommé « le roi du disco », Neil Bogart participa également à l’avènement du format Maxi 45 tours en éditant le single de Donna Summer Love to Love You Baby dans sa version de 17 minutes. Ce grand nom de la musique des années 1970 est décédé d’un cancer à l’âge de 39 ans. Joan Jett a été l’une des dernières artistes qu’il a mises sous contrat.
Sortie du film est prévue en 2012.

Lilith a écrit:

un biopic sur Neil Bogart est en cours avec Justin Timberlake dans le rôle titre.

ah ces die hard fans de Justin Timberlake , ils peuvent pas s'empêcher d'en parler sur tous les forums !

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Sinon, autant le chanteur que l'acteur...

Justiiiiiin quoi "la mèche" mdr

Lilith a écrit:

Puisque tu en parles, tu peux révéler au forum quels titres de Justiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnn tu vas reprendre avec tes groupes.

c'est bien le probleme , ils sont tellement bons ses titres , je ne sais lequel choisir