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Post by cameron on Aug 6, 2019 19:05:23 GMT
Wow can't believe four and a half years have passed since we first heard about Bobby's book. Where on earth does the time go, and why on earth hasn't it come to fruition yet?! Last I heard, it was finished and he was looking for a publisher, but reading back here, that was two years ago.
I have 'Through The Ages Vol.1', there was no Vol.2, and this book seems to only cover photos of the group from their pre-Hollies days through to around 1966. There's no text as such, it's just a picture album, but there's some interesting and unusual photos in there. It pops up from time to time on eBay, which is where I got mine from.
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Post by cameron on Sept 12, 2019 21:40:01 GMT
Apparently Bobby now has a publisher and things are now moving swiftly on with his book. No date has been set for its release, but this news is imminent any time now.
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Post by anthony on Sept 12, 2019 23:37:26 GMT
Apparently Bobby now has a publisher and things are now moving swiftly on with his book. No date has been set for its release, but this news is imminent any time now. No that's great news, I have to be honest have had doubts it would ever see the light of day.
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Post by Gralto on Sept 21, 2019 11:26:58 GMT
Apparently Bobby now has a publisher and things are now moving swiftly on with his book. No date has been set for its release, but this news is imminent any time now. Yes I've been told this too. Have been told the publisher but will hold off until it's officially announced. But it is happening.
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Post by anthony on Sept 22, 2019 2:17:23 GMT
Apparently Bobby now has a publisher and things are now moving swiftly on with his book. No date has been set for its release, but this news is imminent any time now. Yes I've been told this too. Have been told the publisher but will hold off until it's officially announced. But it is happening. thanks Brilliant news, many thanks
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Post by johnt on Sept 22, 2019 8:44:49 GMT
Let's hope it's out in time for Christmas. That will be my present sorted!
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Post by Gralto on Oct 2, 2019 15:28:11 GMT
Bobby actually mentioned on a Melbourne radio station interview conducted in December last year that he'd completed it and given it the working title 'It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Story: My Life and The Hollies' - and he mentioned it was 75,000 words. And it seems that publisher Omnibus has pretty much stuck to that - I see that British book chain Waterstones has gone ahead and put this info out early. Set for release on 2 April 2020 - 224 pages - I'll shout myself this as my birthday present as the April Fool that I am! www.waterstones.com/book/it-aint-heavy-its-my-story/bobby-elliott//9781913172206It's great that this is finally coming out - given Bobby has been writing diaries for decades, this text is sure to contain a wealth of new detail on all facets of the band's life. As it's through Omnibus, I suspect it will be more serious in tone, and far less likely to contain a plethora of salacious tales that he doubtless would possess.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 18:18:23 GMT
224 pages seems very short for a book covering a 55+ years career, but I'm still looking forward to it.
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Post by baz on Oct 2, 2019 18:48:13 GMT
224 pages seems very short for a book covering a 55+ years career, but I'm still looking forward to it. I would imagine 60% will cover the 1940's to 1960's, 30% the 1970's to 1990's and the 21st Century taking up the last 10%. And certainly nothing remotely "salacious" in there. Given he's written a diary, I trust there will be a few interesting tales/insights we've not heard before. Didn't I read somewhere around here that Graham Nash also keeps a diary but regrets not doing so during the 1960's?
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Post by johnt on Oct 2, 2019 21:39:03 GMT
Set for release on 2 April 2020 Just out in time for the start of the UK Spring Tour! Good planning or a coincidence?
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Post by anthony on Oct 3, 2019 0:14:49 GMT
hope we get some rare unseen before photos in the book too. I did see they had international postage too, that's good for us. so pleased its happening as they have been talking about it for years.
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Post by JamesT on Oct 3, 2019 5:31:40 GMT
224 pages seems very short for a book covering a 55+ years career, but I'm still looking forward to it. Didn't I read somewhere around here that Graham Nash also keeps a diary but regrets not doing so during the 1960's? I wonder if that's different to his little black book of conquests? 😉
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Post by ransford on Oct 28, 2019 20:45:39 GMT
Has anyone here read a book on The Hollies written by Mandy Rennie published on oct 2nd?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2019 23:54:28 GMT
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Post by cameron on Jan 17, 2020 1:38:03 GMT
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Post by eric on Jan 17, 2020 2:29:41 GMT
Cameron, thanks for the notice. Not long to wait now after all these years!
Quote from the amazon site: "(Bobby) being offered a job by Paul McCartney to work with Wings". Was this common knowledge amongst Hollies devotees?
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Jan 17, 2020 8:27:44 GMT
Cameron, thanks for the notice. Not long to wait now after all these years! Quote from the amazon site: "(Bobby) being offered a job by Paul McCartney to work with Wings". Was this common knowledge amongst Hollies devotees? Hardback...!! not a problem and worthy of it but i'm sure it was first mentioned as softback, looking forward to a good read.......
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Post by johnt on Jan 17, 2020 9:09:05 GMT
Quote from the amazon site: "(Bobby) being offered a job by Paul McCartney to work with Wings". Was this common knowledge amongst Hollies devotees? I've not heard that before.
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Post by Gralto on Jan 17, 2020 12:12:40 GMT
Thanks for posting this Cameron. I see that the Amazon product details lists this as 336 pages, not 224 as originally stated, which is good news.
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Post by cameron on Jan 17, 2020 16:22:43 GMT
Since I posted it yesterday on here and various related groups on Facebook, the book has climbed from 53097 on the Amazon books bestseller list to 1282 today! Keep sharing folks and get the word out there. Typically the Hollies are underpromoted, so let’s hope that word of mouth can get around and ensure that Bobby gets a very good return on the book, and the profile of the Hollies can be raised further.
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Post by anthony on Jan 17, 2020 23:32:45 GMT
Thanks for posting this Cameron. I see that the Amazon product details lists this as 336 pages, not 224 as originally stated, which is good news. that's a bonus, tried to order on Amazon and it would not ship to Australia, so I found another book site that does thank goodness. Funny after so many years of talking about the book I thought it would never happen.
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Post by cameron on Feb 1, 2020 15:08:20 GMT
The Flood Gallery are offering a limited edition hardback version of Bobby’s book, signed by Bobby for £20. Be warned, postage is £8 for the UK, but I think worth it: /?d=n
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Post by JamesT on Feb 2, 2020 10:27:57 GMT
Thanks Cameron - have cancelled via Amazon and ordered this, albeit with horrendous p&p.
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Post by Gralto on Feb 22, 2020 12:40:31 GMT
Thanks for posting this Cameron. I see that the Amazon product details lists this as 336 pages, not 224 as originally stated, which is good news. Latest info is that Bobby's book is a straight bio not day by day diary and is believed to end in 1981. Which means to expect little or no info on such contentious topics as the Nash 83 USA tour, the Haydock court cases, arrivals/departures of Clarke, Wayne, Howarth, Coates, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame event, and countless other incidents from the past (nearly) 40 years. Shame. Given Bobbys personality though, I'm not expecting him to rock the boat too often. Still looking forward to having a copy in my hands once it's out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 13:25:51 GMT
Maybe we'll at least get Bobby's side of the story on why Terry and Bernie quit... I agree though, a real shame (and a cop out!).
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