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Post by peterc on Jan 2, 2024 14:57:51 GMT
If I do write a book on DC5, it will NOT be from Ron Ryan's point of view - unlike pretty much everything else to do with the band on the internet. Peter do you think the whole narrative that diminishes Dave Clarke's role is exaggerated/inaccurate? I don't know, but... (a) Ron Ryan's constant claims (over and over and over again!) are just that - unsubstantiated claims. I don't know why people automatically believe him. I don't believe him, and I don't disbelieve him either. It's his problem, not mine. (b) Session musicians, certainly Bobby Graham, Big Jim Sullivan and Jimmy Page, have often "mis-remembered" what they've played on. For example, all three of these have claimed to have played on records by Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - yet, both Brian Poole and Rick Westwood have personally told me that the ONLY musicians who played on Brian Poole and The Tremeloes records were, you guessed it - Brian Poole and The Tremeloes! It is quite possible that no-one else played on DC5 records either.
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Post by johnt on Jan 2, 2024 21:14:35 GMT
What about The Animals/Alan Price, Peter? Quite a bit of debate on the Steve Hoffman forum about whether they are 'underrated' or not. Also what about Manfred Mann/The Manfreds/Paul Jones solo career/McGuinness Flint, Peter?
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Post by peterc on Jan 2, 2024 21:19:28 GMT
What about The Animals/Alan Price, Peter? Quite a bit of debate on the Steve Hoffman forum about whether they are 'underrated' or not. Also what about Manfred Mann/The Manfreds/Paul Jones solo career/McGuinness Flint, Peter? It's pretty much already been covered (otherwise I'd be tempted!): www.amazon.co.uk/Mannerisms-Five-Phases-Manfred-Mann/dp/0998355089
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Post by JamesT on Jan 2, 2024 22:37:45 GMT
I bought an earlier version of this book many years ago, and your writing style is much better! Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 70s was covered superbly in a recent tome published by Sonicbond.
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Post by peterc on Jan 3, 2024 5:16:30 GMT
Thank you, James! I don't like his writing much either, though it's nowhere near as bad as a recent book on DC5 (which is why I'm probably doing my own).
Bands I'd buy books on but wouldn't want to write myself include The Shadows, Marmalade and Herman's Hermits.
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