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Old 30th May 2012   #1
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Hardware Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust book launch

Off the Record with the Beatles, Bowie, Elton, and so much more
by Ken Scott and Bobby Owsinski, $24.99, hardcover

Streets June 6

Ken Scott, who as probably already know, is one of only 5 main engineers that worked with The Beatles. Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust is Ken Scott’s official memoir that’s peppered with both provocative and humorous anecdotes and tech shop-talk to satisfy the most ardent fans and industry insiders alike.

Would you have space to review/feature this on your site?
Interview, including a book promo is definitely a possibility.
More info set below. Looking forward to hearing from you, thanks!

June 6 is a significant date for music fans worldwide. It’s the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first recording session at Abbey Road Studios and the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.


National press campaign planned around 40th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust release on June 6, 2012.

Book includes never-before-told stories of The Beatles, David Bowie and Elton John with many never-before-seen photographs.

The reason why he’s a great producer is because he’s true to what the band is. He made our ideas come alive and he did it in a way which made some really screwed up personalities at the time forget that stuff and do what we had to do.
-Terry Bozzio: Drummer, Missing Persons

Ken became a part of the team latterly, which over the years recorded the band to such a high standard - a standard that remains a benchmark today. I was lucky to have Ken to assist me during that period of extraordinary creativity.
-George Martin

I'm still your greatest admirer!
-John McLaughlin: Mahavishnu Orchestra

I credit Ken for probably one of the most thrilling recording experiences I have ever had. And all of us would agree that was probably one of the high spots of our recording achievements.
-Roger Hodgson: Supertramp

I learned to stay calm under pressure from Ken. He was always unflappable, which is a trait that he passed on to me.
-Alan Parsons

The music just had a certain sophistication sonically that the other jazz records didn’t. Man that was great, so I said, “I gotta have that.”
-Stanley Clarke
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sold! Can't wait to read this.
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In every instance I've seen Mr. Scott interviewed (in print or on video) he is always gracious, generous, and entertaining. It will be a delight to buy this book.
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Ordered

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Excellent.
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Great! I just ordered! Can´t wait to read all the stories, and apparently there are in details descriptions of the gear too!
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About 2/3 of the way thru this one, lots of cool inside info. Interesting to find out how some of these artists and producers behaved, some are real dickos.

Would be intersted in seeing Ken Scott here on GS.
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Would be intersted in seeing Ken Scott here on GS.
What gives you the impression I'm not.

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Great read. Recommended by me. What an epic career!

Sad thing is; Of all the band stories, The Missing Persons saga is the one I related to the most.
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Sad thing is; Of all the band stories, The Missing Persons saga is the one I related to the most.
OMG, you've had your testicles stuck in the swimming pool suction???????????

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BTW,I'm totally having a "George and George" moment right now Mr Scott. Will try not to scream like a girl.
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Just got my copy in the post. It looks immense. I peeked at a few random pages and I just know I'm going to devour the entire thing very quickly!

My favourite bass player, Herbie Flowers, is mentioned in the index. That's good enough.
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BTW,I'm totally having a "George and George" moment right now Mr Scott. Will try not to scream like a girl.
Hell, I'd scream louder than any of those girls if I had another George and George moment.

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Mr. Scott: thank you for a wonderful book. I've already read it twice. Warm, funny, informative and generous in many ways.
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Ken, thanks for taking the time to write down these stories, I really enjoy the book very much. Also, great interview you did on Pensado's Place, love it.

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Thank you all for your kind comments on A2Z. I would be even more grateful if you would be so kind as to also post reviews on Amazon or the website of where ever else you may have purchased the book. Thank you all so very much.

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Purchased.

An absurdly small token of appreciation, completely out of proportion to the cultural...hmm, I don't think treasures is an overstatement...which Mr. Scott's many and varied collaborations have helped bring about, and which I continue to enjoy, all these years later. Actually, apart from the loss of a certain quality of mystery to which only the teenager might be privy, I enjoy them more as time goes on.

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The book inspired me to go back and listen to Transformer and Ziggy. What amazing records. I always suspected that Bowie was a monster(in a good way) in the studio and the book confirms that. And space! Space in recordings is so nice. Space! The reverb on Perfect Day. I could go on but won't.

So, How can I arrange a virtual book signing of my virtual Kindle book?
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I just ordered this yesterday. I can't wait to read about "Crime of the Century" and "Crisis what Crisis" (fantastic records), and of course the other artist.
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Got it last week, my bedtime reading material is secured for the next couple of days. And, it's already on my shortlist for christmas gifts...

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Love it...enjoyed it immensely.
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Great book. As someone who grew up in the 80s, but always loved 70s rock, this is fills me in to what I missed!
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I'm almost done with it now and I'm sad for it to end. Such a great read!
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Cool, Kindle version available, too. After a month of Kindle use, real books are not user-friendly...
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Mr Scott , any translation planned ?

I'm confortable in english , but some of my student don't !
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By the way , is it a book , a 20 years old new cat can appreciate ( a cat that don't know about Bowie, Beatles ..Ect ...)
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By the way , is it a book , a 20 years old new cat can appreciate ( a cat that don't know about Bowie, Beatles ..Ect ...)
The only negative is that it will make you go out and buy a load of albums you don't have that Ken worked on

Yes. It's very interesting even if you have no knowledge of his work.
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Thks (by the way i was not talking about me ..lol i so hoped i was 20 again .... )
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