"And Party Every Day" Casablanca Records book coming out

[whitesockedfunk]

Don't know if it has been posted yet, but there's a book coming out about Casablanca Records in October called "And Party Every Day". Looks and sounds very interesting!

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KISS: New CASABLANCA RECORDS Insider's Book Coming This Fall

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087...SIN=0879309822

[kdavid13]

Now this I wanna read !!!!!!!!!
I am salivating just by watching the cover !!! :icon_cool:

Thanks for the link !

[thommy2458]

Excellent,thanks for the tip.

[keefelc]

This book should be good!

Thanks for letting us know about it. Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087...SIN=0879309822
says October 1st - hope that doesn't change (unless it's earlier! )!

[drlove]

Thanks, Ya'll --- Now, I know what to request if a family member asks me this fall what can they get for my b-day

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

I went ahead and pre-ordered it. But I'll admit I'm a bit skeptical.
Granted, Larry Harris is Neil Bogart's cousin. And he was his partner in starting-up the label for Warner Bros. But notice how the write-ups make much ado about little things, like licensing the logo for the cover from Universal, etc... And there's not even a passing mention of Cecil Holmes, Marc Paul Simon, or TGIF.

I got all excited about the video "Inside The Casbah - A History of Casablanca Records and Filmworks", when it was released. And it ended-up being a "Rock Steady" production. In other words... It was, essentially a KISS documentary. So, I'll admit to being skeptical as to how KISS-oriented this book will be, as well.

But... My order's in. And I'm hopeful the book is somewhat broader in scope, than past "Casablanca" histrionics have been. So far, the Casablanca chapter in "Hit Men", has been the most reliably, fact-based account of the label.

[larry harris]

I wrote the book And party Everyday, the inside story of Casablanca records and I believe you will find it much more in depth than anything you have ever read about the label and its artists. I would love to get feedback from you once you have read it- my email is talkharris@olypen.com..By the way Hitmen had a bunch of errors and all the negative quotes were from disgruntled people that just did not get it on any level..no 14 Mercedes, just 4 in the begining ..no drugs layed out during meetings...no bull about spending $3 to make $2..Hope you enjoy the story- it is all true..

[whitesockedfunk]

Thanks for the input Larry! I also put in my pre-order so can't wait till I get my copy! Will let you know what I think :-)

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

I wrote the book And party Everyday, the inside story of Casablanca records and I believe you will find it much more in depth than anything you have ever read about the label and its artists. I would love to get feedback from you once you have read it- my email is [email]talkharris@olypen.com...

All right then... :icon_biggrin: Thanks for stopping by and giving the thread some inarguable credibility, Larry!
Now I am psyched about the prospect of learning something about Casablanca, that I didn't already know. Not that I know everything... Far from it, in fact! But, (until now?) the most any of us hard-core fans of the business have had to go on, was what few, verifiable facts we could squeeze out of the few quotes, or anecdotes about The Casbah, that are available.

If the book is truly written, as you say, "in depth" and tells "the inside story"... Well, BRAVO, dude! It's about time! I promise to tear into it, the day it arrives!

And thanks again, for stopping by DiscoMusic.com. If you ever wanted to find your "target audience", it's here!

[DonaldCleveland]

I wrote the book And party Everyday, the inside story of Casablanca records and I believe you will find it much more in depth than anything you have ever read about the label and its artists. I would love to get feedback from you once you have read it- my email is talkharris@olypen.com..By the way Hitmen had a bunch of errors and all the negative quotes were from disgruntled people that just did not get it on any level..no 14 Mercedes, just 4 in the begining ..no drugs layed out during meetings...no bull about spending $3 to make $2..Hope you enjoy the story- it is all true..

You would have done better to have left Hitmen out of your defense of your book. I believe that your work will stand on its own and be judged as being its own researched work.
As you pointed out "disgruntled people that just did not get it on any level" will influence a book. After all you are leaving yourself as the author open to their interpretation of the events.

An interpretation that you would trust as they were there- and you were not. Survivors of ANY incident get to tell the story. And thus skew it in their favor or thru their viewpoints. Frederic Dannen spoke to people- just like you did. Frederic Dannen checked facts just like you did.

And in a nutshell........ that is why you should not bring "Hitmen" into it. Your book is vulnerable to the same issues as "Hitmen" or for that matter, ANY book.

The truth is your book is only going to be as "true" as those you spoke to will allow it to be. "True" within the parameters of what you were able to cross-check and verify.

I wish you luck and will buy your book myself. Music history is my thing.
Let "Hitmen" be. YOUR book is YOUR book. Dont open yourself to unfair comparison one way.....or the other.

[larry harris]

I don't rely on what other people say or remember - I rely on me experiences - i was there from before day one..This is not art all like Hitmen- He actually interviewed me for his book - The only reason i did the interview is that he had called Neil's wife Joyce and told her he was writing a nice piece about Neil and would she get some people to cooperate- He did his research under false premiss- You only heard from people who failed at Casablanca from him not those who were successful...He was planing on a hatchet job from the begining nto only on us but the other labels he had in the book- I do not draw judgements I just tell the story the way I watched it unfold, no need to fact check the things I lived--This is the story of how the record biz was in the 70's when it had creative music loving entrepenuers, not neccessarily great businessmen but people who loved showbiz and all that entailed.

[remicks]

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Welcome Larry Harris :icon_cool: !


Any chance you might care to share some info on what the book covers???
To what extent do you discuss the disco angle of Casablanca Records??

Can you share some chapter titles ??

Looking forward to reading this !!!!!

thanks!

remicks


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[Chap2Power]

Can't wait, Larry. I'll be a first day buyer...

[kdavid13]

Can't wait, Larry. I'll be a first day buyer...

We're all gonna stampede over to the nearest Chapters,Indigo or Barnes & Noble and for a brief moment - we're all gonna look like Humphrey Bogart groupies !!!!!!!!

:icon_lol:

So I swear ; I'll be playing the McArthur Park Suite on the iPod as I'm paying for this one...

[Cdnbob]

For any Canadian DMC members who want to preorder this book, Amazon.ca has it available for preorder for $18.87. Check out this link:
And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records: Amazon.ca: Larry Harris: Books