[peel] Re: Peel book

[CR Lawson]

Phil/Stuart
I have just been passing though the UK and apart from some record shopping
....Aphrodisiacs album is great by the way .... I debated at length with
myself whether to buy Mick Wall's book....in the end I did and rationalised
it by saying that I have bought every music magazine with tributes to John
so really the book is just the same.

I have read half so far n nearly all of the quotes etc that  I have read
have either come from John's programmes or the 2 BBC documentaries on
him....in short there is little so far which is "insightful" other than
perhaps his own thoughts.

I share Phil's view concerning the author and can only hope that despite
making some money he genuinely was writing this as a tribute.

Will  await the family's official version next year.

Cheers
Rob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil" <festive50@...>
To: <peel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:00 AM
Subject: [peel] Re: Peel book


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> I must confess to have been tempted to buy one of these books, just
> in case there may have been some unknown or forgotten gems.
> However, my mind was made up for me when I picked up the Mick Wall
> book off the self at local bookshop.
> It consisted of 194 pages of fairly large print.
> The bits I read, were what most of us knew already plus tributes
> which we've probably all read, photos which we've all seen. This was
> then padded out with page after page of festive 50 lists.
> I don't think I'll ever be asked to go on the Booker Award Panel.
> Then again this book is unlikely to win any awards either.
> Except maybe a contender for the "Fast Buck" award.
> Phil
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Stuart McHugh <stuart@v...> wrote:
> > Whether this will meet the 'approval' of the group I'm not sure
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> > I'm sure it will be of interest - a biography of John by Mick
> Wall.
> > Out in a week as far as I can tell. It's described as a 'tribute'
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> > I have no idea if it was always planned with its cover changed, a
> > work-in-progress recently completed, or something else rushed out
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> > time for Xmas.
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> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752872125/ref=amb_asin-
> coop-1_151439/026-4668031-3915639
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> > Stuart
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