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More examples of the specialized Beatles books that are out there lurking in the Beatles marketplace
As stated in a previous post, the biggest public reception the Beatles ever received in their stellar career was in Australia. Several books have been published over the years dealing specifically with their visits to both Australia and New Zealand. Since so many Beatles biographies have been published, the trend now for Beatles-related literature is more specialized books dealing with a smaller segment of their story. The exception to that trend may of course be Mark Lewisohn’s trilogy.
Here are a few books that may be of interest:
The Beatles Records in Australia
Self Published in 1981 by Bruce Hamlin
Bruce passed away in 2018
The print editions of the following book by Jaesen Jones are extremely difficult to find!
“AN OVERVIEW OF AUSTRALIAN BEATLES RECORDS”
2011 first edition and revised edition published in 2012- Canberra. The print run of the book has long been sold out but the Online book is available at the link below, available in digital format!
This book by Jaesen Jones reflects an overview of Australian Beatles records released in Australia or for Australia from Feb 1963 until 1991, primarily those records distributed by EMI (Australia). It took me a very long time to secure a copy of the hard-to-find print edition.
This edition of the Bruce Renwick book about the Beatles in New Zealand is also very difficult to find and was published in 1993 by B. Tell Publications. You will need to watch out for this edition on either Ebay or Abe Books:
The Beatles Down Under, The 1964 Australia & New Zealand Tour-Hardback
Great book by Glenn A. Baker concerning the Beatles in both New Zealand and Australia in 1964
By Glenn A. Baker and Roger Dilernia, Pierian Press 1995
Occasionally found on Ebay and Abe Books:
The softcover version of Glenn A Baker’s book
Beatles Down Under – The 1964 Australia & NewZealand Tour Paperback – January 1, 1982
by Glenn A. Baker
Published by Wild & Woolley Available on Amazon:
Excellent book about their concerts in New Zealand and meeting John’s relatives in NZ.
Eight Days A Week: The Beatles’ Tour of New Zealand 1964 Paperback – August 5, 2014
by Graham Hutchins Available on Amazon:
Published by ReadHowYouWant
The Beatles in Australia-By Mark Hayward
New Holland Publishers Pty, Limited-2005
This book is predominantly a photo book put together by Beatles photo collector extraordinaire, Mark Hayward. The photos are excellent and it is a book well worth having for your collection. If you do not have this one, you may be able to locate a copy at Amazon, Ebay or at Abe books:
It certainly appears that Sean Lennon has done another fantastic job in helping to preseerve his parents legacy. The Lennon estate’s box sets are second to none in their production values and their wonderful content. I am so looking forward to receiving this wonderful treat in October of 2025!!!
All of the configurations of the new box are from the Lennon website:
Produced bySean Ono Lennonand his5 x GRAMMY® Award–winning Ultimate Mixes team. Mixed and engineered byPaul HicksandSam Gannonand mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studioswith a hardback book designed and edited bySimon Hilton.
SUPER DELUXE EDITION 9CD/3BR/BOOK BOXED SET 9 CDs ⋆ 3 HD AUDIO BLU-RAY DISCS ⋆ LENTICULAR COVER 103 TRACKS ⋆ HD STEREO ⋆ HD 5.1 SURROUND ⋆ DOLBY ATMOS 204-PAGE BOOK ⋆ NEWSPRINT POSTER ⋆ 2 POSTCARDS ⋆ 2 STICKER SHEETS 2 REPLICA TICKETS, VIP BACKSTAGE PASS AND VIP AFTERSHOW INVITATION
LIMIT OF 4 PER PERSON.
TRACKLIST:
CD1 / BR1 HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW 1. Power To The People (intro) † 2. New York City* 3. It’s So Hard* 4. Move On Fast* † 5. Well Well Well † 6. Born In A Prison* † 7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)* 8. Mother* 9. We’re All Water † 10. Come Together † 11. Imagine* 12. Open Your Box* † 13. Cold Turkey* † 14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* † 15. Hound Dog 16. Law And Order 17. Give Peace A Chance * denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show
CD2 / BR1 AFTERNOON SHOW 1. Power To The People (intro) † 2. New York City 3. It’s So Hard 4. Move On Fast † 5. Well Well Well 6. Born In A Prison † 7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) 8. Mother 9. We’re All Water † 10. Come Together 11. Imagine 12. Open Your Box † 13. Cold Turkey † 14. Don’t Worry Kyoko † 15. Hound Dog †
CD3 / BR1 EVENING SHOW 1. Power To The People (intro) † 2. New York City † 3. It’s So Hard † 4. Move On Fast † 5. Well Well Well † 6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) † 7. Mother † 8. We’re All Water † 9. Born In A Prison † 10. Come Together 12. Open Your Box † 13. Cold Turkey 14. Hound Dog 15. Law And Order 16. Give Peace A Chance
CD4 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (THE ULTIMATE MIXES) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings 1. New York City (Ultimate Mix) 2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix) 3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix) 4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix) 5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended) 6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix) 7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended) 8. Angela (Ultimate Mix) 9. We’re All Water (Ultimate Mix)
CD5 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (THE EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings 1. New York City (Evolution Documentary) † 2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary) † 3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary) † 4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary) † 5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary) † 6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary) † 7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary) † 8. Angela (Evolution Documentary) † 9. We’re All Water (Evolution Documentary) †
CD6 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (STUDIO JAM) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory 1. Jazz Freakout † 2. You Can’t Sit Down † 3. Roll Over Beethoven † 4. Honey, Don’t † 5. Ain’t That A Shame † 6. My Babe † 7. Send Me Some Lovin’ † 8. Fools Like Me † 9. Down In The Caribbean † 10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono † 11. That’s Right † 12. Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog † 13. Yoko’s Rhythm † 14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ / It’ll Be Me † 15. Yakety Yak † 16. Road Runner †
CD7 / BR3 LIVE JAM 1 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band and A Star Studded Cast of Thousands Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London 15 December 1969 1. Cold Turkey (live) 2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live) John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Fillmore East, New York 6 June 1971 3. Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live) 4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live) 5. Scumbag (live) 6. Aü (live)
CD8 / BR3 LIVE JAM 2 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 1971 1. Attica State (live) † 2. The Luck Of The Irish (live) 3. Sisters, O Sisters (live) † 4. John Sinclair (live) John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band Live at the Benefit for the families of the victims of the riot at Attica State Correctional Facility Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC 17 December 1971 5. Attica State (live) 6. Sisters, O Sisters (live) † 7. Imagine (live) John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC 16 December 1971 8. Attica State (live) † 9. Sisters, O Sisters (live) † 10. John Sinclair (live) † John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC 4 September 1972 11. Imagine (live) † 12. Now Or Never (live) † 13. Give Peace A Chance (live) †
CD9 / BR3 HOME JAM John Lennon Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York 10 September 1971 1. Shazam † 2. Honey, Don’t † 3. Glad All Over † 4. Lend Me Your Comb † 5. Wake Up Little Susie † 6. New York City † 7. Wake Up Little Susie † 8. ‘Hey, que pasa?’ † 9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) † 10. Vacation Time † 11. Heartbeat † 12. Peggy Sue Got Married † 13. Peggy Sue † 14. ‘Phone call from Henry Gotsello’ † 15. Peggy Sue † 16. ‘Now we’d like to change the mood a little…’ † 17. Maybe Baby † 18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues † 19. Rave On! † 20. Twelve Bar Blues † John Lennon Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York 27 October 1971 21. I Got You † 22. Hi-Heel Sneakers † 23. Slippin’ And Slidin’ † 24. Gone From This Place † John Lennon Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 1971 25. Send Me Some Lovin’ † 26. He Got The Blues † 27. When The Teacher † 28. Pill † 29. It’s Real John Lennon and Phil Ochs Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 1971 30. I Ain’t Marching Anymore † 31. Joe Hill † 32. Chords Of Fame † 33. Ringing Of Revolution
A good friend of mine Jeff Smulyan sent me the link about this forthcoming cd and vinyl release and I was pleasantly surprised. Even though Julian’s dad always had low opinions of It’s Only Love, it was always one of my personal favorite John Lennon songs. It will be interesting to hear the treatment of the song given by Chrissie Hynde and Julian Lennon. Chrissie Hynde, according to Julian had approached him to record a duet with her a while back. It will be interesting to listen to the final product and result!!!
This title will be released on October 17, 2025.
The cd:Duets Special is out 10/17 on Rhino.
This title will be released on October 17, 2025.
The vinylDuets Special is out 10/17 on Rhino.
Duets Special
ON AMAZON UK
Duets Special Chrissie Hynde & Pals (Artist) Format: Audio CD
Duets Special (Recycled Black Vinyl) The Amazon UK link of the cd or vinyl is scheduled for October 17, 2025
Denny Seiwell was the first drummer in Wings, Paul McCartney’s band, post-Beatles, that was his vehicle to prove to the world that he was not finished musically despite the disbanding of the world’s most successful and influential entertainment phenomenon!!! Denny Seiwell, in September of 2025 will be issuing a memoir detailing his background in jazz music and his time as the drummer with Paul McCartney’s band.The Amazon details of the book are noted below:
A signed Wings drumhead by Denny Seiwell that I acquired many years ago on eBay!
Denny Seiwell The Best and Worst of Times- Paperback
by Denny Seiwell (Author), Robyn Flans (Author)Released on September 23, 2025Published by Hudson Music
From Amazon:
About the Authors
Denny Seiwell is a drummer and founding member of Wings with Paul McCartney. He appears on all the band’s recordings from their inception until 1973, including the single “Live and Let Die.” A prolific session drummer, he has also recorded or performed with Billy Joel, Rick Danko, Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker, Kai Winding, John Denver, Janis Joplin and many others. He is the author of What Not to Play!: A Drummer’s Guide to Crafting a Drum Part (Alfred Music).
Robyn Flans is a journalist and author whose books include It’s About Time: Jeff Porcaro – The Man and His Music and Jeff Porcaro: A Moment in Time (Hudson Music). She is a longtime columnist and journalist who has been published in many major magazines including Modern Drummer and Mix.
AMAZON BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Denny Seiwell: The Best and Worst of Times is the autobiography of the original drummer for Paul McCartney & Wings. Co-written with bestselling author Robyn Flans (Jeff Porcaro: It’s About Time), the book chronicles the life of Denny’s successful career as a studio drummer, his time in Wings, and much more.
In 1971, busy New York session drummer Denny Seiwell received a life-changing phone call to audition for the most coveted gig in the world at the time: the drum chair with Paul McCartney. As the first non-Beatle to be chosen to play with McCartney, Seiwell embarked on a three-year rollercoaster ride through making three albums and touring with the former Beatle and securing his own place in classic rock history.
In The Best and Worst of Times, Seiwell tells the story of how his life and career unfolded through his time in the Navy, performing and recording in New York City and Los Angeles, becoming a first-call studio drummer, and joining Wings. The making of the albums RAM, Wild Life, Red Rose Speedway, and the classic single “Live and Let Die” are recounted in detail, along with all of Denny’s tours and travels with Wings, including the University, Wings Over Europe, and U.K. Tours of 1972-73. Seiwell reveals the inner workings of the band—from both a musical and personal perspective—and his ultimate decision to walk away from working with one of the biggest names in music history.
Following his departure from Wings, Seiwell immediately resumed his freelance career, working with various artists including Rick Danko (The Band), Joe Cocker, and Leon Russell, doing film score work with James Newton Howard, and taking on other projects. Through it all, Denny recounts his work, music, relationships, and his struggle with alcohol. He weaves a compelling story of riding a rocket to the stars, then coming to grips with the realities of the music business and his own frailties and addiction—and his ultimate recovery and happiness.
The Best and Worst of Times will put you behind the drum chair with Paul McCartney and give you an inside look at the many ups and downs of Seiwell’s six decades of surviving and thriving in music.
“’Live and Let Die’ alone tells you almost everything you need to know about Denny’s playing.” – Jim Keltner
“Out of all the guys I saw who I asked to do pretty much the same things I asked Denny to do, I thought he was the one who handled it best… he could do anything I asked him to do.” – Paul McCartney on Denny’s audition.
The book is 180 pages, printed in full color, with rare photographs throughout, including images from the Paul McCartney collection.
Volume 10 Issue 1 of Classic Drummer featuring Denny on the cover of the magazine:
The 50th anniversary edition tribute to the McCartney Ram album on which Seiwell played drums. This features interpretations of the material 50 years later
Ram On: 50th Anniversary Tribute To Paul & Linda Mccartney’s Ram by PERDOMO,FENANDO & DENNY SEIWELL | May 28, 2021
Though Julian Lennon had intense reservations about ever covering his dad’s classic song of Imagine, when the crisis in Ukraine occurred with the invasion from the north, he felt compelled to do so because of the urgency of the moment. He produced a vinyl benefit 45 of the song. With the assistance of his friend Nuno Bettencourt, he recorded a unique acoustic guitar version of the song as Julian wanted something done differently in the production of the song because of it’s very strong association of being a piano based number. He was very successful in pulling it off.
Things change so quickly with song accreditation these days as a song that was always listed as being a John Lennon composition was changed to give credit to Yoko Ono as the co-writer and inspiration of the song via her book Grapefruit where she uses the Imagine term several times which clearly influenced John in the creation of the title and its contents, the song is now credited to Lennon/Ono. John himself stated during his lifetime that he should have given Yoko a songwriting credit for the song. That has now been rectified.
Julian’s was very resistant to ever doing a cover of the song for a multitude of reasons. One major reason is the curse of always being judged by media critics in comparisons with his father. Julian felt that the cause to help Ukraine outweighed and overruled that resistance and used the new recording to help with the Ukrainian cause as he donated the proceeds to Ukraine. Audience members who have heard the new version admire it and it seems to have received universally positive praise.
When the new Julian version of Imagine was issued, I saw this sheet music on eBay which featured Imagine signed by his son Julian. I could not resist in adding this to my collection. In the future I will have the sheet music framed with the 45 picture sleeve of the song. it is interesting to note that when John was recording the Imagine song and LP at Tittenhurst Park back in 1971, Julian was only a young boy of 8 years old, visiting his dad at the time and he was filmed playing with his friends on the immense estate, seemingly having a great time!
JULIAN LENNON SIGNED IMAGINE SHEET MUSIC
BMG-2022
Issued by BMG in 2022, this is the cover of the 45 issued by Julian of Imagine. The B-side was an etching of the word IMAGINE
The white vinyl 45:
Julian’s notes about his cover version appearing on both YouTube and his website- Official Store https://store.julianlennon.com/
“The War on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy… As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could.
So today, for the first time ever, I publicly performed my Dad’s song, IMAGINE.
Why now, after all these years? – I had always said, that the only time I would ever consider singing ‘IMAGINE’ would be if it was the ‘End of the World’…
But also because his lyrics reflect our collective desire for peace worldwide. Because within this song, we’re transported to a space, where love and togetherness become our reality, if but for a moment in time…
The song reflects the light at the end of the tunnel, that we are all hoping for…
As a result of the ongoing murderous violence, millions of innocent families, have been forced to leave the comfort of their homes, to seek asylum elsewhere.
I’m calling on world leaders and everyone who believes in the sentiment of IMAGINE, to stand up for refugees everywhere! Please advocate and donate from the heart. #StandUpForUkraine”
The late Mal Evans who passed away in January of 1976 when he was shot by the LA police department while brandishing what the cops viewed as a rifle being aimed at them. Mal was suffering from severe depression at the time. He had led both a fascinating yet complicated life. He had the undying trust of the Beatles and he was with them for virtually their entire career joining them in 1963 and becoming their Road Manager joining forces with another trusted Beatle associate named Neil Aspinall. Mal was with the band as they rose to the pinnacle of fame and fortune. He loved the band so much that his devout loyalty has been later diagnosed as one of his biggest flaws. The reason for this analysis is based on the observation that he was often taken for granted by the band especially in regards to his financial compensation. He was grossly underpaid especially when compared with what the Beatles earned during those 7 years he was with them. He was promised royalties and a songwriting credit for several lyrical contributions he made to some Beatles songs. Speculation also exists that he may have been given compensation but his diaries certainly do not verify any specific amounts if that is indeed the case. It is a sad irony that the Beatles loved and trusted Mal but perhaps one could judiciously argue that on the other side of the coin, much of Mal’s loyalty may have been misplaced or misdirected. Reading the superb book by Kenneth Womack called Living the Beatles Legend, he lays out much of the evidence which allows the viewer to assess the information and come to their own conclusion about this matter. Mal was very happy and eager to dedicate a large portion of his life to the Beatles, yet the end result of that was that his wife and children suffered from not having their husband and dad around as often as they would have wanted or have liked. I get the distinct impression that the family often came out as the 2nd banana in the importance hierarchy of Mal. That assessment is not so simple though as Ken Womack describes Mal’s intense love for his wife and children. You get the impression that Mal felt guilty about how his family was feelingabout his extreme sense of devotion but his actions and behavior seemed to belie that feeling of guilt. This may explain Mal’s intense sense of depression towards the end of his life. He was now facing a life without the Beatles and he lacked the sense of confidence to seemingly forge a new path. Mal admired the Beatles musical talents very much but he seemed to feel that his own attempts and musical production skills and attemots at songwriting were not be taken as seriously as he would have liked. It must have been a difficult scenario where his primary accomplishment was being assessed by the public from his association with the world’s most successful entertainers of the time. That had to be a tough row to hoe and we could certainly understand the mental conflicts this must have caused with Mal. To learn more about this fascinating story I suggest you read volume 1 of Kenneth Womack’s Mal Evans biography. You will smile at times and you will shed a few tears as well. Volume 2 of the Evans biography will follow, according to Ken Womack sometime in late 2026. The 2nd book will feature the actual Evans diaries as well as many other long hidden treasures!
For signed copies of the Ken Womack book:THE FEST FOR BEATLES FANS LINK
Some people scoff at the contributions that Mal Evans made to Beatles songs like contributing some lyrics to Paul’s Fixing a Hole Sgt. Pepper track, yet just like many other Mal Evans occasions where the Beatles took Mal for granted, he went publicly uncredited for many of those contributions. It is a Shakespearean tragedy in my opinion that this man’s undying loyalty and love for the Beatles allowed him to be often used by the band. This even extended to what the band paid him during the Beatles years. The full story is brilliantly portrayed in the Kenneth Womack book that you see on this page (both the US edition and UK edition are pictured above)
A Personal Collecting higlight for me:
This unreleased song entitled Tears, was written in Mal Evans handwriting which I obtained for my personal collection from the UK organization named TRACKS! The song was co-written with Norman Kurban, a songwriter, musician, and arranger. Kurban has worked with Carole King and Buddy Miles among many other prominent names over the years!
Mal must have written multiple drafts of the song as recently I saw another handwritten copy of the song on eBay!
That copy however does not give the songwriting credits shown here on the upper right hand corner of the document!
Some Songwriting and Production Credits:
You and Me (Babe) is the song that ends the Ringo LP. It was co-written by none other than George Harrison and Mal Evans. Little is known that there was an additional song written by Mal that Ringo decided not to use on the Ringo LP. (See the Womack book for more details)
Mal Evans was also a great talent scout for the Beatles finding and promoting the Iveys who were later to become Badfinger. Mal Evans produced the hit singleNo Matter Whatfor Badfinger.
Mal also discovered and found the wonderful duo who become Splinter once Bill Elliot had recorded the vocal for the John Lennon song God Save Us God Save Us (2010 Remaster) which was issued to benefit OZ magazine in the UK. The song had a production credit for Mal Evans on the record.
Later, Elliot joined Bob Purvis to form Splinter a wonderful harmonizing duo that recorded some Apple demos but after the Apple label had deteriorated, due to business problems, George Harrison signed them to Dark Horse Records.
A lovely and beautiful Bob Purvis song that Mal Evans wrote some of the lyrics to was entitled Lonely Man. A rare unreleased version of this song exists with Pete Ham of Badfinger on acoustic guitar. Hopefully we will one day hear that gem. In the meantime, here is the excellent released version:
This is an item which I acquired from Kenneth Womack, the prominent Beatles scholar and author.
The bobblehead features a representation of Mal holding a hammer that he used on the anvil he secured for the song he played on during the Get Back/Let It Be sessions entitled Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. The song was officially released on the Abbey Road LP. I apologize for not knowing for sure whether it was Mal or Ringo playing the anvil on the final studio version of the song. I am only making an assumption saying that it was Mal. I usually only collect Beatles-related print material but I was overjoyed to obtain this wonderful memento from the Mal Evans book author. I love it and it is displayed prominently on one of my many bookshelves. One of my biggest regrets was not attending the Beatlefest (now known as The Fest For Beatles Fans) in the 70s where Mal made a guest appearance.
I have been told that a picture of the unique Apple Christmas card that Mal Evans sent to the former manager of Apple Records, the late Ken Mansfield, which I now own, will be included in the highly anticipated 2nd volume about Mal written by Kenneth Womack, due sometime in 2026! Here is a photo of the letter that accompanied my purchase of the Mal Evans Christmas card. Mr. Mansfield was a classy guy!
The 1964 UK Tour program in my collection which features a Mal Evans signature:
Mal Evans signature from my copy of a 1964 UK Tour program-unusual because he usually signed Mal rather than his full first name of Malcolm!Also proud to have his job description included with his signature asBeatle Road Manager.
MAL WAS LOVED BY VIRTUALLY EVERYONE:
Mal was also loved and respected by many of the Beatles close friends and associates. For example, people like musician Harry Nilsson who wrote this wonderful inscription about Mal on a test reference disk of his Sandman LP :
It reads: “TO MAL THE PAL-I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART-YOU BET HARRY NILSSON” Mal took the photo of the the cover of the Nilsson Sandman LP.
The Harry Nilsson Sandman LP cover with the photo that was taken by Mal Evans:
Mal receives the cover photo credit on the back of the album cover in the last column:
SANDMAN ALBUM CREDITS:
A&R – Marge Meoli
Arranged By – Perry Botkin Jr. (tracks: A2, A4, B4)
Engineer [Second] – Artie Torgersen, Mike Moran (7), Pete Abbott
Guitar – Danny Kootch*, Fred Tackett, Jesse Ed Davis
Keyboards – Jane Getz, Leon Russell, Van Dyke Parks
Percussion – Emil Richards, Emmett Kennedy, Gary Coleman, Joe DeAguero, Pat Murphy, Robert Greenidge
Photography By [Cover] – Mal “The Pal” Evans*
Producer – Harry Nilsson
Reeds – Bobby Keys, Gene Cipriano, Jay Migliori, Jim Horn, Johnny Rotella*, Trevor Lawrence
Strings [Solos] – Bobby Bruce, Ilene Novog, The Perry Botkin Jr. Orchestra*
HOPE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO LATE 2026 WHEN WE LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT THE INTRIGUING SHAKESPEAREAN TALE OF MALCOLM EVANS WITH VOLUME 2 OF KENNETH WOMACK’S EXCELLENT EXPLORATION OF THE LIFE OF THE GENTLE GIANT. HOPE THE MONTHS FLY BY!
