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As Time Goes By
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
Derek Taylor's iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history: Beatlemania. As Time Goes By tells the remarkable story of Taylor's trajectory from humble provincial journalist to loved confidant right at the center of the Beatles' magic circle. In charming, conversational prose, Taylor shares anecdotes and reminiscences so vivid and immediate that you find yourself plunged into the beating heart of 1960s counterculture. Whether watching the debut performance of "Hey Jude" in a country pub or hearing firsthand gossip about a star-studded cast of characters, Taylor's unique narrative voice forges an autobiography like no other.
Reissued here in a brand new edition with a foreword by celebrated writer Jon Savage, this long-admired memoir is a cult classic of the genre.
Contains mature themes.
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- Cliente Amazon
- 01-05-20
Quite alright
Interesting to know another insider's point of view. I enjoyed more Richard Di Lello's book "The endless cocktail party" but this one is ok. I don't think the narrator did a great job here.
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- Roy Fox
- 24-09-23
The narrator is a dark, overwhelming, presence!
Listening is pure torture. I have tried twice without success...a memoir ruined and impossible to continue as the reader has damaged the text. An audiobook lives or dies with the narrator. Here it was absolutely unbearable.
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- Mr. F. J. Coop
- 10-10-23
A meandering take on a life around Music
To quote Neil Innes - Derek Taylor frequently grabs the wrong end of the stick and proceeds to beat about the bush with it….as well as annoyingly repeating himself several times, repeating himself several times, repeating himself several times for no good reason…..
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- oboogie
- 25-05-23
Pass
The performance of the book could hardly be more dreary. Impossible to comment on the text really, the narration is unlistenable
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- cherryandI
- 24-03-23
Looking through………
Like looking through a window of the psychedelic 60’s and hearing precious moments of people we loved from afar. The Beatles were extraordinary, Derek Taylor was there and travelled along their path, what a path. He’s given us glimpses of the magic that was happening. I loved it.
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- Dora16
- 06-06-23
Time goes by very slowly
Incredibly badly written for a man who worked as a national journalist and was the Beatles' publicist. And the reader's voice and style of narration are both unbearable. A few interesting snippets but that's about it. Was expecting so much more.
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- Lewis
- 27-04-19
Didn't float my boat or quench my thirst
Didn't like the narrative style from the first minute but persevered with an expectation that didn't arrive infact sent me to sleep on every listen, hardly anything about the fab 4, disappointing.
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- Micheal
- 20-08-23
Scattered book
Probably the worst audiobook I have listened to. Poor writing, especially from someone who was a journalist. Narration poor but in fairness the narrator had little to work with.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-10-22
Get someone who can read-awful
Why have what might have been an interesting book read out in such an uninteresting way?
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- Anonymous User
- 11-02-24
Unlistenable performance/narration
Unable to listen to more than 30 minutes…
The voice performer reads the text erratically, in spurts of 2-3 syllables as phrases. It’s difficult to understand what Derek Taylor’s original narrative is in text.
This audiobook should be removed from the catalog.
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