Excited to see my good friend Marty Porter’s book “Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios” hit #1 on amazon’s Pop Artist Biographies list, #1 in Music History & Criticism, and #4 in Popular Music (behind three Taylor Swift novelty books) following a phenomenal Bob Lefsetz review two weeks prior to publication!
I can vouch for Marty and co-author David Goggin literally working on this for a decade. I’ve been fortunate to be very close to it, monitoring the progress on over 100 interviews, reading early chapters and three prior “complete” versions, and watching as Marty obtained permissions for using hundreds of photos (there are 266 illustrations in the final 352-page book). “The book”Buzz Me In” truly captures the spirit of the times, and for anyone curious whether the tales of ‘60s/’70s/’80s sex, drugs and rock and roll are true — it’s all right here. As Lefsetz (who I don’t know) wrote earlier this week:
“Just when you think every story’s been told…
“This particular book has not been written before. We’ve got books listing all the sessions, but exactly what went down inside the buildings…some of us care, and if you do…
“The book made me feel good, it made me feel like my life was worth living, that my choices were good….
“To go into the studio back in the day… There was a magic, your skin tingled…
“And that feeling is captured in this book.”
If you’re not sure your faves are included, just look at the back cover. Congrats to Marty and David, but you too can now buzz yourself in on a fun read layered with rock and roll history.
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Quite a list of artsists (from Elvis to Prince). Now I know what I want for Father’s Day.