Arts & Entertainment Books
VelocePress is now publishing titles pertaining to the music industry - in particular the 60s and 70s. Enjoy!
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The Abstracts - A 1960s Liverpool Group That Time Almost Forgot!

Author: Various
Description: The 1960's were a time of change and uncertainty. In 1961 the Berlin wall was built, in 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted, in 1963 JFK was assassinated, and on February 7, 1964 the Beatles arrived in New York to be welcomed by 10,000 screaming fans and music, as the world knew it, would never be the same again. ...more

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Beat Waves 'Cross the Mersey - The Sound That Was Heard Around the World - Revised & Updated 2022 Edition

Author: Manfred Kuhlmann

Description: *Note*Promotional copies of this book were originally issued using the title, 'Mersey Beat Waves'. This book is identical with the exception that the title has been changed.

Originally published as The Sound With The Pound , this revised and updated edition includes an additional 142 illustrations and 127 pages.

A comprehensive anthology of the Merseybeat era, this book chronicles the complete stories of 164 Merseyside groups, plus an additional 91 line-ups and a list of 276 group names, for a total of 531 groups that were active in Liverpool and the surrounding area in the late 1950 s to the end of the Sixties. While a number of the original stories have been revised and updated in this 2022 edition, ...more

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Beat Waves 'Cross the Mersey
Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (Music CD's)
PLEASE NOTE: CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE






Review by Jim Jones of The Newtons and The Undertakers:
'Just received Vol 5... These CDs really capture the music of Liverpool and are great additions to the book. Well done!'

Jim Jones

Author: Various
Description: A series of music CD's that compliment the stories in 'Beat Waves 'Cross the Mersey' & 'Some Other Guys'. All original recordings from the 1960's, many of them never previously released. Plus some live recordings from the famous Liverpool clubs, all digitally remastered. ...more

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The Notions-'Cavern's Choice for 1964'

Author: Various
Description: While most books that have been written about the 1960 s Liverpool groups tend to focus on the individual members and while this book is obviously the Notions story, it also includes details and information that their manager, Frank Delaney, had accumulated that was not totally exclusive to the Notions. Consequently, this publication will appeal not only to fans of the Notions but to any of the groups that appeared on the same bill as the Notions as well as anyone that is interested in the Liverpool Sound phenomenon. ...more

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Some Other Guys (Revised Edition)
Author: Manfred Kuhlmann
Description: This 2021 revised edition of the previous 2013 publication chronicles the stories of an additional 110 Merseyside groups, plus 133 line-ups that were not included in Beat Waves Cross the Mersey . ...more

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San Antonio Radio Memories - Let 'em Out!

Author: Various
Description: There was that "nothing like it before" music that rocked us. But... more importantly, there were those incredible air personalities who literally blew us away! ...more

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