[2015-06-24] The Hollies "The Road Is Long ... The Hollies Story" softcover by Brian Southall

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

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The first biography of the Manchester-based Hollies will be published in June by Red Planet Publishing. The publication date marks the 50th anniversary of the band’s first No.1 hit back in 1965 when “I’m Alive” knocked Elvis’ “Crying in the Chapel” off the top spot on June 24th. Author and former music business [EMI] executive Brian Southall is completing work on this first-ever biography of The Hollies who had not one but two remarkable careers. Their amazing run of three-part harmony hits every year came to an end when Graham Nash left for the US taking his new songs “Marrakesh Express” and “Teach Your Children” with him to form Crosby, Stills & Nash. But a second run of success was kick-started with a wave of classic singles led by “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” and “The Air that I Breathe” that dominated charts and the airwaves in the 1970s.

With exclusive guest interviews and contributions from band members including Graham Nash, THE HOLLIES STORY promises to re-evaluate their place in the history of popular music. The band is one of the leading British groups of the 1960s (231 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1960s; the 9th highest of any artist of the decade) and into the mid 1970s. Sixties hits included: Just One Look; Here I Go Again; I’m Alive ; Look Through Any Window; If I Needed Someone; I Can’t Let Go; Bus Stop; Stop, Stop, Stop; On a Carousel; Carrie Anne; King Midas in Reverse; Jennifer Eccles; Sorry Suzanne; He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother. Seventies hits included: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress; The Air That I Breathe.

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1905959761/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1905959761/?tag=imwan-21

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

This could be good. But isn't Bobby Elliott already working on his own Hollies history book?

Maybe we'll need both, an insider story, and an outsider story. Well, since Brian worked for EMI, these could be 2 parallel / alternate insider stories...

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Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:18 pm

Oh, we need every Hollies book. It's not like there are that many out there.

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

How true, ha...

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Here's an interview with the author:

http://thestrangebrew.co.uk/allan-clark ... lies-story

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

There's a pretty significant difference in page count between the US edition and the UK editions. I wonder if there's missing content or if it's just a matter of formatting.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:12 pm

We might not have to worry about it, Neal. The UK softcover edition is the only one that has actually been published:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1905959761/?tag=imwan-21

The UK hardcover and USA softcover are currently dormant listings.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:38 pm

The American listing for the softcover edition is up and running now, and the book shows as in stock:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1905959761/?tag=imwan-20

(I've removed the link for the hardcover from Robin's opening post since it looks like that edition is not going to be published.)

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

My copy of the UK paperback arrived last week. I've got a couple of other books ahead of it, but it looks good.

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

I read somewhere recently that supposedly Bobby Elliott has only gotten up to 1965 in researching / writing his own Hollies bio, so it looks like we're in for a L-O-N-G wait to get his version of events, ugh...

[2015-06-24] The Hollies "The Road Is Long ... The Hollies Story" softcover by Brian Southall

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