Received an email today from Not Lame Media on a possible reprint of Ken Sharp's exhaustive 1993 book on The Raspberries. Ken being an authoritative RnR nut / author, Goldmine contributor over mega years, author of those Power Pop books we have, yada yada. If Ken can get 150 commitments on this reprint, then he will move forward with it. See details below, and shoot him an email.

Interested in THE Definitive Book on RASPBERRIES?

Re-Print Coming from author KEN SHARP

NOTE: if you are interested in book, you must email Ken Sharp direct at the email address below.

Out of print for over 20 years, Overnight Sensation: The Story of The Raspberries was Ken Sharp's first book and it landed a feature in the June 30, 1994 issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

Ken has received countless inquiries over the years from fans all over the world interested in acquiring a copy but the issue was a minimum order of 1000 copies was required. He recently discovered that the company that originally published the book can do a much smaller press run but in order to do so, he needs to get 150 buyers otherwise it will be too cost prohibitive to undertake.

The book is a prized item on the collector’s market with used copies selling for upwards of $300-$500 on the secondary market.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780966208115/ ... 208110/plp

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006F16ZW/?tag=imwan-20

About the book:

This is a BIG book...Oversized 8 ½” x11” 352-page paperback crammed with interviews, press clippings, rare photos, handwritten lyrics, concert ads, memorabilia, plus a look at pre-Raspberries bands, The Choir, Cyrus Erie, The Quick and much more. It’s the ultimate scrapbook on Raspberries.

Cost will be $45 plus $15 for priority mail shipping (U.S.). Overseas orders inquire about shipping rates.

If you are interested and willing to fully commit 100% to buying a copy, please send an email ASAP to:

sharpk [at] aol [dot] com

replacing what’s in the 2 [ ] above with the real “at” and “dot” (you know what to do).

If Ken hears from 150 committed buyers he will move ahead on the reprint and send out an email with ordering information.

Ken Sharp is a New York Times Best Selling writer who has authored or co-authored over eighteen music books, contributes to a variety of national music magazines, works on music documentaries and has done liner notes for releases by Elvis Presley, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Small Faces, Santana, Cheap Trick, Raspberries, Eric Carmen, KISS, Hall & Oates, Rick Springfield, The Babys, John Waite, The Guess Who, Jellyfish, Jefferson Airplane and others.

GREAT NEW INTERVIEW WITH KEN SHARP on POPDOSE. Click HERE to go to it:

http://popdose.com/popdose-qa-ken-sharp ... ck-heroes/

I have a 1993 copy, and I'd highly recommend it.

He's legit. I bought the reprint of his Cheap Trick book and it was pricey, but worth it.

It's been a year, but eye got an email from Ken today, and the book is a GO !!

"I'm planning to do a very small repressing of the book late in the year or early next year and those will sell for $45 plus shipping."

Yabba dabba !!

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