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Barry Miles

December 02, 2023

For the American musician, see Barry Miles (musician).

Barry Miles (born 21 February 1943)[1] is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London underground and counterculture. He is the author of numerous books and his work has also regularly appeared in leftist newspapers such as The Guardian. In the 1960s, he was co-owner of the Indica Gallery and helped start the independent newspaper International Times.

Barry Miles
Born (1943-02-21) 21 February 1943 (age 80)
Cirencester, England
Other namesMiles
SpouseRosemary Bailey
Websitewww.barrymiles.co.uk

Biography edit

In the 1960s, Miles worked at Better Books, which was managed by Tony Godwin. Godwin was friends with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, with whom he would exchange Penguin books for City Lights publications. In 1965, Allen Ginsberg gave a reading at Better Books that led to the International Poetry Incarnation, a seminal event co-organised by Miles.

In 1965, Miles and his wife, the former Susan Crane,[2] introduced Paul McCartney to hash brownies by using a recipe for hash fudge that they had found in The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook.[3]

Following the International Poetry Incarnation, Miles established the Indica Gallery and Bookshop, allowing him to meet many of the stars of the Swinging London social scene.[4] Miles brought McCartney into contact with people who wanted to start International Times, which McCartney helped to fund.[5]

With John Hopkins and Dave Howson, Miles organised The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, a concert on 29 April 1967 at Alexandra Palace to raise funds for International Times. It was a multi-artist event, featuring poets, artists and musicians. Pink Floyd headlined the event; other artists included: Yoko Ono and John Lennon, Arthur Brown, jazz-rock group Soft Machine, Tomorrow and The Pretty Things.

Miles became the de facto manager of the Apple's short-lived Zapple Records label in 1969. While temporarily living in California, Miles produced an album of poetry readings by Richard Brautigan entitled Listening to Richard Brautigan for Zapple. Miles's friendship with Brautigan ended when Miles became involved in an affair with Brautigan's girlfriend Valerie Estes. By the time, the album was completed Miles and Brautigan communicated to each other only through their respective lawyers.[6] Zapple was closed before it could release the Brautigan album, but it was eventually released in 1970 by the U.S. division of Harvest Records.

Miles also produced Ginsberg's Songs of Innocence and Experience LP, recorded in 1969 and released the following year.[7] In 1970, Miles moved with his wife to rural New York state, where he lived with Ginsberg on his farm. However, Miles's marriage soon ended and he returned to England.[2] Miles currently lives in London and is married to travel writer Rosemary Bailey.[8]

Miles's book Hippie (2004) is a reminiscence of the Hippie sub-culture of the 1960s and early 1970s, with interviews, quotes, and images. He co-wrote I Want to Take You Higher (documenting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit by the same name) with Charles Perry and James Henke.

Miles wrote Paul McCartney's official biography, Many Years from Now (1998). Miles has also written biographies of Frank Zappa, John Lennon, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski and Ginsberg, in addition to books on The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Clash,[9][10] as well as a definitive history of London's counterculture since 1945, London Calling.[11]

Politics edit

In March 1978, Miles wrote an article critical of the band Rush and its drummer Neil Peart, which contentiously labeled the band as right-wing;[12] Peart described himself as a "left-libertarian".[13] The article, published in UK's New Musical Express, took exception to Peart's advocacy of the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.[14] Peart had also described the Sex Pistols as products of a "socialist" state.[12][15] Miles also described Rand (a Russian anti-communist who had become an American citizen) as an "ultra right-wing American." Miles focused on Peart's politics and criticized the band's perceived aloofness and libertarian rhetoric.

In so doing, Miles claimed that Peart had told him "work makes us free," before adding "Didn’t I remember that idea from somewhere? “Work makes us free.” Oh, yes, it was written over the main gateway to Auschwitz concentration camp." It is unknown whether Miles realised at the time that Rush's lead singer, Geddy Lee, lost many family members to the Holocaust or that both of his parents had been interned at Auschwitz.

In a 2005 biography of Frank Zappa, Miles criticized Zappa regarding his business-oriented approach to art and complaints about inefficient labor union regulations.[16] Zappa regularly described himself as "a devout capitalist" and attempted to broker joint commercial ventures with business interests in the former Soviet Union following the end of the Cold War in 1991.[17]

Works edit

  • Miles and Pearce Marchbank, The Illustrated Rock Almanac (1977), Paddington Press
  • Bob Dylan (1978), Big O Publishing
  • Bob Dylan in His Own Words (1978), edited by Pearce Marchbank, Omnibus Press
  • Beatles in Their Own Words (1978, compiler), edited by Pearce Marchbank, Omnibus Press
  • Bowie in His Own Words (1980, compiler), Omnibus Press
  • John Lennon in His Own Words (1980, compiler), Omnibus Press
  • David Bowie Black Book (1980), Omnibus Press
  • Pink Floyd: A Visual Documentary. Omnibus Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-8256-3948-7.
  • Pink Floyd: A Visual Documentary (1981 revised edition, and 1988 as 21st anniversary edition), Omnibus Press
  • The Beatles: An Illustrated Discography (1981), Omnibus Press
  • The Jam (1981), Omnibus Press
  • The Pretenders (1981), Omnibus Press
  • The Ramones: An Illustrated Biography (1981), Omnibus Press
  • Talking Heads (1981), Omnibus Press
  • Miles; Tobler, John (1981). The Clash. Omnibus Press.
  • Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography (1981), Omnibus Press
  • The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Discography. Omnibus Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-86001-762-2.
  • Mick Jagger in His Own Words (1982, compiler), Omnibus Press
  • Tobler, John; Miles (1983). The Clash: A Visual Documentary. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780711902886.
  • Miles; Charlesworth, Chris (1984). David Bowie Black Book. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-86001-808-7.
  • Pink Floyd: Another Brick: The Illustrated Pink Floyd Story (1984), Omnibus Press
  • The Police: A Visual Documentary. Omnibus Press. 1984. ISBN 978-0-86001-801-8.
  • Miles; Charlesworth, Chris. (1988). David Bowie Black Book: The Illustrated Biography.
  • Ginsberg: A Biography. Viking. 1989. ISBN 978-0-670-82683-4.
  • Miles; Tobler, John; Pachy, Mal (1992). The Clash: The New Visual Documentary. Omnibus Press.
  • William Burroughs: El Hombre Invisible: A Portrait. Hyperion. 1993. ISBN 978-1-56282-848-6.
  • Frank Zappa in His Own Words (1993, compiler), Omnibus Press
  • Frank Zappa: A Visual Documentary (1993), Omnibus Press
  • The Rolling Stones: A Visual Documentary (1994), Omnibus Press
  • Miles; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd: A Visual Documentary. ISBN 0-7119-4109-2.
  • William S. Burroughs. Head Farm - Edition Kelln. 1994. ISBN 978-3-933444-11-0.
  • Many Years From Now. Vintage-Random House. 1997. ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.
  • The Beatles: A Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History. Omnibus Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0-7119-6315-3.
  • Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats: A Portrait. Grove Press. 2001.
  • The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963. Grove Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-8021-3817-0.
  • In the Sixties. Pimlico. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7126-8998-4.
  • Hippie. Cassell. 2004. ISBN 1-84403-269-8.
  • Zappa: A Biography. Grove Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8021-4215-3.
  • Charles Bukowski. Virgin. 2005. ISBN 978-1-85227-271-5.
  • The Beat Collection. Virgin. 2005. ISBN 978-1-85227-264-7.
  • Miles, Barry (2008). Peace: 50 Years of Protest, 1958-2008. Anova Books. ISBN 978-1-84340-457-6.
  • The British Invasion: The Music, the Times, the Era. Sterling. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4027-6976-4.
  • London Calling: A Countercultural History of London Since 1945. Atlantic Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84354-613-9.
  • In the Seventies: Adventures in the counterculture. Serpent's Tail. 2011. ISBN 978-1-84668-690-0.
  • William S. Burroughs: A Life. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2014. ISBN 978-0-2978-6725-8.
  • The Zapple Diaries. Peter Owen Publishers. 2015. ISBN 978-0-7206-1860-0.

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Barry Miles website
  2. ^ a b Jonathon Green Obituary: Sue Miles, The Guardian (website), 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ Miles, London Calling: A Countercultural History of London Since 1945, 2010, p. 233.
  4. ^ Thomson, Liz: London Calling: A Countercultural History of London Since 1945, By Barry Miles The Independent, Friday, 12 March 2010.
  5. ^ Miles (2010), p. 232.
  6. ^ "Comprehensive information about Richard Brautigan, his life, and writings", Brautigan.net. 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Miles, Barry (2011). In The Seventies: Adventures in the Counter-Culture. Profile Books. pp. 65–70, 235. ISBN 978-1847654946.
  8. ^ Rosemary Bailey website http://www.rosemarybailey.com/
  9. ^ Amazon Review of Many Years from Now, Amazon.com, 4 November 2005. Retrieved on 14 September 2007.
  10. ^ Miles, Barry (1981). The Clash. London; New York: Omnibus Press. OCLC 7676911.
  11. ^ Barry Miles, London Calling: A Countercultural History of London Since 1945, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Is everybody feelin' all RIGHT? (Geddit...?)" 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. New Musical Express, 4 March 1978.
  13. ^ . 3 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  14. ^ The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (Volume 4, Number 1): 161-85
  15. ^ Rush: "Our fans feel vindicated", The Guardian, 24 March 2011.
  16. ^ Zappa: A Biography, Grove Press, 2004.
  17. ^ Feldman, Paul (6 December 1993). "Frank Zappa, Iconoclast of Rock, Dies at 52". Los Angeles Times.

External links edit

  • Barry Miles' website
  • Finding aid to the Barry Miles papers at Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  • The Papers of Barry Miles at the British Library

December 02, 2023
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For the American musician see Barry Miles musician Barry Miles born 21 February 1943 1 is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London underground and counterculture He is the author of numerous books and his work has also regularly appeared in leftist newspapers such as The Guardian In the 1960s he was co owner of the Indica Gallery and helped start the independent newspaper International Times Barry MilesBorn 1943 02 21 21 February 1943 age 80 Cirencester EnglandOther namesMilesSpouseRosemary BaileyWebsitewww wbr barrymiles wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Biography 2 Politics 3 Works 4 Notes and references 5 External linksBiography editIn the 1960s Miles worked at Better Books which was managed by Tony Godwin Godwin was friends with Lawrence Ferlinghetti with whom he would exchange Penguin books for City Lights publications In 1965 Allen Ginsberg gave a reading at Better Books that led to the International Poetry Incarnation a seminal event co organised by Miles In 1965 Miles and his wife the former Susan Crane 2 introduced Paul McCartney to hash brownies by using a recipe for hash fudge that they had found in The Alice B Toklas Cookbook 3 Following the International Poetry Incarnation Miles established the Indica Gallery and Bookshop allowing him to meet many of the stars of the Swinging London social scene 4 Miles brought McCartney into contact with people who wanted to start International Times which McCartney helped to fund 5 With John Hopkins and Dave Howson Miles organised The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream a concert on 29 April 1967 at Alexandra Palace to raise funds for International Times It was a multi artist event featuring poets artists and musicians Pink Floyd headlined the event other artists included Yoko Ono and John Lennon Arthur Brown jazz rock group Soft Machine Tomorrow and The Pretty Things Miles became the de facto manager of the Apple s short lived Zapple Records label in 1969 While temporarily living in California Miles produced an album of poetry readings by Richard Brautigan entitled Listening to Richard Brautigan for Zapple Miles s friendship with Brautigan ended when Miles became involved in an affair with Brautigan s girlfriend Valerie Estes By the time the album was completed Miles and Brautigan communicated to each other only through their respective lawyers 6 Zapple was closed before it could release the Brautigan album but it was eventually released in 1970 by the U S division of Harvest Records Miles also produced Ginsberg s Songs of Innocence and Experience LP recorded in 1969 and released the following year 7 In 1970 Miles moved with his wife to rural New York state where he lived with Ginsberg on his farm However Miles s marriage soon ended and he returned to England 2 Miles currently lives in London and is married to travel writer Rosemary Bailey 8 Miles s book Hippie 2004 is a reminiscence of the Hippie sub culture of the 1960s and early 1970s with interviews quotes and images He co wrote I Want to Take You Higher documenting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit by the same name with Charles Perry and James Henke Miles wrote Paul McCartney s official biography Many Years from Now 1998 Miles has also written biographies of Frank Zappa John Lennon William S Burroughs Jack Kerouac Charles Bukowski and Ginsberg in addition to books on The Beatles Pink Floyd and The Clash 9 10 as well as a definitive history of London s counterculture since 1945 London Calling 11 Politics editIn March 1978 Miles wrote an article critical of the band Rush and its drummer Neil Peart which contentiously labeled the band as right wing 12 Peart described himself as a left libertarian 13 The article published in UK s New Musical Express took exception to Peart s advocacy of the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand 14 Peart had also described the Sex Pistols as products of a socialist state 12 15 Miles also described Rand a Russian anti communist who had become an American citizen as an ultra right wing American Miles focused on Peart s politics and criticized the band s perceived aloofness and libertarian rhetoric In so doing Miles claimed that Peart had told him work makes us free before adding Didn t I remember that idea from somewhere Work makes us free Oh yes it was written over the main gateway to Auschwitz concentration camp It is unknown whether Miles realised at the time that Rush s lead singer Geddy Lee lost many family members to the Holocaust or that both of his parents had been interned at Auschwitz In a 2005 biography of Frank Zappa Miles criticized Zappa regarding his business oriented approach to art and complaints about inefficient labor union regulations 16 Zappa regularly described himself as a devout capitalist and attempted to broker joint commercial ventures with business interests in the former Soviet Union following the end of the Cold War in 1991 17 Works editMiles and Pearce Marchbank The Illustrated Rock Almanac 1977 Paddington Press Bob Dylan 1978 Big O Publishing Bob Dylan in His Own Words 1978 edited by Pearce Marchbank Omnibus Press Beatles in Their Own Words 1978 compiler edited by Pearce Marchbank Omnibus Press Bowie in His Own Words 1980 compiler Omnibus Press John Lennon in His Own Words 1980 compiler Omnibus Press David Bowie Black Book 1980 Omnibus Press Pink Floyd A Visual Documentary Omnibus Press 1980 ISBN 978 0 8256 3948 7 Pink Floyd A Visual Documentary 1981 revised edition and 1988 as 21st anniversary edition Omnibus Press The Beatles An Illustrated Discography 1981 Omnibus Press The Jam 1981 Omnibus Press The Pretenders 1981 Omnibus Press The Ramones An Illustrated Biography 1981 Omnibus Press Talking Heads 1981 Omnibus Press Miles Tobler John 1981 The Clash Omnibus Press Pink Floyd The Illustrated Discography 1981 Omnibus Press The Rolling Stones An Illustrated Discography Omnibus Press 1982 ISBN 978 0 86001 762 2 Mick Jagger in His Own Words 1982 compiler Omnibus Press Tobler John Miles 1983 The Clash A Visual Documentary Omnibus Press ISBN 9780711902886 Miles Charlesworth Chris 1984 David Bowie Black Book Omnibus Press ISBN 978 0 86001 808 7 Pink Floyd Another Brick The Illustrated Pink Floyd Story 1984 Omnibus Press The Police A Visual Documentary Omnibus Press 1984 ISBN 978 0 86001 801 8 Miles Charlesworth Chris 1988 David Bowie Black Book The Illustrated Biography Ginsberg A Biography Viking 1989 ISBN 978 0 670 82683 4 Miles Tobler John Pachy Mal 1992 The Clash The New Visual Documentary Omnibus Press William Burroughs El Hombre Invisible A Portrait Hyperion 1993 ISBN 978 1 56282 848 6 Frank Zappa in His Own Words 1993 compiler Omnibus Press Frank Zappa A Visual Documentary 1993 Omnibus Press The Rolling Stones A Visual Documentary 1994 Omnibus Press Miles Mabbett Andy 1994 Pink Floyd A Visual Documentary ISBN 0 7119 4109 2 William S Burroughs Head Farm Edition Kelln 1994 ISBN 978 3 933444 11 0 Many Years From Now Vintage Random House 1997 ISBN 0 7493 8658 4 The Beatles A Diary An Intimate Day by Day History Omnibus Press 1998 ISBN 978 0 7119 6315 3 Jack Kerouac King of the Beats A Portrait Grove Press 2001 The Beat Hotel Ginsberg Burroughs and Corso in Paris 1958 1963 Grove Press 2001 ISBN 978 0 8021 3817 0 In the Sixties Pimlico 2003 ISBN 978 0 7126 8998 4 Hippie Cassell 2004 ISBN 1 84403 269 8 Zappa A Biography Grove Press 2005 ISBN 978 0 8021 4215 3 Charles Bukowski Virgin 2005 ISBN 978 1 85227 271 5 The Beat Collection Virgin 2005 ISBN 978 1 85227 264 7 Miles Barry 2008 Peace 50 Years of Protest 1958 2008 Anova Books ISBN 978 1 84340 457 6 The British Invasion The Music the Times the Era Sterling 2009 ISBN 978 1 4027 6976 4 London Calling A Countercultural History of London Since 1945 Atlantic Books 2010 ISBN 978 1 84354 613 9 In the Seventies Adventures in the counterculture Serpent s Tail 2011 ISBN 978 1 84668 690 0 William S Burroughs A Life Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2014 ISBN 978 0 2978 6725 8 The Zapple Diaries Peter Owen Publishers 2015 ISBN 978 0 7206 1860 0 Notes and references edit Barry Miles website a b Jonathon Green Obituary Sue Miles The Guardian website 13 October 2010 Miles London Calling A Countercultural History of London Since 1945 2010 p 233 Thomson Liz London Calling A Countercultural History of London Since 1945 By Barry Miles The Independent Friday 12 March 2010 Miles 2010 p 232 Comprehensive information about Richard Brautigan his life and writings Brautigan net Archived 2011 07 27 at the Wayback Machine Miles Barry 2011 In The Seventies Adventures in the Counter Culture Profile Books pp 65 70 235 ISBN 978 1847654946 Rosemary Bailey website http www rosemarybailey com Amazon Review of Many Years from Now Amazon com 4 November 2005 Retrieved on 14 September 2007 Miles Barry 1981 The Clash London New York Omnibus Press OCLC 7676911 Barry Miles London Calling A Countercultural History of London Since 1945 2010 a b Is everybody feelin all RIGHT Geddit Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine New Musical Express 4 March 1978 The Spirit of Rand 3 May 2008 Archived from the original on 3 May 2008 Retrieved 3 September 2011 The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies Volume 4 Number 1 161 85 Rush Our fans feel vindicated The Guardian 24 March 2011 Zappa A Biography Grove Press 2004 Feldman Paul 6 December 1993 Frank Zappa Iconoclast of Rock Dies at 52 Los Angeles Times External links editBarry Miles website Finding aid to the Barry Miles papers at Columbia University Rare Book amp Manuscript Library The Papers of Barry Miles at the British Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Miles amp oldid 1187918089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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