Rating: 
Summary: Probably The Best Stones Book
Review: This is certainly the best "story of the Stones" book. Phelge manages to present the story straight out, with an excellent memory for detail. When he drops names (and there are lots) you really don't get the feeling he's dropping names, it just somebody else who was around at the time.Although many of the stories have been told by Phelge to other writers before and have sort of become part of the Stones legend, it's great to hear the whole thing from beginning to end from the man himself. If you only buy one Stones book, this is a great choice. If you want one book that provides a window on the early 60s London music scene, this is it. If you want a book that tells a great story about a group of naive guys trying to be a band, this is it. There are not ridiculous stories about parties, but when they screw around, you get the feeling you were there yourself.....a very nice writing job and well worth the trouble to find and read.
Rating:
Summary: Probably The Best Stones Book
Review: This is certainly the best "story of the Stones" book. Phelge manages to present the story straight out, with an excellent memory for detail. When he drops names (and there are lots) you really don't get the feeling he's dropping names, it just somebody else who was around at the time. Although many of the stories have been told by Phelge to other writers before and have sort of become part of the Stones legend, it's great to hear the whole thing from beginning to end from the man himself. If you only buy one Stones book, this is a great choice. If you want one book that provides a window on the early 60s London music scene, this is it. If you want a book that tells a great story about a group of naive guys trying to be a band, this is it. There are not ridiculous stories about parties, but when they screw around, you get the feeling you were there yourself.....a very nice writing job and well worth the trouble to find and read.
Rating:
Summary: Probably The Best Stones Book
Review: This is certainly the best "story of the Stones" book. Phelge manages to present the story straight out, with an excellent memory for detail. When he drops names (and there are lots) you really don't get the feeling he's dropping names, it just somebody else who was around at the time. Although many of the stories have been told by Phelge to other writers before and have sort of become part of the Stones legend, it's great to hear the whole thing from beginning to end from the man himself. If you only buy one Stones book, this is a great choice. If you want one book that provides a window on the early 60s London music scene, this is it. If you want a book that tells a great story about a group of naive guys trying to be a band, this is it. There are not ridiculous stories about parties, but when they screw around, you get the feeling you were there yourself.....a very nice writing job and well worth the trouble to find and read.
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Summary: The greatest 'rock-n-roll' story ever told!
Review: This is the part of the birth of a band you rarely get to hear about... especially when you are talking about the greatest rock band ever. There have always been countless stories and unsubstantiated rumours about the behavior of the Stones, yet "Nankering" puts them all to shame. A must read for any fan and great fun for any reader. I couldn't stop laughing out loud!
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Summary: Toilet of Truth
Review: What a riot it must have been to be there when the Stones were just starting out. I found this book to be the time machine back for me. Not only is it informative in their history, it is full of stories that only an insider could make up (er, I mean disclose). For anyone who is curious and looking for a 'good time'.
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