Derek Dean SIGNED The Freshmen Unzipped Irish Band Northern Ireland Beach Boys

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Venditore: drive-easy ✉️ (802) 100%, Luogo in cui si trova l'oggetto: London, GB, Spedizione verso: GB e molti altri paes, Numero oggetto: 196130816779 Derek Dean SIGNED The Freshmen Unzipped Irish Band Northern Ireland Beach Boys. The Freshmen Unzipped by Derek Dean Signed by the author (the band's lead singer & frontman) on the half-title page (without dedication); Merlin Publishing, Dublin, Ireland 2007 1st ed/1st printing with a Foreword by Gerry Anderson & an Introduction by Derek Dean, 280pp., text in acceptable condition with slight browning to pages and with very small creases to the top and bottom corners of many of the pages, browning/rubbing/staining to the page extremities at the very top, side & bottom, significant edge wear to covers/corners/top & bottom of the spine with notable creasing to the rear bottom left hand corner/side, rubbing & scuffing to the top & bottom of the spine, rubbing to spine edges on front & rear, both covers & spine are marked & creased in places, the original price label remains affixed to the rear cover. An acceptable copy. The Freshmen were among the most popular Irish showbands of the 1960's and 1970's. They specialized in recreating the complex vocal harmonies of international acts such as The Beach Boys and The 5th Dimension. They had nine top 20 hit singles in Ireland, including a reworking of The Rivingtons' song "Papa Oom Mow Mow", featuring the deep voice of lead singer, Derek Dean. The Freshmen were formed in 1962 in Larne, Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland. The initial line-up changed over the nearly two decades of the band's existence as members came and went. Apart from Derek Dean, members included keyboard player, saxophonist, and singer, Billy Brown, who also arranged their trademark vocal harmonies, Damien McElroy (guitar), Torry McGahey (bass), Maurice Henry (saxophone), Sean Mahon (trumpet/trombone), and David McKnight (drums). The Freshmen supported The Beach Boys on their 1967 Irish tour. At the Belfast gig was a young Rory Gallagher, who later recalled (in conversation with journalist, John Waters) the impression both acts made on him: The Freshmen, led by Billy Brown and Derek Dean, played first and featured a medley of Beach Boys songs. They were astonishing, Gallagher recalled, singing multiple harmony parts in perfect pitch. When the Beach Boys came on later and sang the same songs, they sounded, by comparison, well . . . rubbish. As they matured, The Freshmen moved away from covers and began to record original songs, some written by the band members. In 1970, they undertook their most ambitious project with the release of the six-track concept album, Peace on Earth. The record featured new material from well-known songwriters such as Jimmy Webb, with linking narration by Irish actor, Micheál MacLiammóir. On November 11, 1970, at the RDS in Dublin, the Freshmen performed the entire album live with the RTÉ Light Orchestra conducted by Don Gould. Due to illness, MacLiammóir was unable to take part and his partner, Hilton Edwards, acted as narrator. The Freshmen's last single before they broke up was the Billy Brown composition, "You've Never Heard Anything Like It", a punk rock parody. Released in 1979, it was named 'single of the week' by the NME, and reached number 17 in the Irish chart. In September 2010, The Freshmen were among four Irish showbands featured on a special set of commemorative stamps issued by An Post, Ireland's postal service. Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged. (£5.39/pb)
  • Condition: Accettabile
  • Author: Derek Dean
  • Book Title: The Freshmen Unzipped
  • Language: English
  • Topic: Music
  • Publisher: Merlin Publishing, Dublin, Ireland
  • Genre: Biographies & True Stories
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Year: 2007
  • Original Language: English
  • Features: Illustrated
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Ireland
  • Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Signed: Yes
  • Inscribed: No
  • Ex Libris: No
  • Personalised: No
  • Number of Pages: 280

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