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Contents

Part One
Anatomy of a Record Label

65 interviews, 250 illustrations, 782 pages, complete discographies, hardback.
Names in ALL CAPS indicate original interviews.

Introduction 2 pages

Preface by SI WARONKER, founder of Liberty Records 4 pages

Chapter 1 Rock and Roll Record Labels 9 pages

Chapter 2 Liberty in the Beginning 13 pages

Chapter 3 1955 The Liberty Girl, JULIE LONDON (BOBBY TROUP) 11 pages

Chapter 4 1956 The Little Liberty Girls, Patience and Prudence 5 pages

Chapter 5 1957 Eddie Cochran (interview with sister and nephew), SNUFF GARRETT, SHARON SHEELEY, Margie Rayburn 38 PAGES

Chapter 6 1958 "Witch Doctor" and the Chipmunks 16 pages

Chapter 7 1959 BOBBY VEE, Martin Denny, Dolton Records, the FLEETWOODS, Frantics, Little Bill and the Blue Notes 47 pages

Chapter 8 1960 Johnny Burnette, BUDDY KNOX, Ernie Freeman, THE VENTURES 41 pages

Chapter 9 1961 Avnet, Gene McDaniels, Timi Yuro, Vic Dana, Troy Shondel, DICK AND DEEDEE 49 pages

Chapter 10 1962 CRICKETS, JAN & DEAN, Marketts, RIVINGTONS, DANNY AND GWEN, Walter Brennan, JACKIE DESHANNON, Willie Nelson, Vikki Carr, LENNY WARONKER (prez of WB Records) 58 pages

Chapter 11 1963 Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, and More from Bobby Vee, Jan & Dean, Jackie DeShannon, the Fleetwoods and the Crickets 61 pages

Chapter 12 1964 Matt Monroe, BILLY J KRAMER, with the Dakatos, the Searchers, the Beatles, Irma Thomas, Johnny Rivers, the Swinging Blue Jeans, the Hollies 34 pages

Chapter 13 1965 GARY LEWIS AND THE PLAYBOYS, P. J. Proby, T-Bones, HAL BLAINE, O'Jays, Jimmy McCracklin, Cher 57 pages

Chapter 14 Liberty Stereo Little LPs, EPs, 78's, and Picture Sleeves 7 pages

Chapter 15 1966 Bob Lind, Del Shannon 21 pages

Chapter 16 Liberty Acquisitions, Special Series, and Subsidiaries 45 pages

Chapter 17 1967 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vikki Carr, 15 pages

Hardtimes, Love Generation, Sunshine Company

Classics IV and the 5th Dimension

Chapter 18 1968 Canned Heat, 6 pages

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Chapter 19 1969 The 5th Dimension and Also Rans 4 pages

Chapter 20 1970 Ike and Tina Turner, Sugarloaf 3 pages

Chapter 21 1971 Liberty in the End 4 pages

Part Two

Making Liberty Hit Record Hits 4 pages

Chapter 22 Music Publishing -- Metric Music (LOU ADLER) 14 pages

Chapter 23 Record Producing (SNUFF GARRETT) 12 pages

Chapter 24 Recording Music 14 pages

(STAN ROSS, Owner Goldstar Studio)

(FANITA OF THE BLOSSOMS, TOMMY ALSUP>

Chapter 25 Engineering a Hit 26 pages

(BONES HOWE)

Chapter 26 Picturing Music 6 pages

Chapter 27 Promting Records 36 pages

Chapter 28 Publicity 6 pages

Chapter 29 Selling Records 6 pages

Chapter 30 Distributing Records 6 pages

Chapter 31 Merchandising Records 4 pages

Chapter 32 Radio Air Play 11 pages

(JIMMY O'NEAL of Shindig)

Part Three

Four Liberty Superstars

Chapter 33 BOBBY VEE 39 pages

Chapter 34 THE VENTURES 22 pages

Chapter 35 JACKIE DESHANNON 20 pages

Chapter 36 JAN & DEAN 61 pages

Part Four

The End of Liberty

Chapter 37 Selling Liberty . . . and Selling It and Selling It 13 pages

Chapter 38 Life After Liberty 7 pages

Chapter 39 Overview 5 pages

Epilog 40 Where Did They Go? (What artists did after their hit sstopped)30 pages

Appendices

Appendix 1 The #1 Hits

Appendix 2 Artists in the Top 200

Appendix 3 Liberty, Dolton, Imperial and Soul City

Top Rankings

Appendix 4 The Top Liberty, Dolton, and Imperial Hit Makers

Appendix 5 The Top 30 Liberty Family Artists

Appendix 6 Percent Success

Appendix 7 Chronological Hit Lists

Appendix 8 Graphs of Hits per Year

Appendix 9 Top 100 Liberty, Dolton, and Imperial Artists

Appendix 10 Top 100 Hits Listed Chronologically

Appendix 11 Singles Discography

Appendix 12 Liberty LP Discography

Appendix 13 Liberty Family 45 Sleeves and Labels

+ 5 groups of illustrations

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