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This Week's Guest:
Felix Dennis
12 August 2007
Repeated
17 August 2007 |
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Felix's Choice |
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Kirsty Young’s castaway this week is the publisher Felix Dennis.
He blossomed among the flower power generation, finding fame as one of the defendants in the notorious Oz Magazine obscenity trial. It fired his loathing of the establishment but instead of dropping out he opted in and beat them at their own game.
For the past thirty years his talent has been spotting a niche in the magazine market and launching a title to fill it – his success has made him one of the richest men in Britain.
For many years his life was one of addiction and excess – but latterly the only thing he feels compelled to do each day is write poetry and he’s become one of a very rare breed – a best selling poet |
1. One Too Many Mornings
Performer Bob Dylan
Composer Bob Dylan
CD Title The Times They are A Changin'
Track 4
Label COLUMBIA
Rec No CD32021
2. Come Into My Kitchen
Performer Robert Johnson
Composer Robert Johnson
CD Title Robert Johnson: the Complete Recordings
Track 9
Label CBS
Rec No 4672462
3. Have You Heard?
Performer John Mayall and the Bluebreakers with Eric Clapton
Composer Mayall
CD Title Blues Breakers-John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Track 9
Label LONDON
Rec No 8000862
4. Bloomdido
Performer Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Composer Charlie Parker
CD Title Bird and Diz
Track 1
Label VERVE
Rec No 8311332
5. Mother
Performer John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
Composer John Lennon
CD Title John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Track 1
Label PARLOPHONE
Rec No CDP7467702
6. You Came A Long Way from St Louis
Performer Peggy Lee
Composer Brooks-Russell
CD Title Beauty and the Beast: Peggy Lee & George Shearing
Track 8
Label CAPITOL
Rec No CDP7984542
7. Memphis, Tennessee
Performer Chuck Berry
Composer Berry
CD Title American Heartbeat
Track 17
Label VIRGIN
Rec No CDV728
8. Bim Bam Baby
Performer Frank Sinatra
Composer Mysels
CD Title Love is a Kick
Track Side 1 trk 2
Label CBS
Rec No 32737
Record: One Too Many Mornings
Book: The Dictionary of National Biography
Luxury: A very long stainless steel shaft to encourage pole dancing mermaids!
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