{"product_id":"the-velvet-mafia-the-gay-men-who-ran-the-swinging-sixties-non-mint","title":"The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarryl W. Bullock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15.88 x 3.05 x 23.5 cm | 368 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmnibus Press | 2021 | 9781787602311\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2022 Penderyn Music Book Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the fifties and sixties, in the period leading up to the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality and the founding of the Gay Liberation movement, a group of gay men behind the scenes of rock'n'roll was changing pop, politics and society for good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough a mix of new interviews and contemporary reports, Darryl W. Bullock shines a light on the lives of the so-called 'Velvet Mafia', including impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, songwriter Lionel Bart, record producer Joe Meek, and Bee Gees and Cream manager Robert Stigwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompelling and enlightening, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Velvet Mafia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores how the LGBT professionals at the heart of the music industry were working together and supporting each other at a time when being homosexual could mean the end of your career - or much worse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents to the covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229553275138,"sku":"BK-OMN-VMGM-002-C","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5483_930c98cc-ad68-478f-ab0f-475ffeee68a5.jpg?v=1776718922","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/the-velvet-mafia-the-gay-men-who-ran-the-swinging-sixties-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}