His master's voice : Sir Joseph Lockwood and me /

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Author / Creator:	Cavendish, William, 1940- author.
Imprint:	London : Unicorn, 2017. ©2017
Description:	x, 522 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Cavendish, William, -- 1940- Lockwood, Joseph, -- Sir, -- 1904-1991. EMI Records Ltd. EMI Records Ltd. Administrative assistants -- Biography. Sound recording industry -- Great Britain -- 20th century. Administrative assistants. Sound recording industry. Great Britain. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11465000

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ISBN:	1910787701 9781910787700
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	"Joseph Lockwood was born in poverty next to his grandfather's mill in Southwell Nottinghamshire; from there he went on to become a world expert and author of the standard textbook on flour milling. In mid-life he turned from managing and designing flour mills to becoming Chairman of EMI, "The Greatest Recording Organisation in the World." A much sought after public figure, businessman and government advisor, he played a major role in building the National Theatre, restoring the Royal Opera House, as well as sitting on the Arts Council and becoming Chairman of the Royal Ballet. For twenty years his good friend William Cavendish worked alongside Sir Joe, as he was always known, when Sir Joe was the Chairman of EMI, and the last record company to remain in British ownership. This book is the story of how this relationship developed, as Sir Joe's prestige brought him ever increasing influence in industry and the arts, while William remained by his side, quietly observing in the background."--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

Part 1. "Joe"
Chapter 1. Nottinghamshire Mill Boy
Chapter 2. Chile Flour Mill Manager
Chapter 3. Paris/Brussels Flour Mills Technical Manager
Chapter 4. Manchester Flour Mills Expert
Chapter 5. War
Chapter 6. Flour Milling Spreads the Word Abroad
Chapter 7. "They always referred to each other as Mr Lockwood and Mr Sugden"
Chapter 8. Boffins and Bankers
Chapter 9. Rockets, Radio, Radar and Records
Chapter 10. Capitol Records, Hollywood, USA
Chapter 11. "King of Pop"
Chapter 12. Disposals
Chapter 13. Country Squire, Tycoon and Darling of the City
Chapter 14. Digital Clocks and Watches
Chapter 15. The Chairman's Overseas Visits
Chapter 16. Sir Joseph Ponders Next Day Disc Delivery
Chapter 17. Manchester and Grosvenor Squares "On the Fringe of High Society"
Chapter 18. The Chairman Falls in Love
Chapter 19. Sir Joe Intoxicated with Beatleniania
Part 2. College
City
Cambridge
City Again
Part 3. Sir Joe and Me
1964 - A Proposal and "Meet the Beatles"
1965 - A Security Risk
1966 - Mountbatten Commands, Goodman Requests, The Chairman Instructs
1967 - The PM is Libelled and I am Blackmailed
1968 - Cinemas, Television and a Dramatic Phone Call in Milan
1969 - Oh Dear! Another Blackmail and Joe Hands Over Executive Duties at EMI
1970 - Two Breakups: "I'm on Strike"
1971 - "Sir Joseph's time is worth £500 a minute"
1972 - Intrigue: Invention of the Brain Scanner
1973 - More Intrigue Plus a Kidnap in Argentina
1974 - "Retirement?"
1975 - No Plans for "Retirement"
1976 - EMI: "The Sleeping Giant"
1977 - A Helping Hand for our Two National Institutions: Inside the NT and the ROH
1978 - The Chairman's Wife Boasts
1979 - Whistle-Blower: Curtains for EMI
1980 - Fresh Interests
1981 - Trouble at the Opera
1982 - Covent Garden Attracts Strange Benefactors
1983 - AIDS Takes its Toll
1984 - "Happy 80th"
1985 - Final Resignations: "The Bastards!"
1986 - 1991 - Country Retreat: "I'm making the bread now"
Part 4. Me Again
Life After Joe
Index

His master's voice : Sir Joseph Lockwood and me /

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