
Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer
The Untold Story
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Narrated by:
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Scott R. McKinley
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By:
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Jay Bergen
Before John Lennon retreated peacefully into private life in 1975, he fought a major legal battle that went under the public radar.
Just as his rock 'n' roll oldies album hit the market, Morris Levy, the Mob-connected owner of Roulette Records, released Roots, an unauthorized version of the same record. Levy had used rough mixes of John's unfinished rock 'n' roll recordings—and claimed the former Beatle had verbally agreed to the arrangement. The clash led to a lawsuit and countersuit between Levy and Lennon.
Attorney Jay Bergen, a partner in a prestigious New York City law firm, represented John in this epic battle over the rights to his own recordings. Millions of dollars were at stake.
Jay tells the intimate story of how he worked closely with John to rebut Levy's outrageous claims. He also recounts how John explained his recording process in poetic, exacting terms before a judge who knew little about the Beatles and John's solo career.
Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer catches the high drama of the courtroom skirmishes in this previously untold story. It also paints a detailed personal picture of John and his world in 1975-76, when he was soon to have a new son and went into happy seclusion to be a husband and father.
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Great look at Lennon’s creative process.
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Author Jay Bergen was John’s attorney in the “Roots” (bootleg) trial against Morris Levy. And he tells the dramatic true story of his fight - and John’s fight - to keep Levy from selling an unauthorized bootleg record made from rough tapes of John’s “Rock’n’Roll” LP. In detailed court testimony you will hear John explain how he painstakingly orders the tracks on his LPs (from the Beatles days on), what each song on the “Rock’n’Roll” tapes meant to him, and how he records and polishes an album. This is info you’ve never heard before!
Let me say that the narrator, Scott McKinley, is remarkable! I’m very picky about John’s voice being authentic…and he captures John perfectly. He also brings Jay Bergen (whom I have met since my first listen) to life exactly as I imagine him to be in the 1970s. McKinley is riveting. I listen to many audio books, and he’s my favorite narrator.
If you are a Beatles fan, Lennon fan, or music aficionado, this is the book for you. It’s a jewel.
Superb Material, Great Writer, Excellent Narrator
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Well written, engrossing story
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