How are fans and collectors reacting to the book?
(BS): Rather than doing my usual press run of 8,000 copies, I only printed 5,000 books because I was concerned that many people would view the book as an afterthought covering loose ends that were unimportant. But that has not been the case. People are telling me that they have learned as much from this book as from my prior books. Some have even called it their favorite book in the series, but I think that’s just because it’s the latest. Perhaps the biggest compliment was someone who told me he had nearly the same anticipation for the release of my books as he did for Beatles records when he was a kid! (BH): Could you tell our readers your story about how you helped persuade Capitol Records to release the original album configurations with original Mono and Stereo mixes of the American records? (BS): There were a devoted handful of people at the Capitol Tower who wanted to see the release of the Capitol albums from the sixties. I was brought in as a consultant after Apple had already
