IMMEDIATE: The Rise and Fall of the UK's First Independent Record Label

“Small but perfectly formed” MARK ELLEN“A fantastic read” DAVID HEPWORTH“One of the greatest accounts of Sixties rock ’n’ roll” THE INDEPENDENT“A great contemporary take on Gonzo” MARK HODKINSON“Essential reading for the sharp dresser” MOJO“Spence, collaborator on Stoned, delivers the lowdown on the controversial and prestigious British record label" WATERSTONES“I’d recommend this to anyone who cares about the ’60s music scene and the real nitty gritty of so-called Swinging London for a great evocation of a time when however briefly anything seemed possible” DEN BROWNE, LOUDER THAN WARRolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham was the enfant terrible of the UK music business. A 19-year-old who crafted The Beatles’ antithesis. In 1965, already a millionaire, notorious for working every publicity angle for the Stones, he formed Immediate Records - the UK’s first independent label. With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Oldham himself, Jimmy Page and Steve Marriott as ‘in-house’ producers, Immediate was mid-60s’ Swinging London at its peak. Read more