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6 unusual facts about Barry Miles


Arts Lab

Upstairs, the space in front housed a restaurant run by Susan Miles.

James Grauerholz

Reportedly, he is working on a full length biography, with Barry Miles added to the project in March 2010.

Michael McClure

Barry Miles famously referred to McClure as "the Prince of the San Francisco Scene".

Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now

Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now is a 1997 biography of Paul McCartney by Barry Miles.

The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet

According to Beatles author and Zappa biographer Barry Miles, the unreleased Beatles experimental track "Carnival of Light" which was recorded in January 1967 resembles "The Return of The Son of Monster Magnet," although it is believed that "Carnival of Light" is more fragmented and abstract than Zappa's effort the previous year.

Underground press

In London, Barry Miles, John Hopkins and others produced International Times which, following legal threats from The Times newspaper was renamed IT.


Better Books

Better Books had a string of influential managers including Bill Butler, Bob Cobbing and Barry Miles, who set about ordering a large quantity of books from City Lights and Grove Press.


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