Non solo Rolling Stones e Yardbirds, la Londra swinging degli anni Sessanta e la New York ribollente degli anni Ottanta: nel bel racconto di Francis Dumaurier delle vicende che nel corso dei decenni, tra alti e bassi, hanno avuto per protagonista l'amico fraterno Giorgio Gomelsky - impresario fuor dall'ordinario - trovano spazio anche Soft Machine e Gong, e di passaggio Henry Cow, Amon Düül, Can e Aphrodite's Child. Con un ritratto dei Magma particolarmente lusinghiero: For Your Love (Aurora Metro & Supernova Books, 2023).
Giorgio Gomelsky was at the centre of the counterculture in London and Paris in the 60s and 70s, before running a studio for avant-garde musicians in New York. He was the original manager of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds in 60s London, then managed the French rock band Magma and developed the career of the band Gong in Paris in the 1970s. Dumaurier recounts his friend Gomelsky’s love of life, his dynamism, and the creativity that made him “push the envelope”. With a keen eye for talent, Gomelsky’s ideas helped shape the rock music we know and love today - acting as a catalyst for change and innovation. With recollections from colleagues, friends and musicians: Larry Birnbaum, Madeleine Carr, Raul Gonzalez, Brian Gooding, Bob Gruen, Roman Iwasiwka, Amy Madden, Jesse Malin and Bradley Rim.