{"product_id":"turn-it-up-my-time-making-hit-records-in-the-glory-days-of-rock-music-tom-werman","title":"TURN IT UP! MY TIME MAKING HIT RECORDS IN THE GLORY DAYS OF ROCK MUSIC - TOM WERMAN","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTURN IT UP!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music - Tom Werman \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e239 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 9781911036340\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in the Boston suburbs, Tom Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He long dreamed of a career in music--first as Elvis, then as the next George Harrison--but it almost didn't turn out that way. Dutifully following the path his parents had laid out for him, he obtained an MBA from an Ivy League university and took a plum job in an industry he came to despise. Then, in 1970, a chance letter sent to CBS Records boss Clive Davis led to a new opportunity . . . and a place in rock'n'roll history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an A\u0026amp;R man at Epic Records, Werman helped introduce the world to REO Speedwagon, Boston, Ted Nugent, and Cheap Trick; he also discovered KISS, Rush, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, but his record label passed on all of them. Then, as an independent producer, he oversaw landmark albums by M tley Cr e (\u003ci\u003eShout At The Devil\u003c\/i\u003e), Twisted Sister (\u003ci\u003eStay Hungry\u003c\/i\u003e), Lita Ford (\u003ci\u003eDangerous Curves\u003c\/i\u003e), Jeff Beck (\u003ci\u003eLive With Jan Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e), Poison (\u003ci\u003eOpen Up And Say ... Ahh\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), and many more. All in all, his record-making r sum includes twenty-three gold- or platinum-selling albums and cumulative sales of more than fifty-two million copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter bearing witness to several sea changes in the music industry, Werman retired from producing in 2001 and reinvented himself as an award-winning innkeeper in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. And that might have been that--until an off-the-cuff rebuttal to a disparaging critique of his role in making the M tley Cr e album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls, Girls, Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon a music website led to a fortnightly column and now this book--an honest and engaging insider account on how some of the best-loved albums of the 1970s and 80s came to be. A must for anyone interested in the glory days of rock and metal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurn It\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eUp\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers valuable insights into the recording process, the recording studio, the role of the producer, and the production values that are essential to the creation of a hit record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43362351808694,"sku":"9781911036340","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/8727\/0838\/files\/90b54390-65aa-4aa5-aef3-dbe20f87e87b.jpg?v=1727316189","url":"https:\/\/art-gallery-of-ballarat.myshopify.com\/products\/turn-it-up-my-time-making-hit-records-in-the-glory-days-of-rock-music-tom-werman","provider":"Art Gallery of Ballarat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}