num_pages: 363
description: When American teenager Richard DiLello wandered into the Beatles' Apple building in 1968, he was immediately appointed "house hippie;" he began making tea, rolling joints, and listening to dozens of demo tapes. By the time Apple crumbled a few years later he was director of public relations. Along the way he noted many of the stoned conversations he heard and the insane bits of business he witnessed: one-man bands auditioning in the reception, Hell's Angels taking over Savile Row, and The Beatles playing on the roof. Full of period detail, this is a fast-paced, witty, and immensely poignant account of the demise of the Fab Four and the death of the '60s dream.
language: English
title: The Longest Cocktail Party
titlecomplete: The Longest Cocktail Party
genres: History, Pop Culture, Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, Music, Rock N Roll, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 377
publisher: Canongate UK