Happy Trails
- Author Andrew Lauder and Mick Houghton
- Narrator Mark Elstob
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 12 hours
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography: arts and entertainment, Memoirs, Music industry.
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Critics Review
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Many people who love music – or think they do – aspire to the A&R role. Some are chosen. Very few succeed. Hardly any succeed as significantly and consistently as Andrew Lauder.
Richard Williams
For 40 years, Andrew was an A&R man on whom those rivals kept the closest of eyes (I know that for certain because for a while I was one of them, and saw how good he was). Without making a fuss, without bothering – unlike so many — about raising his own public profile, he applied his knowledge and enthusiasm to the business of identifying interesting musicians and helping them to reach an audience. -
Oh, so that’s what happened…a crisp and more-ish read. Among the many qualities admired by us musicians who worked with Andrew was his modesty and self-effacement. It’s remarkable how, in a book which documents his many successes and accomplishments, that lovely voice and manner is still unmistakable.
Nick Lowe -
Lauder was co-founder of the labels Radar, F-Beat, Demon and Silvertone; this came after a decade in United Artists corporate trenches backing such unlikely nags as Can, Hawkwind, Dr Feelgood, and The Stranglers, as well as fading memories like the Groundhogs and Man. Characteristically discreet, his fascinating inside track on what went wrong with the Stones Roses exemplifies the collision of enthusiasm, licenced creativity, sharp practice and turf wars that made the music biz much more than just another office job.
Mojo -
Warm and detailed, this is a great lid-lifter from a reliable, affable narrator…his enthusiasm and passion for pop is overwhelming.
Record Collector -
Happy Trails is full of such quirks of good fortune that it’s tempting to describe Andrew Lauder’s career in A&R terms of luck, rather than his ability to detect and nourish talent. His good humour only cracks when discussing the contractual wrangles between his label, Silvertone, and the Stone Roses (not his fault – the dodgy contract pre-dated his involvement.)
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Happy Trails gives the reader a window into a charmed life that most of us can only dream of.
Shindig
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