This brutally honest life story begins with pre-school memories, through teenage dreams of being a rock star and ultimately to becoming best known as a talented music producer.
Tom Newman is a renowned English record producer and musician, most celebrated for his work on Mike Oldfield’s groundbreaking Tubular Bells. Originally a guitarist in 1960s bands like The Tomcats and July, Newman shifted into music production after a fateful introduction to Richard Branson, going on to play a pivotal role in founding Virgin Records. His knack for capturing deeply emotive performances—despite having little formal technical training—became a defining hallmark of his production style. Newman also released several solo albums and remained active in the studio well into his Eighties.
“If a person is to be bold enough to take their history and lay it out for global perusal, what would be the sense in it being based on how one thought one appeared, or how one wanted to appear. Writing about a person’s life achievements makes a person consider what these achievements may have signified to others, and even how much, truly, one actually had achieved, and how much these apparent achievements, such as they may have been, affected history in general, or even history on a local level. Or even a personal level. Are they, in fact, even achievements at all? They may be just the pathetic mitherings of a boring weak person, buffeted by the winds of random circumstance, the whinings of a man of straw, unable to hold down a paltry but at least pension-worthy day job…” (Tom Newman)
This book is available in three different formats:
STANDARD HARDBACK £30
- Single hardback copy of the book
eBOOK DOWNLOAD £10
- ePUB format eBook for immediate download
DELUXE EDITION £50
- A first edition hardback copy of the book
- Three limited edition A5 photocards
- Two limited edition album cover postcards
- A free digital download of the new album Rough Old Tom
- These previously unheard 70’s and 80’s demos and rough mixes were unearthed from Tom Newman’s professional tape collection by Philip Newell in early 2024. Malcolm Heeley set to work ripping and mastering them. Produced by Philip Newell, this 75-minute compilation showcases Tom’s incredible versatility and originality
- A free digital download of the album Fine Old Demos
- Ten demo versions of the tracks released on Tom's 1975 album Fine Old Tom
- A free eBook download of the book in ePUB format
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