Miles, Barry

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MILES, Barry

MILES, Barry. British, b. 1943. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Music, Bibliography. Career: Better Books (bookshop), London, England, manager, 1965; Indica Books and Gallery, London, owner and manager, 1966-70; founder and sometime editor of International Times, 1966-70; Zapple Records, London, label manager, 1969; New Musical Express, London, journalist, 1976-78; Omnibus Press, London, editor-in-chief, 1976-78 and 1980-83; Time Out (magazine), London, editor, 1979; writer and editor. Producer of record albums. Publications: A Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive, 1973; (with P. Marchbank) The Illustrated Rock Almanac, 1977; Bob Dylan, 1978; (comp) The Beatles in Their Own Words, 1978; (comp) Bob Dylan in His Own Words, edited by Marchbank, 1978; (comp with J. Maynard) William S. Burroughs: A Bibliography, 1953- 1973: Unlocking Inspector Lee's Word Hoard, 1978; Pink Floyd, 1980; (comp) David Bowie in His Own Words, 1980; The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Discography, 1980; (comp) John Lennon in His Own Words, 1981; Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Discography, 1981; David Bowie: The Black Book, 1981; The Pretenders, 1981; The Clash, 1981; The Ramones, 1981; The Jam, 1981; Talking Heads, 1981; (comp) Mick Jagger in His Own Words, 1982; (ed) Allen Ginsberg, Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript and Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, With Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts and Bibliography, 1986; Ginsberg: A Biography, 1989; El Hombre Invisible: A Portrait of William S. Burroughs, 1991; (ed) Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg, in press; (comp) Zappa in His Own Words, 1992; Frank Zappa: A Visual Documentary, 1993; Rolling Stones: A Visual Documentary, 1994; Two Essays on the Work of Allen Ginsberg, 1994; Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, 1997; Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats: A Portrait, 1997; The Beat Hotel, 1998. Address: c/o Andrew Wylie, The Wylie Agency, 250 West 57th St, New York, NY 10107, U.S.A.