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MIND OVER MATTER : THE MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF DETROIT'S FORTUNE RECORDS by Billy Miller and Michael Hurtt (Kicks Books KHB-1) ISBN: 978-1-940157-14-6 

Massive 576 pages - full color - hardcover - ltd first edition. The ultimate story about the lae, great Fortune Records, the Detroit label that continues to inspire and excite the imagination.  We hope this book will hold a treasured place in your home and that when you read it, you will flash to the "truly great music" of Fortune.   

 

 

 

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  • 5
    Thee Fortune Teller!!!

    Posted by Steve S on 2nd Dec 2022

    The veritable Alpha and Omega of Fortune Records. An American Epic! Exhaustively annotated and a feast for the eyes! Buy it!!!

  • 5
    Gotta Have It!

    Posted by David M. Frost on 18th Aug 2022

    This book is a revelation! I'm a long-time rock'n'roll fan and record collector but here's much more to the "Fortune Records story" than I'd ever imagined... and it's all here, along with tons of info, interviews, photos and enough label reproductions to keep you drooling for days. Expensive, yes, and well worth it.

  • 5
    Great research

    Posted by Fred Reif on 26th Jun 2022

    Lots of research has gone into this work and done very well. I have two books out on Michigan music and reading this book, it has gone into great detail. www.fredreif.com

  • 5
    A GRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL DELIGHT

    Posted by C Cousteau on 4th Apr 2022

    I have just newly received this book, have not actually read it yet so therefore my 5-star rating does not apply to the written content. It applies to the product as a whole: obviously, a tremendous labor of love. It is full of illustrated energy; virtually every page has a photo or illustration. Several tons of research must have gone into this. It is an astounding tribute to Fortune Records and an inspiration.

  • 5
    fine book

    Posted by Lloyd Dennis on 20th Dec 2021

    When I received this and saw Bill Randle, the famous Cleveland DJ, when I first opened it, my day was made. I was born in 1942 in Cleveland and grew up in Painesville and in Euclid where I had the good luck to hear him and Mad Daddy. This added some luster and happiness to my drab teenage years. Thanks so much for this labor of love which I became aware of due to the fine profile of Miriam Linna in the NEW YORKER which my wife pointed out.

  • 5
    FORTUNATE

    Posted by Don Hargrove on 23rd Nov 2021

    Have not cracked open the book yet but my friend John told me it's the best. Mike has been on my radar for a long time. Watching him play on Franklin Ave. one night by the stage in a big easy chair a tipsy young babe fell in my lap. The band almost fell off the stage laughing. FORTUNATE!

  • 5
    BEST BOOK EVER PUBLISHED ABOUT A RECORD LABEL

    Posted by Dave on 30th Sep 2021

    Best book ever published about a record label has extensive facts & information along with a treasure trove of color label photographs as well as historical photographs and period advertising reprints. Absolutely a MUST for any serious record aficionado/historian. Obviously a labor of love

  • 5
    Must do reading

    Posted by kevin lease on 1st Sep 2021

    GREAT. Had to be hundreds of hours of research. Very interesting and should be in all 50's record collectors shelf.

  • 5
    FORTUNE RECORDS ~ A UNIQUE INDY LABEL

    Posted by ted carroll on 25th Jun 2021

    This is probably one of the best ever books about 20th Century American Music. Fortune Records which recorded Blues / R&B / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop / Hillbilly / Soul from 1946 up into The Nineties, was beholden to no one. Husband & Wife team Jack & Devora Brown released some of the most wonderful 45s ever recorded. This lavishly illustrated book is a labour of love for the late Billy Miller with assistance from Michael Hurtt. Miraculously despite Miller's death in 2016, Miriam Linna's Kicks Books has finally published this essential piece of musical history. Don't miss it!!!!!