in the 'Let it Rot sequence, the and film parody HESE MOVE EACH CLu Fashion and set designers had a Field day in re-creating Beatle cuts, jackels, Sgt. Pepper uniforms and transcendenral nam solb. Equally clever were the cartoon graphics unashamedly lampooning the dated psychedelia of Alan Aldridge's Yellow Submarine. Neil Innes (formerly Bonzo Dog hand) affectionately re-scored old Beatle bels and made the music sound surprisingly authentic Eric Idle's Palmer interrupted with dis tracting and useless "in-depth backgruund ADAPTATION Perhaps our lamiliarity with history of Heatlemania explains the lack of surprise in faithful adaptation reality. However, the promise of of an amusing expose of the tinks berween media, the myth of pop stardom, and hard cash did not materialise.
The trouble was precisely the much point. makes this faintly disturbing 15 the well orchestrated publicity ACHI DESE programme which has resulted coming ford album accompanying record and much press gossip. At best This isironic; at worst a sell-out.
The Other Bookshop New from Ithaca Press Towards a Socialist Republic of Palestine FouzielA mar, Un Davis, and Naim Khad - e2.50 plus 25p p&p Palestinian Arabs in Israel: Two Case Studies by Amun, Davis, Sanallah, Elrazik, and Amin — £2.50 plus 25p p&p Both books ordered together: Post free.
THE OTHER BOOKCLUB A joint venture between The Other Bookshop and Socialist Challenge, this new bookclub at reasonable cost both new works of Marxiam and classica The Other Bookshop will provide selections of DoSKS a vaRi which members must take el leest two. The first selection will 1968 and Aller by Tariq All Harry McShane; No Mon Fighter by Harry MeShane and Joan Smith Full details in next week's Socialist Challenge 8I 228 8571