Stone Free, by Andrew Loog Oldham: Selected Excerpts

Besides managing The Rolling Stones and producing their first ten albums, Andrew Loog Oldham founded England’s first indie label, signing and helping to launch the careers of Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Fleetwood Mac.

Andrew Loog Oldham discovered the Rolling Stones when he was 19, and became their first manager and producer. Absorbing the "art of the hustle" from masters such as Brian Epstein, Albert Grossman, Don Arden and even Phil Spector, "Stone Free" celebrates the art of the "pimpresario," stripped naked for the reader's enjoyment.