BOOKS: ***** 1975 'Van Morrison: Into the Music' by Ritchie Yorke 1982 'Van Morrison: The Mystic's Music' by Howard A. DeWitt 1984 'Van Morrison: A Portrait Of The Artist' by Johnny Rogan 1993 'More Than A Song To Sing: mystical ideas and the lyrics of Van Morrison' by Pat Kelly 1993 'Too Late To Stop Now' by Steve Turner --extra available for trade 1995 'Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart' by John Collis 1996 'Into The Sunset: the music of Van Morrison' by Ben Cruikshank 1996 (poetry) 'Van Morrison Can't Find His Feet' by Leonard Gontarek 1997 'Celtic Crossroads: the art of Van Morrison' by Brian Hinton 1997 'The Complete Guide to the Music of Van Morrison' by Patrick Humphries 1998 'The Rest Is History' by Gerald Dawe SERIALS: ******* 4/90-3/93 Into The Music: the Van Morrison fanzine, issues 2-10 [copies] 9/5/90-?? The No Method Newsletter, vol.1 no.1 [copy from the co-editor] 11/90-94 The Van Morrison Newsletter, #1-8 [copies], #9 & 10 [originals] 9/94-date Wavelength: the unofficial Van Morrison Magazine, #1-to-date (Various @1977-98) Wavelength scrapbooks 1-9 [copies] --numerous assorted press clippings/articles, details for #1 only ARTICLES: ******** THEM (1964-66): ************** @1965 [Irish newspaper?], "The Blues" brief fan comment by Violet Thripaleton --see 6/66 below, same woman (Belfast) (5-to-1 this is actually Van Morrison's mother, Violet) @1/65 [unknown publication], chart showing entrance of BPDG at #46 @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "Hot reception for THEM: Group Pelted With Pennies" @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "Police save Them from dance crowd" @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "Police called in for Them" @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "Dancers try to attack Beat group" @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "The boyfriends were jealous, say THEM" @1/65 [Irish newspaper?] "It's THEM" --comment by McAuley brothers' mother @1/65 [Irish newspaper?], ad for Delta Rhythm Club show 1/8/65 New Musical Express pg.9, "Belfast's THEM are in" 1/9/65 Disc Weekly pg.4, "THEM are united in one ambition!" by Nigel Hunter @1/18/65 [Irish newspaper?] ad for "last Belfast appearance before London" --Sammy Houston's R&B Club 8:30 p.m. 1/22/65 New Musical Express pg.4, "Watch Out! Them Are Coming!" by Ian Dove 1/23/65 Record Mirror, "Cashbox Top 50 (mailed from New York)" --BPDG at #11, previous week #19, weeks on chart=3 2/5/65 New Musical Express pg.11, "THEM (from Ireland) don't rate London highly" by Cordell Marks 2/5/65 New Musical Express [ad by Them's new management] 2/5/65 New Musical Express [ad for concert on 3/29/65 Liverpool] 2/6/65 Disc Weekly pg.3, "'Them' Are Like Them Others--Almost" by Nigel Hunter 2/13/65 Melody Maker pg.16, "THEM set with follow-up" --Here Comes the Night 2/19/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Rohnny Robb's Bandbox (column): Chris Ryder, Our man in London..." by Johnny Robb --re: Them in London @2/20/65 [unknown publication], ad for Them at Club Noreik 2/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Stop Press: Just as I was getting this..." --Van delivers 1st Them EP to writer 2/65 CityWeek, "Hands Off Them says Lillian, their greatest fan" by Johnny Robb --Lillian Gore, secretary of the Them fanclub @2/65 [Irish newspaper?] "Them At No.23" --Baby Please Don't Go @2/65 CityBeat, chart showing BPDG at #1 (Ireland) @2/65 [Irish newspaper?], "The song was a chart failure for Lulu..." --brief review of Here Comes the Night 3/12/65 New Musical Express, ad for "Here Comes The Night" 3/27/65 Record Mirror, "Them Go To Scotland" 3/27/65 Valentine, "Ricky's Red-Hot low-down" column --news about Them 3/27/65 Valentine pg.19 (readers' letters), "That Van Man" Q&A comment, question by Doris Tench @3/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Singles" by Derek Johnson --re: HCTN @3/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Beaty" (column excerpt) --HCTN at #12 UK @3/65 [unknown publication], (press ad) "Them: members of group..." 4/2/65 New Musical Express, "Them's Concerts" 4/3/65 Melody Maker, "Them dates" 4/7/65 New Musical Express, "NME Top Thirty" (chart) --Here Comes the Night at #5 @4/7/65 [Irish newspaper?], "'Them' now at No.5 in hit parade" 4/10/65 Melody Maker pg.8, "Here comes the Them!" --lacks bottom section 4/10/65 Disc Weekly pg.10, "Everyone wants to know about...That There Them Group!" by Penny Valentine @4/11/65 [unknown publication], 2 photos w/caption re: NME Poll Winners' 4/14/65 New Musical Express, "NME Top Thirty" (chart) --Here Comes the Night at #3 4/16/65 New Musical Express pg.3&9, "It Was The Greatest Pop Show On Earth", 'First Half' by Keith Altham, 'Second Half' by Alan Smith 4/17/65 Disc Weekly pg.12, "This is THEM!", photo only @4/17/65 [Irish newspaper?] "The tallest Them (he comes from Cregagh) plans an ever so quiet wedding" by Graham McKenzie @4/17/65 [Irish newspaper?] "One of 'Them' Weds" w/photo @4/17/65 [another Irish newspaper?] "One of THEM" --photo & caption only @4/17/65 [Irish newspaper?] "'Her' joins one of Them: hundreds soaked in rain" w/photos --Billy Harrison's wedding to Vivian McMeekin 4/19/65 News Letter pg.6, "You Can't Get Away From It" --Harrison's wedding, w/photo 4/23/65 New Musical Express pg.5, "Life-lines of THEM" --detailed individual Q&A autobios 4/23/65 [unknown publication], "Them 'Live' Tonight" --"Ready Steady Goes Live" TV show announcement @4/65 [unknown publication], "THEM", group bio & contact address --"1st important public appearance: Thank Your Luck Stars" 5/1/65 Record Mirror pg.4, "Richard Green talks to THEM" + "The session that started it all..." by Richard Green 5/7/65 Cityweek pg.24, "New organist in THEM L.P. session" by Chris Ryder --re: Peter Bardens 5/14/65 New Musical Express pg.4, "Group Members Usually Welcome Interviewers, But Sometimes It Can Be Stormy: Billy Harrison gets mad when you call Them Irish!" by Keith Altham 5/14/65 New Musical Express [ad for 5/17/65 Ritz Cinema concert] 5/16/65 Disc Weekly pg.5, "New One Of Them!: It's been fantastic, says Peter Bardens" by Penny Valentine 5/65 [BI] pg.38, "'Them' May Feature 12-String Bass" by Brian Clark 5/65 CityBeat pg.2, "From us to Them" --1st CityBeat Golden Guitar Award @5/65 CityWeek, "Miami Disc a Winner: from Chris Ryder--our man in London" (column excerpt) --regarding Them to join Dick Clark's "Caravan" @5/65 Mirabelle, "Heart Stealers: THEM from the Pop World; Michael Caine from the world of films" by Dawn James @5/65 [Irish newspaper?], "The Wheels are great pals of THEM..." --Them drag-racing with The Wheels @5/65 [Irish newspaper?], clipping regarding The Mad Lads --signing of contract with Philip & Dorothy Solomon @5/65 [Danish magazine], "Some Of Them" article [Danish] --w/photo @6/10/65 CityBeat, "Angry Young 'Them'" --debut album UK release 6/11/65 [unknown publication], ad for "Today's release...One More Time" @6/11/65 [Irish newspaper?], "New disc from Them has the experts predicting Here's another chart-crasher'" --release of One More Time & US tour 6/12/65 Disc Weekly, "Them In U.S." --re: Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars 6/12/65 Disc Weekly, "Them" --re: rude version 'Little Girl' re-recorded 6/12/65 Disc Weekly, "THEM are not as good this time" --re: One More Time 6/26/65 Record Mirror pg.7, "How to write a hit...Richard Green talks to THEM" by Richard Green 6/26/65 Record Mirror [ad for "One More Time" single, + EP and LP] 6/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Chart News: a very big week indeed for Irish groups..." --One More Time slips into British Top 50 charts @6/65 Record Mirror, "An album track from Dylan, and a raucous slowie from Them..." reviewed by Norman Jopling & Peter Jones --One More Time @6/65 New Musical Express, "Them's new smash" --re: One More Time @6/65 CityWeek, "I'm gonna shake this town--says Peter Docherty" by Johnny Robb --regarding former Them road manager @6/65 CityBeat pg.2, "Doing the splits" --progress of Peter Docherty @6/65 [unknown publication], photos w/captions --regarding line-up changes 11/64-5/65 @6/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Remembering Them'" photo w/caption of Peter Lloyd & secretary Marie Bubb regarding discovery of Them --accompanying article not present @mid-1965-66 [Irish newspaper?], "On my first night back in Belfast..." --regarding Kenny McDowell and The Mad Lads @The Maritime @mid-1965-66 [Irish newspaper?], "Now here's a girl with an out-of-the-rut taste in pop..." --fan portrait (Dorothy Thompson) w/photo 7/1/65 [Chicago newspaper], ad for the Summer of Stars '65 tour, scheduled to appear 8/17-18/65 at McCormick Place, Chicago IL 7/17/65 [unknown publication], "Byrds Dates With Donovan!: Show with Yardbirds, Them; TV and radio dates" --re: 8/8/65 Palace gig 7/17/65 [unknown publication], "Billy leaves Them" --Joe Boni replacement 7/65 [BI] pg.9, "THEM have a songsmith" by Brian Clark --re: THEM 1st LP & One More Time 7/65 CityBeat pg.3, "Critics Floored by First Album: A Beaut. From Them" 7/65 CityBeat, "London Call (1st): 'We Are Not Breaking Up'" --letter to the column (Johnny Robb) by Billy Harrison 7/65 CityBeat pg.2, "...And Then There Were Two" --on dismissal of Pat McAuley & Billy Harrison @7/65 [unknown publication], "THEM spent four days of this week recording..." --mention of US tour beginning 8/16/65 @7/65 CityBeat pg.2, "Why Jackie Had To Go" @7/65 [Irish newspaper?], "Pop group organist missing for a week" @7/65 [Irish newspaper?], "One More Of Them Leaves" --regarding whereabouts of Harrison @7/65? CityWeek/CityBeat pg.1, "Is the Belfast scene dying?" --after Them disbanded, w/photo of Henderson & Pat McAuley w/businessman (Solomon?) @8/15/65 [Knoxville TN newspaper], ad for Caravan of Stars tour, scheduled to appear at the Civic Coliseum 8/24/65 w/Tom Jones etc.