The Musical Touch of Leonard Nimoy: His fascinating musical career and discography

Product Description

Nominated for the 2020 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.
He’s groovy! He’s sexy! He’s a hit with all the kids! Who’s that? Paul McCartney? Davy Jones? NO! it’s Mr. Spock – WAIT! It’s Leonard Nimoy! The two are inseparable and both are cultural icons.
This book captures the moment in time in the far out 60s when Leonard Nimoy was signed to a five album record deal for Dot Records, signed a universe of autographs, and toured the country to promote his singing career to throngs of adoring fans.
Highly illogical? You be the judge in this one hundred page book filled with full color photos, press clippings, a historical essay, and collectors discography. Find out the story behind the viral Malibu U video “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” and how Leonard Nimoy in his inimitable fashion survived the bumps and bruises from his infamous Golden Throats recordings to live long and prosper as a man of many talents.

Review

Within the book’s beautifully-styled pages are liner notes, track lists, and photos galore, but before you get caught up on those you’ll appreciate the deep dive that kicks it off, explaining Nimoy’s motivation for making these albums and painting a picture of what his life, and fame, was like at the time.
[…] Best of all, it’s written with great affection by true fans who appreciated the man’s artistry and dedication, and want to celebrate every aspect of his career.
~ Laurie Ulster for TrekMovie.com

“…an enjoyable book with plenty of illustrations and it’s perfect forgift-giving this season to that Trek fan in your family. I will confessthat the book has made me take another look at Nimoy’s albums in a more positive way and I want to hear more.”
~ TrekToday.com

Nominated for the ARSC award for
BEST RESEARCH IN RECORDED ROCK AND POPULAR MUSIC.
~ arsc-audio.org

From the Author

Why Leonard Nimoy? Most people know him as an actor, but few know him as a singer and songwriter. Those who know something of his music may know him for his song “Bilbo Baggins,” but even those may be surprised to learn the full story of his five-record musical career. Leonard Nimoy was a recording star, and he experienced the highs and lows that often accompany that. It is truly a “fascinating” story that we want to share with the world!
~ Joe and Darlene Lacey

From the Back Cover

“What’s so special about Leonard Nimoy’s music?”

As we will explore in this book, Nimoy’s music is a reflection of the times in which it was created: funny, serious, groovy, and square. It was the perfect time to capture the duality of Spock the alien and Nimoy the human in song, a unique blend that makes it both intriguing and endearing to this day. ​

About the Author

Darlene Lacey is a writer, researcher, and appreciator of things of the past. She is a candy historian; the author of Classic Candy: America’s Favorite Sweets, 1950-80 (Shire Books), and curator of the Candy Wrapper Museum, where candy wrappers are enjoyed as art, nostalgia, and humor. She has been interviewed for numerous articles, radio, and TV shows, and over 40,000 visitors viewed her candy wrapper collection at the Los Angeles Central Library’s 21 Collections: Every Object Has a Story exhibition.

Joe Lacey is a creative consultant, illustrator and designer for toys, product packaging, and books.