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((Short description|Georgian musician (1934–2016)))
((More citations needed|date=September 2021))
((Use British English|date=January 2014))
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((Infobox musical artist
| image           = 1528 giorgio08 crop.jpg
| name            = Giorgio Gomelsky
| caption         = Gomelsky in 2009
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| birth_date      = ((birth date|1934|2|28|df=y))
| birth_place     = [[Tbilisi|Tiflis]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date      = ((death date and age|df=y|2016|1|13|1934|2|28))
| death_place     = ((nowrap|[[New York City|New York City, New York]], U.S.))
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| occupation      = [[Music manager]], [[record producer]]
| years_active    = Mid-1950s–2016
| label           = ((flatlist|
*[[Marmalade Records|Marmalade]]
*[[BYG Records|BYG]]))
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*[[The Rolling Stones]]
*[[The Paramounts]]
*[[The Yardbirds]]
*[[Magma (band)|Magma]]
*[[Blossom Toes]]
*[[Julie Driscoll]]
*[[Gong (band)|Gong]]
*[[Soft Machine]]
*[[Material (band)|Material]]))
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'''Giorgio Sergio Alessando Gomelsky'''<ref name=obituary-giorgio-gomelsky>((Cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-giorgio-gomelsky-manager-of-the-rolling-stones-1-4005628 |title=Obituary: Giorgio Gomelsky, manager of the Rolling Stones - the Scotsman |access-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131744/https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-giorgio-gomelsky-manager-of-the-rolling-stones-1-4005628 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all ))</ref> (28 February 1934 – 13 January 2016) was a filmmaker, [[impresario]], music manager, songwriter (as Oscar Rasputin) and record producer.  He was born in [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgia]], grew up in Switzerland, and later lived in the United Kingdom and the United States.

He owned the [[Crawdaddy Club]] in London where [[the Rolling Stones]] were the house band, and he was involved with their early management.  He hired [[the Yardbirds]] as a replacement and managed them.  He was also their producer from the beginning through 1966. In 1967, he started [[Marmalade Records]] (distributed by [[Polydor]]), which featured [[Brian Auger and the Trinity|Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and the Trinity]], [[Blossom Toes]], and early recordings by [[Graham Gouldman]], and [[Kevin Godley]] and [[Lol Creme]], who all became part of [[10cc]].  The label closed in 1969.  Gomelsky was also instrumental in the careers of [[Soft Machine]], [[Daevid Allen]] and [[Gong (band)|Gong]], [[Magma (band)|Magma]] and [[Material (band)|Material]].

==Early years==
Gomelsky was born in [[Tiflis]] (modern day [[Tbilisi]]), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. His father was a medical doctor, and his mother was from [[Monte Carlo]]. The family left in 1938 and via Syria, Egypt, and Italy, in 1944 settled in Switzerland, the country where his father had trained.

Gomelsky discovered jazz at the age of 10, while living in Italy. One Sunday he was caught out by the 4pm German curfew, so he stayed in the house of friends. Exploring their attic he discovered a gramophone and some jazz records. As a symbol of defiance he and his friends took to occasionally briefly blasting the music out of the window. Fortunately they were never caught. After the liberation, eventually black [[GI (military)|GI]]s arrived and furthered his jazz education.

He attended a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] school in [[Ascona]], near [[Locarno]], Switzerland. With the war over, he was able to pool resources with friends to start a record collection. By 1946, the [[Voice of America]], the USA's international non-military radio broadcasting service, had been established and Gomelsky was exposed to be-bop via the ''Cool City'' program on [[VOA]]. (In 1964, his father having died and left him some money, Gomelsky would return to Ascona and stage a jazz festival in a local airfield.)

He attended a progressive private school, the [[:de:Ecole d’Humanité|School of Humanity]] run by [[:de:Paul Geheeb|Paul Geheeb]], in the mountains of Switzerland. While on vacation, with friends, he travelled around Europe by bicycle. In post-war Germany, they found a thriving cellar-jazz scene in towns like [[Düsseldorf]]. They visited Milan, and pedalled all the way to Paris to see [[Charlie Parker]] perform at the Salon de Jazz.

His mother was a hat designer. Her father had worked for the [[Monte Carlo Casino|Société des Bains de Mer]] (the casino operator) in Monte Carlo, a popular resort for the British, and so she spoke English and became an anglophile, with a particular love of English literature. Thus her employer, [[Claude Saint-Cyr]] of Paris, sent her to run her [[wikt:atelier|atelier]] in London. She would send her Swiss schoolboy son the English music paper ''[[Melody Maker]]'' on a weekly basis, from which Gomelsky learned English and also became familiar with the British jazz scene.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Giorgio+Gomelsky|title=Giorgio Gomelsky|website=Discogs|access-date=23 June 2018))</ref>

There was still at this time limited opportunity to hear new jazz in Europe, apart from [[Willis Conover]] on VOA. There was an Italian jazz radio show; Flavio Ambrosetti's show on Swiss Radio ran just 20 minutes a week; there was Charles Delaunay jazz show on [[Europe 1]] in Paris; and Charlie Fox on the [[BBC]]; and maybe a couple of German shows. There was a scene in Copenhagen. Aficionados in many cities set up jazz appreciation societies, and Gomelsky and friends set one up in Locarno. A trio was formed, Roland Schramlei on bass, Bert Armbruster on piano, and Gomelsky on drums. Resources were so limited that, only possessing a ride cymbal, Gomelsky would have to hire a drum kit every time they had an engagement.

The main jazz magazine was ''Les Cahiers du Jazz'' from Paris, and there was also one in Italy. In both countries the magazines organized the local jazz societies into federations which could then stage concert tours. Gomelsky followed their model and formed a Swiss federation that staged concerts.  In 1954, having been denied permission to stage a concert during the Zurich Festival by the city fathers, the Federation staged a daring protest on a Sunday. The resulting publicity persuaded the City to reverse its decision, and thus the Zurich Jazz Festival was born (and exists to this day).<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.eurock.com/features/giorgio.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 June 2007 |archive-date=14 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614014230/http://www.eurock.com/features/giorgio.aspx |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Having become a Swiss citizen, Gomelsky had to perform National Service, undergoing basic training with [[Swiss Air Force]], where he flew Bucher [[biplane]]s. Although a proficient pilot he deliberately failed promotion tests and, after rejection, was then free to leave the country.

==Film making in England==
((unreferenced section|date=January 2016))
The weekly readings of the ''[[Melody Maker]]'', and the lack of further documentation, convinced Gomelsky that his vocation would be to film the burgeoning UK jazz scene. He had seen the 1948 film ''[[Jammin' the Blues]]'' and had formed forward-thinking stylistic ideas including synchronised [[fast cutting]]. He succeeded in obtaining a 500 UKP commission from a young Italian TV station and departed for England.

In London he established a relationship with the National Jazz Federation, run by [[Harold Pendleton]], who also managed Britain's top jazz star of the time [[Chris Barber]]. Despite Gomelsky's inclination to shoot the avant-garde [[John Dankworth|Johnny Dankworth]], Pendleton prevailed on him to shoot Chris Barber.  The resulting piece, comprising four songs, intercut establishing and audience reaction shots from the [[Royal Festival Hall]] with separate studio session footage. The studio footage, shot in one day, used cutting-edge technology like large Mitchell cameras with 'elephant' suspended mics that restricted camera movements in the small studio, preventing Gomelsky from getting all the angles he had hoped for.

This first film was sufficiently well-received that two years later, Gomelsky filmed Chris Barber for a second time – now a 3 camera shoot in b&w [[Cinemascope]].

Harold Pendleton had started the [[National Jazz and Blues Festival|National Jazz Festival]] and Gomelsky had participated as a volunteer helper at the first one in 1959. He was able to secure the rights to film the 1960 festival. A producer/backer was found – Frank Green, the owner of a facility on [[Wardour Street]] where Gomelsky had edited his earlier films. Filming was with 4 b/w cameras.  Sound was recorded on the Leevers-Rich synchro-pulse system, allowing separate recording of audio on magnetic tape. The intercom between the cameras was the [[Royal Artillery]]'s system which, designed to be heard over cannon fire, was so loud that at times it would get picked up by the stage mics.

==British rhythm & blues==
Chris Barber's trad-jazz band had launched the [[skiffle]] craze, and their hit "[[Rock Island Line]]" had made the band's banjo player [[Lonnie Donegan]] a star. As skiffle became passé, Barber, whose sets were structured around the history of jazz, began to feature [[blues]] in its place, utilizing his school friend vocalist/guitarist Alexis Korner, and harmonica player [[Cyril Davies]].<ref name="YT1">((cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRQgeVxx_0  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hhRQgeVxx_0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Giorgio Gomelsky – The Birth of British R&B |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=MacFie |first=Joly |date=8 April 2009 |work=Interview |publisher=Punkcast))((cbignore))</ref>

While the Barber blues set was strictly country style, Korner was set on expanding the sound to incorporate the more modern electric Chicago sound and an improvisational jazz approach. He formed his own group [[Blues Incorporated|Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated]] and recruited musicians like drummer Charlie Watts and saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith. Gomelsky, then writing for ''Jazz News'', became inspired by this to the extent of becoming evangelical. He coined the term BRB – [[British Rhythm and Blues]], wrote articles, and bent the ear of anyone who would listen.<ref name="YT1" />

Alex and Cyril had a club in a pub upstairs room on [[Wardour Street]] where blues aficionados would gather on Wednesdays but they needed a larger venue for the noisy big band. With some difficulty, and support from Barber, Gomelsky persuaded Pendleton to run a weekly Blues Night on Thursdays at his newly opened neighbouring club [[Marquee Club|The Marquee]]. Korner's new band, and others, were duly booked. However the audiences were still limited to a small group of enthusiasts and the future was uncertain.<ref name="YT1" />

A Jamaican [[blue beat]] club just off [[Portobello Road]] (immortalized in the movie ''[[Scandal (1989 film)|Scandal]]'') was one of the hottest spots in London at the time. On a visit Gomelsky had a chance encounter with its most notorious clients – [[Christine Keeler]] and [[Mandy Rice-Davies]]. He invited them to visit the Marquee Blues Night and they showed up the following week. The publicity generated was enough to give the night sufficient cachet to become fashionable and successful.<ref name="YT1" />

He wanted to build on the success of The Marquee Blues night with more shows but Pendleton was not interested. Gomelsky began to organize the bands, suggesting that they work [[Cooperative|co-operatively]] to obtain bookings and do other business, just as the earlier Jazz Societies had federated their efforts.  He even persuaded the Portobello Jamaican club to host a couple of blues bands, however the regular patrons were not impressed.<ref name="YT2">((cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVAhST0neJs  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GVAhST0neJs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Giorgio Gomelsky – The First London Blues Festival |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=MacFie |first=Joly |date=8 April 2009 |work=Interview |publisher=Punkcast))((cbignore))</ref>

Gomelsky then discovered an alternative venue – the [[Cy Laurie|Cy Laurie Piccadilly Club]] in [[Ham Yard]].<ref name="LarkinGE">((cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=993))</ref> Formerly a major London hotspot, it was now on its uppers. He was able to secure a Saturday night for a fee of £5 and proceeded to stage the first festival of [[British blues]]. Bands appearing included Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Blues By Six (which included [[Nicky Hopkins]]), and the Rolling Stones.<!--full line-up needed--> Although attendance was slight, as a promotional device Gomelsky prevailed on a number of friends to stand in line outside to attract the attention of passers by, and give the impression of a larger crowd. Pendleton was not at all happy with this local competition for his club.<ref name="YT2" />

==The Crawdaddy Club==
Gomelsky was certain that the vitality of the genre depended on attracting new young fans, and that attracting young fans depended on involving young musicians. He believed that residencies were the key to building an audience for the new bands and, in an example of the lateral thinking instilled him in the Switzerland mountain school, hit on the idea of eschewing central London and weekday nights altogether – to become so far removed that Pendleton could have no grounds for complaint. Thus the Richmond Blues Association was formed and he secured a series of Sunday nights at the Station Hotel in [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], a suburb of West London. What Gomelsky knew, from his earlier [[be-bop]] interests, was that the nearby Kingston Art School was a fertile hotbed of musical enthusiasm, and also there already was an established blues club in the [[Ealing Jazz Club|basement of the ABC Cafe]] in nearby [[Ealing, London|Ealing]]. Another group having dropped out, the Rolling Stones were given the first residency. The first night only attracted three people, attendance not being helped by Gomelsky, in a typical [[malaprop]]ism, accidentally writing "Rhythm & Bulls" on the advertising sign outside the venue.<!--Some accurate dating needed--> Nevertheless, the talents of the Rolling Stones, and a promotional scheme that gave complimentary admission to any patron that brought two friends, soon led to healthy crowds.<ref>((cite book|title=According to the Rolling Stones|author1=Mick Jagger |author2=Keith Richards |author3=Dora Loewenstein |author4=Charlie Watts |author5=Philip Dodd |author6=Ron Wood |publisher=Chronicle Books|year=2003|isbn=978-0-8118-4060-6|pages=48–50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xP_S-fAnMXYC&pg=PA48))</ref> Also, in order to liven up the proceedings, he convinced the Stones, whose repertoire was stretched by the demands of two 45-minute sets, to incorporate a 20-minute rave-up version of [[Bo Diddley]]'s "Crawdad" (originally on the 1960 album ''Bo Diddley in the Spotlight'') as the finale of their show.<ref name="YT3">((cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLwPcNVhinI  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/DLwPcNVhinI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Giorgio Gomelsky – The Crawdaddy Club |access-date=9 April 2009 |last=MacFie |first=Joly |date=8 April 2009 |work=Interview |publisher=Punkcast))((cbignore))</ref>

He had taken on much of the responsibility for managing and promoting the Rolling Stones. Looking to get press on the band, he prevailed on ''The Richmond and Twickenham Times'', a conservative local paper owned by TV presenter [[Richard Dimbleby]], to send a reporter to the Station Hotel. Eventually a reporter, Barry May, undertook to write an article and visited the venue with a photographer.<ref name="YT3" />

He also considered he could exploit his reputation as a jazz writer and film-maker to generate interest in the band and entice the jazz critics to visit the Sunday Richmond sessions. He announced that he would make a short promotional film of these "illustrious unknowns".  The news spread and influential writers – first Norman Jopling, and then Peter Jones – showed up, but no copy resulted. Peter Jones did, however, return bringing his friend [[Andrew Loog Oldham]].<ref name="YT3" />

Not having the facilities to film the band live at the club, he took them into the [[RG Jones Recording Studios]] in [[wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], one of the few independent studios in London at the time. Two songs were recorded and extra footage shot.<ref name="YT3" /> As Gomelsky was editing he got a call from Gay, who was writing his article, asking how to name the club. Gomelsky, on the spur of the moment, inspired by "Crawdad" – the high point of The Stones' show, with a chorus of "Hey, crawdaddy!" - came up with "The Crawdaddy".<ref name="YT3" />

Somewhat to his surprise and delight, a full page feature duly appeared in ''The Richmond and Twickenham Times''. Gomelsky showed the article to acquaintance Patrick Doncaster, the music critic of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', the largest circulation British daily newspaper. Doncaster was persuaded to, in turn, visit the club, and a half-page feature duly appeared in the next day's ''Mirror''. The powers that be at [[Ind, Coope & Co|Ind Coope Breweries]], owners of the Station Hotel, were aghast at the degenerate behaviour displayed in the article and the club was evicted forthwith.<ref name="YT3" />

He had to return to Switzerland, for three weeks, as his father had died. His colleague, photographer Hamish Grimes, went to Pendleton, who provided an introduction to Commander Wheeler, director of the Richmond Athletic Association. They had grounds, just a block away from the Station Hotel, where the National Jazz Festival was held. An arrangement was made for the club to move to a room, almost triple the capacity of the Station Hotel, below the grandstand.<ref name="YT3" />

When the Rolling Stones became too big for small local clubs and went on tour, their residency at the Crawdaddy was taken over by another leading [[R&B]] group from nearby [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[the Yardbirds]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> featuring [[Eric Clapton]]. Other artists who played at the club included [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Long John Baldry]], [[Elton John]] and [[Rod Stewart]]. In the 1960s, Gomelsky went on to manage and produce the Yardbirds, and form [[Marmalade Records]]. He also signed [[Julie Driscoll]] and [[Brian Auger]] & the Trinity, and produced early recordings by [[Jeff Beck]], [[Jimmy Page]] (both of whom played with the Yardbirds), [[Blossom Toes]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]] (the 1969 album ''[[Extrapolation (album)|Extrapolation]]''), [[Alexis Korner]], [[Graham Bond]] and [[Soft Machine]].

He arranged for British rock musicians to record with American blues musicians, including the Yardbirds featuring [[Eric Clapton]] with [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]], who was Gomelsky's roommate for a period in Britain. Gomelsky claims that Sonny Boy jammed with [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] in all keys on a single blues harmonica made to play in one key.

In the 1970s, he became involved with progressive jazz rock bands such as [[Gong (band)|Gong]], [[Henry Cow]] and [[Magma (band)|Magma]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

== In the United States ==
After a visit to New York City in the mid-1970s, Gomelsky “found the home I’d been looking for since I was a kid.”.<ref name=obituary-giorgio-gomelsky/> In 1978, having received a substantial royalty payment for his work with the Yardbirds, Gomelsky relocated to New York in an attempt to open up the American market to the European progressive jazz-rock bands he was working with. He established the Zu Club in Chelsea in Manhattan and after meeting 24-year-old bass player [[Bill Laswell]], encouraged him to form a band, which began rehearsing in the club's basement.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/martinbisi.html |title=Martin Bisi interview |publisher=Furious.com |access-date=2014-02-03))</ref> The band became known as the Zu Band until Gomelsky hooked them up with former Gong frontman [[Daevid Allen]] for a performance at the Zu Club. On 8 October 1978 the 24-hour Zu Manifestival was held at Entermedia, a performance space at 12th and Second Ave in Manhattan's lower east side, for which they became 'New York Gong'. Allen and the band amicably parted company when they "discovered they couldn't stand the European way of life" during a tour of France. The band then took the name [[Material (band)|Material]], and their debut recording was 1979's instrumental post-punk industrial funk ''[[Temporary Music|Temporary Music 1]]'' EP for Gomelsky's Zu Records.

Through the 1978 to the 2010s, from his recording and rehearsal studio, [[Red Door (venue)|Red Door]], in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, Gomelsky continued to nurture and mentor musicians. Following his relationship in the early 1980s with the band [[Material (band)|Material]], he produced "Tonka Wonka Mondays" at [[the Bitter End]], featuring three bands a night who were unnamed "mystery guests", and then had professional music critics dissect their performances during the break. At the end of each evening, a better-known featured guest would play their material backed up by "The House Band" led by composer / arranger [[Dave Soldier]] and featuring trumpeter [[Roy Campbell, Jr.|Roy Campbell]]. Featured guests included [[Wayne Kramer (guitarist)|Wayne Kramer]], [[Billy Bang]], [[Frank Lowe]], and [[Dennis Charles]]. Gomelsky was also a regular DJ at the club [[Tramps]], introducing fans to an array of styles, including new African and experimental jazz music. In the 1980s, he was pioneer of digital video, winning awards for his work using the [[Video Toaster]].

With the producer [[Joe Papp]], early [[breakdancing|b-boy hiphop]] stars including [[Futura 2000]], Mr. Freeze, and composers Dave Soldier and Mark Mazur of [[Kid Creole and the Coconuts]], he attempted to produce the first hip-hop musical, ''Persons'', at the [[Public Theater]] in 1982.

He was instrumental in bringing the important Czech group, the [[Plastic People of the Universe]], to the international public eye by producing a benefit concert for the band's lyricist [[Egon Bondy]] at [[The Kitchen]] on 29 January 1989, featuring their exiled saxophonist [[Vratislav Brabenec]] and New York musicians including the [[Soldier String Quartet]], [[Craig S. Harris (trombonist)|Craig Harris]], [[Borbetomagus]], [[Elliott Sharp]] and [[Gary Lucas]], who played the Plastic People's repertoire. News of the concert in Prague is said to have helped to inspire the [[Velvet Revolution]], a movement strongly influenced by experimental American rock and jazz music.((Citation needed|date=January 2020))

Gomelsky was involved as guide, producer, and supporter of various New York bands including [[D Generation]], [[101 Crustaceans]] and [[Band of Susans]].

==Production work==
* [[Soft Machine]]'s first demos were recorded by Gomelsky.((citation needed|date=January 2016))
* Gong's ''[[Flying Teapot (album)|Flying Teapot]]'' and ''[[Angel's Egg (album)|Angel's Egg]]'' (both 1973) were created under Gomelsky's auspices.
* [[Aphrodite's Child]] ''[[666 (Aphrodite's Child album)|666]]'' (1972) (credited as "passing by")<ref name="elsw">((cite web |url=http://elsew.com/data/gomelsky.htm |title=Giorgio Gomelsky, working with Vangelis |access-date=9 April 2009 |author1=Antas Lodewijks |author2=Dennis Lodewijks |date=6 April 2000 |work=Elsewhere and Odyssey  ))</ref>
* [[Vangelis]] ''[[Hypothesis (album)|Hypothesis]]'' and ''[[The Dragon (Vangelis album)|The Dragon]]'' (1971) (unfinished – released later in 1978 unofficially)<ref name="elsw" />

==Death==
Gomelsky died of cancer on 13 January 2016 in [[New York City]].<ref>((cite web|title=THE MAD GENIUS BEHIND THE ROLLING STONES AND YARDBIRDS, GIORGIO GOMELSKY R.I.P.|url=http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_mad_genius_behind_the_rolling_stones_and_yardbirds_giorgio_gomelsky|website=[[Dangerous Minds]]|last=Campbell|first=Marc|date=13 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016))</ref>  He was 81.

==Biography==
In 2018 actor and musician Francis Dumaurier published a memoir ''For Your Love'', with a biography and friends' reminiscences.<ref>((cite book |last1=Dumaurier |first1=Francis |title=For Your Love |date=2018 |edition=Final 2022 |url=https://www.francisdumaurier.com/GiorgioGomelsky.html |access-date=4 March 2022))</ref>

==See also==
* [[Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition]]
* [[Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD]]
* [[Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==Bibliography==
* ((cite book|title=Nankering With the Rolling Stones|author=James Phelge|publisher=Chicago Review Press|date=April 2000|isbn=978-1-55652-373-1))
* ((cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_TBkf1ttNBYC&pg=PA94|title=The Beatles years|author=Miles|author-link=Barry Miles|isbn=9780711983083|date=2001|publisher=Omnibus)) Plan for Beatles film
* ((cite book |last1=Dumaurier |first1=Francis |title=For Your Love |date=2018 |edition=Final 2022 |url=https://www.francisdumaurier.com/GiorgioGomelsky.html |access-date=4 March 2022))

==External links==
* ((IMDb name|id=0326833))
* ((AllMusic|class=artist|id=p80801|label=Giorgio Gomelsky))
* [http://davesoldier.com/giorgio.html Giorgio Gomelsky Web page], maintained by [[Dave Soldier]], containing many unreleased audio tracks
* [http://www.eurock.com/features/giorgio.aspx Eurock Interview] posted July 2003.
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Giorgio+Gomelsky Giorgio Gomelsky Discography]
* [http://crawdaddyclubrichmond.com Crawdaddy Club Richmond] Revived Crawdaddy Club. Site includes  [http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/484931/Crawdaddy-Rhythm-and-Blues-Club/ history timeline].
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12105587/Giorgio-Gomelsky-impresario-obituary.html Daily Telegraph Obituary]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/giorgio-gomelsky-former-rolling-stones-yardbirds-manager-dead-at-81-20160115 Rolling Stone Obituary]

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