RIP Allen Klein, 77, American businessman, Beatles and Rolling Stones manager, Alzheimer’s disease.
Allen Klein poses with Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at a fictitious “contract signing”, 1969.
Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 – July 4, 2009) was an American businessman and record label executive. His career highlights included having such celebrated clients as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Many of his famous clients eventually turned against him, however, and he became involved in acrimonious legal battles with them. At one time he owned the rights to El Topo and The Holy Mountain and as a form of retribution refused to show them during 30 years.
