I finally got around to adding Robin Platts’ sensational article about Burt and Hal’s recording history, “Anyone Who Had a Heart: The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David,” from the December 1997 Discoveries magazine. It’s a must read for the serious Bacharach collector.

Happy Birthday, Burt! Burt Bacharach turns 69 today.

There is an article on Burt, “Burt’s Back,” in the June 1998 issue of CMJ New Music Monthly (the one with Garbage on the cover).

Many people have written to find out how to contact Burt. To send fan mail to Burt, write to the following address:

Burt Bacharach
c/o Linda Dozoretz Communications
8033 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 6226
Los Angeles, CA 90046

To contact Burt’s management, write to the following:

Richard Rosenberg
William Morris Agency
151 El Camino Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

And keep an eye out for the soon-to-be-if-not-already-released-in-the-States “Shooting Fish,” which includes on its soundtrack Jackie DeShannon’s “What the World Needs Now” and Dionne Warwick’s “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and features in the film “Big Burt,” a juke box that plays nothing by songs by you-know-who.