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Rock goes to college
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- Book Synopsis
- The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful and entirely amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world's most famous bandsAs rock exploded around the world, so young bands would sling their gear into their trusty Ford Transits and bomb up and down the new motorway system to university and polytechnic campuses all over the UK, honing their sound and hoping to get noticed.A list of acts who put in the hard yards on this circuit reads like a Who's Who of rock music: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Queen, the Kinks, Dire Straits, AC / DC, Genesis, Nick Drake, Joan Armatrading and Elton John all paid their dues in sweaty and badly ventilated dressing rooms in places like Leeds University and Regent Street Poly. Even Paul McCartney, after the Beatles fell apart, took his new band Wings out on the circuit to get them road tested.Now, for the first time, seasoned music journalist Paul Sexton sets out to document this extraordinary moment in British music history. Tapping into his huge network of contacts in the music industry, Rock Goes to College is a fascinating, raucous ride of a book, crammed full of incredible, never-before-heard stories of the beginnings of some of the most famous acts on the planet.
- About The Author
- Paul Sexton is an author, journalist and broadcaster. He started writing about music for the weekly pop paper Record Mirror while still a teenager in 1977, and his work has appeared in all of the quality UK press, most notably The Sunday Times and The Times, as well as in Billboard magazine and numerous other UK and international publications. He has contributed to countless documentaries and shows for BBC Radio 2. His book Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories and Memorabilia was published in 2021 and was followed by the critically acclaimed authorised biography of the Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts, Charlie's Good Tonight, in 2022. He lives in south London.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780008722418
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Mudlark, (20 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 560 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 159 x 34 mm
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