Happy Mondays by Simon Spence
Based on original interviews with the band, as well as their key associates and contemporaies, this will be the first complete, unvarnished account of one of the most notorious acts in British music history: the Happy Mondays.'An amazing musical narrative compellingly told'
‘Excess All Areas earns another gold star for the author: meticulous, revealing and continually treading new ground, it’s both a great read and a great music read, regardless of your level of interest in the group. A nigh-on impossible task.’
‘a well-researched, well-written, honest history of the band€ ¦ the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend.’
‘ a must read for all Happy Monday fans.. surely the Mondays biography we’ ve all been waiting for’
'There wasn’ t a Mondays book out there which was correct, not until Simon came along.'
‘ a well-researched, well-written, honest history of the band… the stuff of rock ‘ n’ roll legend.’
'made me want to go back and listen properly for the first time in 20 odd years… pick up this excellent book’
'The explosive rise and spectacular fall of one of Britain’ s most influential and deranged bands.'
'An amazing musical narrative compellingly told.'
'Witty and gritty'
‘ Excess All Areas earns another gold star for the author: meticulous, revealing and continually treading new ground, it’ s both a great read and a great music read, regardless of your level of interest in the group. A nigh-on impossible task.’
SIMON SPENCE is a music journalist with first-hand experience of the 'Madchester' scene. He joined the NME in 1989, when the Happy Mondays were at the height of their powers, and has written for, amongst others, The Face, Dazed & Confused, I-D and the Independent. His most recent book is the acclaimed The Stone Roses: War and Peace (Viking, 2012; St Martin’s Press, 2013). Prior to that he had ghosted Rollings Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham's memoirs, Stoned and 2Stoned (both Vintage, 2001 and 2003).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781314999 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781314993 |
| Title | Happy Mondays |
| Author | Simon Spence |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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