Be Stiff - Richard Balls

Be Stiff

The Stiff Records Story

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Buch | Softcover
348 Seiten
2014
Soundcheck Books (Verlag)
978-0-9575700-6-1 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
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The story of Stiff Records has never been properly told until now. Richard Balls rectifies that by interviewing over 50 people who either recorded for the label or worked on it. The book has been updated to include a ruby coloured cover to celebrate 40 years of the label, along with a new foreword from Stiff stalwart, Jona Lewie.
Told here for the first time, the complete story of the legendary Stiff Records. Started in 1976, by maverick music entrepreneurs Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson, Stiff changed the landscape of a moribund record industry. Both men were involved in the pub rock scene and their genius was to take un-hip pub rockers, such as Ian Dury and Elvis Costello, and turn them into cool new wavers. It didn't stop there either, with Stiff releasing the first ever punk single (The Damned's New Rose'), in October 1976. Filled with interviews and memorabilia this is the perfect guide to Stiff.'

Richard Balls is the author of Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll: The Life Of Ian Dury for Omnibus (2000). He furthers his passion for the new wave era with Be Stiff. A native of Norwich, he works for the City Council as publicity manager. He lives in the city with his wife and two children and is a passionate fan of Norwich City. He is the cousin of Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.10.2014
Zusatzinfo 1 Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 588 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Allgemeines / Lexika
Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Pop / Rock
ISBN-10 0-9575700-6-6 / 0957570066
ISBN-13 978-0-9575700-6-1 / 9780957570061
Zustand Neuware
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