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Live at the Brixton Academy
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Live at the Brixton Academy

Paperback (07 Aug 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1982, aged twenty-three, Simon Parkes paid £1 for a virtually derelict building in Brixton. Over the next fifteen years he turned it into Britain's most iconic music venue. And now he's telling his story: full of fond - and wild - reminiscences of the famous musicians who played at the venue, including Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Lou Reed, The Ramones, New Order, the Beastie Boys and The Smiths. This is about one man's burning desire for success against the odds, his passion for live music and the excitement of those wilderness years, a far cry from the corporate world that controls the scene today. From rock-star debauchery and mixing it up with Brixton gangsters to putting on the first legal raves in the UK and countless backroom business deals, this is the story of how to succeed in business with no experience and fulfil your teenage fantasies.

Book information

ISBN: 9781846689567
Publisher: Profile
Imprint: Serpent's Tail
Pub date:
DEWEY: 781.66092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 414
Weight: 334g
Height: 199mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 28mm
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