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When Reading Really Rocked. Volume 2 The Punk Explosion and Beyond

When Reading Really Rocked. Volume 2 The Punk Explosion and Beyond

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Publisher's Synopsis

In his inimitable and entertaining style, Adrian Moulton tells the story of Reading's local music scene in the aftermath of the infamous Bill Grundy interview with the Sex Pistols which led to the explosion of punk and its DIY attitude.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, hundreds of local bands were formed, new venues opened (and closed), record labels and recording studios sprang up, a network of behind-the-scenes technicians and promoters emerged, fanzines proliferated, and radio stations broadcast unmissable local music programmes.

All this and more is covered in this second volume of When Reading Really Rocked!

About the Publisher

Two Rivers Press

Two Rivers Press has been publishing in and about Reading since 1994. The brainchild of Peter Hay (1951-2003), one of the town's most creative champions, the press grew out of his delight in this under-loved town and its recessed spaces. "Pete believed in Reading, and his enthusiastic publication of local books and maps can be seen as part of a quiet campaign that a number of us have been waging for years - to prove that the town exists, lives, happens, and is by no means to be confused with Anywhere." Adam Sowan.

Book information

ISBN: 9781915048271
Publisher: Two Rivers Press
Imprint: Two Rivers Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.42166094229309046
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 148
Weight: 288g
Height: 210mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 10mm