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Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Story of Modern Pop
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Ideal for fans of music history and pop culture enthusiasts eager to understand the full spectrum of pop music's development and its cultural impact over five decades.
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See moreA stunning new edition of Bob Stanley's much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history of pop, Yeah Yeah Yeah.
A stunning new edition of Bob Stanley's much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history of pop, Yeah Yeah Yeah.
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'Stanley is both a fine writer and an impassioned celebrant of pop in all its mongrel, misfit glory.' STUART MACONIE, THE TIMES
There have been many books on pop music, but none have attempted to chart its entire story, from the dawn of the charts in the fifties to pop's digital switchover in the year 2000, from Billy Fury and Roxy Music to TLC and Britney via Led Zeppelin and Donna Summer.
Audacious and addictive, Yeah Yeah Yeah is a landmark work that will remind you why you fell in love with it in the first place.
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ISBN: 9780571375196
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 46.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 1104g
Pages: 832
About the Author
Bob Stanley is a writer, musician, DJ, and film producer. Since founding influential pop group Saint Etienne, Bob has enjoyed a parallel career as a music journalist, contributing to publications such as the Times, Smash Hits, NME, the Guardian and the Face. A former artist-in-residence at the Southbank Centre, his films have been shown at the ICA and Royal Festival Hall, and he has curated several seasons for the Barbican. He is the author of Yeah Yeah Yeah - a Sunday Times Pop Music Book of the Year and a Rough Trade Book of the Year - and Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop.
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