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Manchester, England

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The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester’s top DJs and journalists.

Manchester, a predominantly working-class city, away from the nation’s capital, has been at the margins of English culture for centuries. The explosion of music and creativity in Manchester can be traced back from Victorian music hall and the jazz age, to Northern Soul and rock and roll, through to acid house and Oasis. But its roots are in Manchester’s history as a melting pot of popular idealism and dissent, ... Read more

Dave Haslam is uniquely placed to tell this story – Manchester, England is as witty, erudite and passionate as you would expect from a man who can say, again and again, "I was there". Like Jon Savage’s England’s Dreaming, this is the last word on the abiding centre of 40 years of UK pop culture.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841151465
SKU
V9781841151465
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Dave Haslam
Dave Haslam has written for the NME, the Face, the Observer and the London Review of Books. He built his DJ-ing reputation over 450 nights during the Hacienda’s golden age, and for the Stone Roses at Spike Island. He currently has a fortnightly residency at Britain’s biggest superclub, Cream.

Reviews for Manchester, England

‘About bloody time. The city that gave us every significant band of the lasty 20 years has finally made it into print.



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A serious book about the city's pop heritage was inevitable and Dave Haslam's Manchester, England does the job admirably. Awesome.' NME ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Manchester, England


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