Jam

The Day I Was There

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

With a foreword by Jam drummer Rick Buckler, The Jam - The Day I Was There tells the story of The Jam in the words of over 400 fans. With memories from the earliest shows at clubs and pubs around Woking and London, and then their UK and American tours before their last ever gig in Brighton on 11 December 1982.Told from the perspective of fans, promoters, studio engineers, photographers and support acts, the book includes personal photographs, memorabilia, anecdotes and stories that have never been published before.Between 1977 and their split in 1982, The Jam released six albums and 18 singles, including four UK numbers 1s. They were the biggest band in Britain.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-21
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:445 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Spenwood Books
ISBN:9781915858450

Utforska kategorier

Musikböcker inom Kultur
Populärmusik inom Kultur
Musiker, sångare och grupper inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Neil Cossar was guitarist in the late 70s group The Cheaters.Signed to Parlophone Records but never troubling the charts, The Cheaters were named‘hardest working band of the year’ by BBC Radio 1 after playing 321 gigs andrecording an album in 1982! Duringthe 90s, Neil worked as a radio DJ in Manchester, UK, before moving into musicPR. His client list included Def Leppard, INXS, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell, JeanMichel Jarre, Natalie Imbruglia, The Hollies, Feist, The Stranglers, BarenakedLadies and UB40.Neillaunched his music trivia site This Day in Music.com in 1999. His published works include This Day In Music (Omnibus,2010), Bob Dylan – The Day I Was There (Spenwood, 2025), David Bowie –A People’s History (Spenwood, 2025), Bruce Springsteen – The Day I WasThere (Spenwood 2025) and The Jam – The Day I Was There (withRichard Houghton) (Spenwood, 2025).Neil is presently playing music again, touring with The GuiltyMen (theguiltymen.co.uk).Richard Houghton is the author of more than 25 books on music. He specialises in fan histories, bringing together the memories of fans from across a band's career to bring a whole new perspective to an act's legacy. He is the Managing Director of Spenwood Books, which specialises in fan histories.