Deaf School : the non-stop pop art punk rock party / Paul Du Noyer ; with a foreword by Suggs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Du Noyer, Paul, author.

Contributor:

Suggs, 1961- writer of supplementary textual content.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf School (Musical group).

Rock musicians--England--Liverpool--Biography.

Rock musicians.

Punk rock music--England--Liverpool.

Punk rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Liverpool's dynamic music scene gave the world The Beatles. What city could hope to follow that? But 12 years later, in 1974, lightning nearly struck twice. Deaf School were a band formed in John Lennon's old art college, rehearsing in the very same rooms. With their chaotic and wildly entertaining brand of rock cabaret, Deaf School were tipped for instant stardom and signed up by Warner Brothers in California. But suddenly, with the world at their feet, Deaf School were swept aside by Britain's punk rock revolution. "A great band," said the Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren. "But it's just as bad being too early as too late." Though their hopes were dashed the band has never surrendered. And 40 years on, Deaf School's influence is acknowledged by British bands from Madness to Dexy's Midnight Runners. Their reunion shows, still madly glamorous and eccentric, are tribal gatherings for a fanbase that never forgot them. The band's first full-length biography is written by British music writer Paul Du Noyer, a follower since Deaf School's early days in Liverpool. "Deaf School are such a delicious secret," he says. "It's almost a shame to reveal it."

Contents:

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Suggs; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Tramcar to Frankenstein; 2. Didn't You Have a Beard?; 3. 'It Was the Death of the Loon'; 4. Bunny Money; 5. The Invisible River: A Liverpool Interlude; 6. Hypertension; 7. America Was Our Hamburg; 8. 'Sound of Rock Fades for Deaf School'; 9. The Stopped Clock; 10. That Thread of Affinity; 11. In Town Tonight!; Epilogue: Deaf School and the Icelandic Constitution; Appendix: Liverpoem, by Tim Whittaker; UK Discography; Sources; Index; List of Illustration

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78138-948-9

1-78138-559-9

OCLC:

863822620