Fried & justified : hits, myths, break-ups and breakdowns in the record business 1978-98 / Mick Houghton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houghton, Mick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Houghton, Mick--Career in music publicity.

Houghton, Mick.

Popular music--1981-1990.

Popular music.

Popular music--1991-2000.

Physical Description:

xiv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Fried and justified

Place of Publication:

London : Faber & Faber Limited, 2019.

Summary:

The list of bands Mick Houghton worked with in an illustrious career in the music business reads like a Who's Who of some of the greatest, most influential and downright dyfunctional cult groups of the post-punk era and beyond - Ramones, Talking Heads, The Undertones, The Jesus and Mary chain, Fely, Sonic Youth, The Wedding Present, Spiritualized and Elastica among them. Often sidestepping the major trends in music, his reputation for attracting outsiders led him to working with artists a disparate as Sun Ra, Andrew Oldham, Ken Kesey, Bert Jansch, Stereolab, Mercury Rev and Gorki's Zygotic Mynci.

Contents:

1 Found a Job p. 9

2 Road to Ruin p. 24

3 Beyond Good and Evil p. 44

4 Do It Clean p. 67

5 Crisis of Mine p. 83

6 Christ vs Warhol p. 96

7 The Happy Loss p. 114

8 In a Hole p. 133

9 Nothing Short of Total War p. 154

10 They Don't Want to Upset the Apple Cart p. 173

11 Lots of Little Osmonds p. 193

12 K Cera Cera p. 210

13 Upwards at 45 Degrees p. 235

14 Knocking at the Door of the Cosmos p. 256

15 My Patio's on Fire p. 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299).

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9780571336821

0571336825

OCLC:

1103976955