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Edinburgh's greatest hits : a celebration of the capital's music history / Jim Byers [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music--Scotland--Edinburgh--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Nightclubs--Scotland--Edinburgh.
- Nightclubs.
- Musical landmarks--Scotland--Edinburgh.
- Musical landmarks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh, Scotland : Birlinn Ltd, [2022]
- Summary:
- Explore Edinburgh's hidden music heritage, plus a few of its more tuneful tall tales, with this eye-opening guide of the city's music milestones, famous gigs, infamous incidents and colourful characters. From folk to funk, pop to punk and past to present, this collection of bite-sized stories traces the people, venues and gigs that made the city's music scene. From Bowie to the Bay City Rollers, Edinburgh's Greatest Hits touches on the big names as well as lifting the lid on the city's lesser known legends. And just who did leave their teeth in a yoghurt pot on the bar in Sandy Bell's?
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1. Local Heroes
- 2. Wish We'd Been There
- 3. Famous Residents
- 4. The Bizarre
- 5. Did You Know?
- 6. VenerableVenues
- 7. Gone But Not Forgotten
- 8. Clubbing in the Capital
- 9. Movers and Shakers
- Epilogue
- Sources and Acknowledgements
- Photography Credits
- A Note on the Authors
- Edinburgh Music Lovers
- Edinburgh Music Tours.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781788853156
- 1788853156
- OCLC:
- 1303085975
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