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A compelling and unique biography of one of the best-selling bands of all time, told with synapse-rattling insight by renowned pop scholar Bob Stanley.

A compelling and unique biography of one of the best-selling bands of all time, told with synapse-rattling insight by renowned pop scholar Bob Stanley.

Let's Do It is the definitive history of the birth of Pop, from 1900 to the mid-fifties. The story begins in 1898 with the first 78 record - the first recorded pop music and mass produced sheet music.

A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E. Smith and The Fall , featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves.'They are always different; they are always the same.' John PeelOver the course of their prolific forty-year career The Fall were consistently one of the most influential and unique groups Britain has ever produced, with frontman Mark E. Smith hailed as one of the country’s sharpest lyricists. Following Mark E. Smith's death in January 2018, there was an outpouring of tributes from a surprising spectrum of admirers.With contributions from Adelle Stripe, Dan Fox, Elain Harwood, Mark Fisher, Ian Penman and others, alongside never-before seen artwork, photographs, and hand-written material from Smith and the band, Bob Stanley and Tessa Norton unpack and make sense of the strangely fascinating landscape of The Fall . Illuminating their reference points, lyrical concerns and influences, from shipping dock procedures to Manchester City and contemporary dance to German experimental rock, this book cements their worldview as a vital contribution to British culture.Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall is the definitive atlas to help you navigate The Fall 's idiosyncratic world.

A stunning new edition of Bob Stanley's much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history of pop, Yeah Yeah Yeah.

This encyclopedic history of pop music begins with Bill Haley & the Comet's 1954 hit, 2Rock Around the Clock3 and continues up through Beyoncé's first huge hit in 2003, 2Crazy in Love,3 touching on all the groups and genres in between.