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Rock Atlas features more than 600 great music locations throughout the UK and Ireland and the stories behind them. * Featuring landmark album cover locations, gravestones, plaques, recording locations, statues and sites of famous and infamous gigs. * Covering artists as diverse as The Beatles, Stones, The Who, Bowie, Bolan, New Order, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Queen, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Depeche Mode, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Kaiser Chiefs and Mumford & Sons. * Hundreds of rare and unseen pics including The Beatles, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead and many more! * Works on two levels: * A great book of short, amusing, ironic, insightful and entertaining stories. * A guide for those who want to seek out the spiritual experience of visiting rock s seminal sites including the one-hour stop on British soil by Elvis, the real Penny Lane or the statue of Jimi Hendrix and any number of iconic album cover shoot locations.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I HAVE to say that there's no better way to explore our music heritage than a trip around the UK with a copy of Rock Atlas by your side.
The book takes you on a fascinating musical tour of old Blighty (and Northern & Southern Ireland too), in a fact-packed guaranteed style to have music trivia fans positively drooling.
Author David Roberts has done an astounding job of compiling facts and information on various `must see' music shrines county by county.
I like to think as a music journalist I am aware of many of the better known places to visit. Though once you have checked-out the likes of Heddon Street and The Ziggy Stardust telephone box, Salford's Lads Club made famous by The Smiths, The Abbey Road Pedestrian crossing and so many more, you then begin to find hidden gems that are all news to me.
The book focuses on places to visit and pay homage to, it doesn't, like other books of its kind give you every piece of useless information available on each area, instead it leads you to the most tangible spots making each one a special place to read about.
Speaking of which, Coventry gets two rather nice pages, predictably about our 2-Tone heritage. The 2-Tone Trail is highlighted, featuring 51 Albany Road, the birthplace of 2-Tone, and also 2-Tone Central gets an entry, even including its new 2-Tone Village location.
With or without that Cov stuff, this book is the best music book I have read.
Pete Chambers, The Coventry Telegraph,Backbeat Column
* Rock Atlas (Clarksdale Books, £19.99). ISBN: 9781905959242
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The book takes you on a fascinating musical tour of old Blighty (and Northern & Southern Ireland too), in a fact-packed guaranteed style to have music trivia fans positively drooling.
Author David Roberts has done an astounding job of compiling facts and information on various `must see' music shrines county by county.
I like to think as a music journalist I am aware of many of the better known places to visit. Though once you have checked-out the likes of Heddon Street and The Ziggy Stardust telephone box, Salford's Lads Club made famous by The Smiths, The Abbey Road Pedestrian crossing and so many more, you then begin to find hidden gems that are all news to me.
The book focuses on places to visit and pay homage to, it doesn't, like other books of its kind give you every piece of useless information available on each area, instead it leads you to the most tangible spots making each one a special place to read about.
Speaking of which, Coventry gets two rather nice pages, predictably about our 2-Tone heritage. The 2-Tone Trail is highlighted, featuring 51 Albany Road, the birthplace of 2-Tone, and also 2-Tone Central gets an entry, even including its new 2-Tone Village location.
With or without that Cov stuff, this book is the best music book I have read.
Pete Chambers, The Coventry Telegraph,Backbeat Column
* Rock Atlas (Clarksdale Books, £19.99). ISBN: 9781905959242
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cover images of Ozzy, Oasis, Pink Floyd and Phil Lynott give a clue to the varied delights in this chunky tome. You'll inevitably look for your hometown and favourite artists first, but the jam-packed design continually draws your eye to other items and pages. The book will hopefully inspire a road trip or two to the places identified, but it works just as well as an armchair guide to our rock 'n' rollin' isles.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been waiting for this to be released for ages - it's been on pre-order but it's finally here. Question is, was it worth the wait?
The answer is, unequivocally, yes!
David Roberts, formerly the editor of the much-missed Guinness Book of Hit Singles & Albums, has put together a marvellous book that, as it says on the cover, details major rock locations and landmarks in the UK and Ireland. Each piece features a unique summary, quotes from rock luminaries and photos from the archives, some rarely seen before. Contemporary photos are also included which serve to show how rapidly situations can change. Readers are invited to actually visit the locations as specific directions are included, and perhaps you should visit while you still can, as some venues may not be around forever? Take for example Olympic Studios - when photographed recently, an active studio...now closed, having been sold by EMI, it's future uncertain.
It's not just the major stars who are included, although The Beatles, The Stones & the like feature prominently throughout. Smaller bands and artists also feature along with the some of the sadder entries, such as the Marc Bolan shrine in Barnes.
The fans will know about every aspect of their hero's life & career - however the casual reader may not be aware of the some of the major events that may have happened right in their neighbourhood and this, I think, is the real appeal of the book.
It's rich in detail, content and has clearly been a labour of love. I'm already looking forward to Volume II!!
The answer is, unequivocally, yes!
David Roberts, formerly the editor of the much-missed Guinness Book of Hit Singles & Albums, has put together a marvellous book that, as it says on the cover, details major rock locations and landmarks in the UK and Ireland. Each piece features a unique summary, quotes from rock luminaries and photos from the archives, some rarely seen before. Contemporary photos are also included which serve to show how rapidly situations can change. Readers are invited to actually visit the locations as specific directions are included, and perhaps you should visit while you still can, as some venues may not be around forever? Take for example Olympic Studios - when photographed recently, an active studio...now closed, having been sold by EMI, it's future uncertain.
It's not just the major stars who are included, although The Beatles, The Stones & the like feature prominently throughout. Smaller bands and artists also feature along with the some of the sadder entries, such as the Marc Bolan shrine in Barnes.
The fans will know about every aspect of their hero's life & career - however the casual reader may not be aware of the some of the major events that may have happened right in their neighbourhood and this, I think, is the real appeal of the book.
It's rich in detail, content and has clearly been a labour of love. I'm already looking forward to Volume II!!
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a fascinating factual undertaking or simply a beautiful book & read
Over 650 musical locations & the stories behind them with so many fascinating entries that it is hard know where to begin. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Cooper
Fantastic Rock Atlas.
I have just read this book from cover to cover, and would like to express here how much i loved it.
David Roberts has done a fantastic job of compiling such a concise... Read more
David Roberts has done a fantastic job of compiling such a concise... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jac Pascall
This is a must have
If your into your music you'll love this book. It guides you on a tour of all well loved bands and artist's hangouts, gigs they played, monuments dedicated to these legends and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by rock on tommy
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