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No Sleep Till Canvey Island by Will Birch
The second edition of No Sleep Till Canvey
Island - The Great Pub Rock Revolution (Updated 2003) is published by Virgin
Books.
Featuring a wealth of
anecdotes from Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe and all of the defiantly
anti-showbiz scene's major names, No Sleep Till Canvey Island is the
definitive account of a crucial seven-year period in British rock history.
"Illuminating... what sustains the book is Will
Birch's extraordinary attention to detail, crucial observations only
available to someone who was there at the time" Mojo
"An exhilarating anecdotal history" Q
"The Pepys of pub rock...
Estimable..." Independent on Sunday, 2005
ISBN 0-7535-0740-4
Available by
mail order
from
willbirch.com
Will Birch © willbirch.com
Read an excerpt here (blog
area):
myspace.com/pubrockbook
Work in progress
Will is currently researching the life of Ian Dury and would like to hear from anyone with
special
memories of meeting or working with Ian. Please
contact Will by e-mail from the Contact page.
Will is keen to make contact with the
following persons who knew Ian:
Louis Larose drummer
David Newton-Rohoman drummer
Allan Upwood or Alan Upwood
Adam Kidron record producer
If you're out there and you wish to contribute, please contact
Will by e-mail from the Contact page.
Thank you.
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