Will Birch

Will Birch, writer and lyricist, drummer and songwriter with the Kursaal Flyers and
The Records, author of No Sleep Till Canvey Island - The Great Pub Rock Revolution

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A book about Pub Rock by Will Birch

 

A book about Pub Rock in Japanese

Japanese edition
(translation by
Hidenobu Nakajima)
Shinko Music Japan

 

Oi Oi!


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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