Beautiful new edition of the much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history
of pop.
Bob Stanley's Yeah Yeah Yeah tells the chronological story of the modern
pop era, from its beginnings in the fifties with the dawn of the charts, vinyl,
and the music press, to pop's digital switchover in the year 2000, from Rock
Around the Clock to Crazy In Love. It was more than just music - it could
be your whole life.
Yeah Yeah Yeah covers the birth of rock, soul, punk, disco, hip hop, indie,
house and techno. It also includes the rise and fall of the home stereo, Top
Of The Pops, Smash Hits and "this week's highest new entry". Yeah Yeah
Yeah is the first book to look back at the entire era: what we gained, what we
lost, and the foundations we laid for future generations.
There have been many books on pop but none have attempted to bring the
whole story to life, from Billy Fury and Roxy Music to TLC and Britney via
Led Zeppelin and Donna Summer. Audacious and addictive, Yeah Yeah
Yeah is essential reading for all music lovers. It will remind you why you fell
in love with pop music in the first place.