I Swear I Was There - Sex Pistols, Manchester and the Gig that Changed the World I Swear I Was There - Sex Pistols, Manchester and the Gig that Changed the World

I Swear I Was There - Sex Pistols, Manchester and the Gig that Changed the World

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'A f**king great book' PETER HOOK, JOY DIVISION
'A fascinating insight into a gig that really did change the world' ROCKSOUND
On 4 June 1976, four young men took to the tiny stage of the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. The noise they made changed everything...
The NME named it as the most important gig of all time. When the Sex Pistols played Manchester in '76 they set off a series of musical detonations that are still being felt today. Despite thousands claiming they were in attendance, only a handful of people were actually there – but those that were went on to form bands including The Smiths, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order and The Fall. They kick-started the Manchester music scene, created Factory Records and laid the foundations for the world-famous Haçienda nightclub.
Forty years on, music journalist David Nolan tells the true story of that legendary gig, plus the Pistols' follow up performance and the band's first ever TV appearance at Manchester's Granada TV a few weeks later.
The question has truly become one of rock 'n' roll's greatest mysteries: Who really saw the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976? So how does David Nolan finally solve it? By trying to track down the whole audience!
In an updated edition comprised of scores of exclusive, extensive interviews with key players and audience members, and featuring previously unpublished photos, I Swear I Was There is the true story of the electrifying gig that changed the music scene forever.
'The gig that truly heralded the punk revolution. Who was there? David Nolan should know, he wrote a bloody book about it! Here he separates fact from fiction' NME
'Excellent, in-depth study…Hilarious eyewitness testimonies' UNCUT
'One of the greatest rock stories ever told' GQ

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2016
June 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
300
Pages
PUBLISHER
John Blake
SELLER
Hot Key Books Limited
SIZE
2
MB
AUDIENCE
Eighth Grade

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