Biography & True Stories
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Glasgow band Del Amitri have sold more than six million albums. Their 1995 single Roll To Me cracked the Top 10 in the US, and five of their albums went Top 10 in the UK. But as yet there hasn t been anything substantial written about the band...until now! From ambition to success, this is the complete story of Del Amitri's rise from initial formation through six albums that took them to global recognition. From early Peel sessions, to touring with Morrissey; to appearing on Letterman and cracking the US, the book follows every up and down of the band s incredible career, as well as providing unique and original insights into their personalities and music.
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World rights, all languages
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There are over 50,000 members worldwide of the Del Amitri fanclub alone.
Reviews
Excellent account of Del Amitri's long career. Biogs like this can be hit or miss, especially when the source material is limited or gathered from newspaper articles and such.
Not here, Charles got first hand accounts from all but 2 band members past and present. One has gone AWOL the other passed away. There's also accounts fron the manager, record label execs, tour managers, siblings, ex girlfriends and even fans.
The story feels real, honest and true. I thought I knew a lot of the Dels story but this certainly filled in the gaps. It kept a bit of the dirt too, unhappy band members being sacked, not getting royalties they felt due with both parties telling their side of the story.
It would have been easy to leave this out and paint a polished story of band life but this really added to the authenticity of the story.
A great read for any Dels fan.
Author Biography
Oh yes, Charles Rawlings-Way is the great pretender: a guitarist who can't read music; a cartographer with a dodgy sense of direction; a surfer who can't swim; an Australian with a British passport; and now, a rock 'n' roll biographer who only occasionally reads Rolling Stone. Forget fate and fortune: this strange brew of talents and hoodwinks owes more to enthusiasm, one-eyed commitment and the ability to blag oneself in and out of opportune doorways. Seduced by Jack Kerouac at a porous age, Charles hit the road at 21 and has since written 30-something guidebooks for travel publisher Lonely Planet, covering every fleapit hostel and dive bar from Toronto to Tasmania. These endeavours peaked back in 2009 with his enshrinement as 'Best-selling Travel Writer in Australia', shifting more books than Bill Bryson and Billy Connolly (...might be time to grow a beard). Is touring with a rock band so different to backpacking? There are plenty of parallels: the buses, the hangovers, the beat, beat, beat of the midnight highway... Waking up in an unfamiliar city every few days, frowning into your wallet and forgetting to phone home. But even Kerouac would agree that rock bands have better wardrobes. Charles lives in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia with his family, books and music, fearing bushfires in February and tending a fire every day in rainy July. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree he only uses when absolutely necessary.
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Copyright Urbane Publications and Charles Rawlings Wray 2018
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- Publisher/Imprint Urbane Publications / Urbane Reference
- Publication Date June 2018
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781911331414 / 1911331418
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 12.99 GBP
- Pages400
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Copyright Year2018
- Page size234x156 (234x156) mm
- IllustrationTwo 8pp full colour photo inserts
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