Book description
When Mark Radcliffe was born in the late 1950s, Britain was trying to
find its own version of the dangerously sexy Elvis … we gave the world
Cliff Richard but by the time Mark was old enough to recognise pop songs
on the radio, the UK was exploding into the world's most exciting place
to be for a young music fan.
In this, his eagerly awaited new book, Mark Radcliffe takes a record
from each year of his life, using the song as a starting point from
which to reach out and pull together a wonderfully entertaining
catalogue of memories and asides about British culture. And, as one
would expect from this unique and popular broadcaster, the tunes he
lists are not the usual suspects. From The Kinks' 'See My Friends',
through Slade's 'Coz I Luv You' to Kraftwerk's 'Europe Endless' and
Joy Division's 'Atmosphere', Mark's selections bring forth a diverse
collision of styles from eras uniquely defined by their musical genres
and fashions.
Bringing his choices right up to the present day, we see the
inclusion of artists such as Richard Hawley, Elbow and Fleet Foxes.
Mark's hugely entertaining and affectionate trawl through his
favourite music of the past 50 years is guaranteed to surprise and
delight his many fans.
''Brilliant, funny and original. If I wanted to study
the history of modern music, I'd have Mark Radcliffe as my
professor'
Brian Eno
Mark Radcliffe was born in Bolton and attended Manchester University.
He has been employed by the BBC to talk in between records for over
twenty years, many of these with Lard (aka Marc Riley) and currently
with Stuart Maconie on Radio 6. He has won 6 Gold Sony Awards plus
Sony's Music Broadcaster of the Year 2009, and has recorded five
albums with two bands. He has three daughters and lives in Cheshire.
