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1966
- The Year the Decade Exploded
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 21 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE
A GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2015
FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELL
Award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage's monument to the year that shaped the future of global pop cultural history.
'One of Britain's most trusted cultural historians.'
THE FACE
In America, in London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, revolutionary ideas fomenting since the late 1950s reached boiling point, culminating in a year in which the transient pop moment burst forth. Exploring the canonical figures, from The Beatles and Boty to Warhol and Reagan, 1966 delves deep into the social and cultural heart of the decade through masterfully compiled archival primary sources.
'A marvel of hisotrical reconstruction and pop insight.'
OBSERVER
'Absorbing . . . this is not only fine pop writing, but social history of a high order.'
GUARDIAN
'Savage is rightly regarded as one of the finest cultural critics of the past 40 years . . . an enthralling, exhiliarting read.'
IRISH TIMES
'Exceptional.'
MOJO
(This book is part of a reissue of Jon Savage's seminal works: 1966, Teenage, and England's Dreaming)
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Critic reviews
"A marvel of hisotrical reconstruction and pop insight." (Observer)
"Absorbing...this is not only fine pop writing, but social history of a high order." (Guardian)
"Savage is rightly regarded as one of the finest cultural critics of the past 40 years...an enthralling, exhiliarting read." (Irish Times)
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- Wayne Baxter
- 11-05-23
Terrible narration
One of the worst narrations of a book of such magnitude I’ve ever heard. His accents are appalling, cringe inducing in fact. He appears to have little knowledge of the things he is reading about either, the worst part of his narration was his attempt to rhythmically say a section of ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There’, which I felt embarrassed about. Please try to get hold of the written copy instead, or please re record this book with another reader!
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- NEIL BIRCH
- 09-01-24
The appalling narration distracts too much from the book content
I’m sure that this is a wonderful book, all I’ve heard about it says so - but I could only tolerate the narration for half the length of the book and now, well, I think I’ll just read it instead. The narrators rubbish attempt at accents and monotonous voice just made me switch off. A real shame as I’ve had this book in my wish list for ages.
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