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MUSIC IN THE 80S: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY

THROUGH A GOLDEN ERA OF STUDIO RECORDING

Peter Woolliscroft

ISBN 978-1-78952-347-8

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Publication: 28 NOVEMBER 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523478
Price: £18.99

Binding: Paperback
Format: 210 x 148 mm

Extent: 206 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages

Thema: AVLP Popular Music
Comp title: 9781789521252 Yes in the 1980s

• A fascinating look at the world of sound
engineering during a time of huge technological
change
• Of interest to all music fans, but the author worked
with bands as diverse as Yes, Thin Lizzy, Tina
Turner, Elton John and Def Leppard
• Producers that the author worked with include
Trevor Horn, Tony Visconti and Frank Zappa
Popular music of the 80s decade had its own unique sound.
Shaped by breathtaking developments in studio recording

Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ equipment and techniques, from digital processing to sampling,
the music that is still enjoyed today would not be the same without
Since training with the BBC, Peter Woolliscroft has many years of it. This book tells the story of how one such young
experience in the technical arena of television broadcast, engineer/producer navigated his way through this exciting and
pivotal period in music history by working with this technology
analogue/digital music recording, radio journalism, technical within the confines of the last great era of recording studios, from
teaching, media training & HE Lecturing. As a recording engineer and 1978 to 1988.
producer he is experienced in all areas of multitrack recording
techniques for music albums and singles, orchestral film soundtracks This was all before musicians and producers retired to their
and TV/radio commercials. He lives in Lancashire, UK. bedrooms with a laptop. Using diaries recorded at the time, Peter
Woolliscroft lifts the curtain on the private world of the closed
session, with daily accounts of all projects worked on, how they
were made, who made them and most importantly how they
became hits. It tells of the highs and lows, the expectations and
disappointments of recording many of the top acts of the day
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E: enquiries@starbooksales.com Along the way, he worked with such names as: Yes, Soft Cell,
Cat Stevens, Thin Lizzy, New Order, Buzzcocks, Psychedelic
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Sam Fox, Talk Talk and Def Leppard. He also worked with
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change producers Trevor Horn, Tony Visconti, Jeff Wayne, Martin
without notice. 13/06/2024 Hannett, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, Frank Zappa and Gus
Dudgeon.