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When Reading Really Rocked

When Reading Really Rocked The Live Music Scene in Reading 1966-1976

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Publisher's Synopsis

Relive the decade when Reading's music scene turned itself up to 11 and really started to rock.


This hugely well-informed and entertaining account of live music in Reading between 1966 and 1976 charts the journey from the emergence of psychedelia to the dawn of punk, and brings into focus the many musicians and bands - from The Amboy Dukes to The Who - that played at venues around the town. Read about the early years of the Reading Festival, lost and much missed music venues, and local musical heroes.

Includes a foreword by Mike Cooper.

About the Publisher

Two Rivers Press

Two Rivers Press has been publishing in and about Reading since 1994. The brainchild of Peter Hay (1951-2003), one of the town's most creative champions, the press grew out of his delight in this under-loved town and its recessed spaces. "Pete believed in Reading, and his enthusiastic publication of local books and maps can be seen as part of a quiet campaign that a number of us have been waging for years - to prove that the town exists, lives, happens, and is by no means to be confused with Anywhere." Adam Sowan.

Book information

ISBN: 9781909747654
Publisher: Two Rivers Press
Imprint: Two Rivers Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.42166094229309046
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 137
Weight: 260g
Height: 135mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 14mm