C86 and All That: The Birth of Indie, 1983-86

by Neil Taylor

Following on from acclaimed histories of the British punk upheaval of the late 1970s (Jon Savage's England's Dreaming ) and the post-punk ferment of the early 80s (Simon Reynolds's Rip It Up and Start Again ); Neil Taylor's new book takes the story forward to cover the next wave of groundbreaking musicians, dubbed the "C86 bands" after a now-legendary cassette compilation released by music weekly NME, whose work paved the way for the commercial breakthrough...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891241478
• ISBN13: 9781891241475
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Verse Chorus Press
• Length: 384 Pages