books about pop
Julian Lawton wrote:
> I still think that there's a need for some of that writing to be
> collected - it remains some of the most insightful and passionate writing on
> pop written, and with every two bit chancer 80s journalist having
> collections of their work published (as well as excellent books by Kodwo
> Eshun and Ben Thompson that would never have seen the light of day 10 years
> ago) now would be as good a time as any.
the Duke replied:
>ah, i am paranoid i know, and i shouldn't think it, but is that a dig?
>i am frail... Both the books mentioned are great to be sure, and
>although mine isn't as intellectual as Eshun's and not as bulky
>as Thompson's,
can you tell us more about all these books, please.
the Duke:
>All that said... 'my' publisher is interested in doing a collection of
>Kevin Pearce's Pop writings, the problem being that Kevin doesn't have
>copies of anything he's written except his Heavenly book.
this is the only one I have, but to avoid confusion: it is not about
Heavenly but entitled "Something Beginning with O" and was published
by Heavenly Recordings. It is basically about Vic Godard, Paul Weller
and Kevin Rowland, but I haven't read it yet.
Pete