Manchester Must Dance

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A Life of Music, Madness and Moving on Up

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

459 kr

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From Manchester’s backstreets to global dancefloors – the untold story of a musical pioneer.Beginning on the night in November 1963 when his mum took him to see the Beatles live at Manchester’s ABC Cinema, Mike Pickering takes the reader through sixty years of clubs, clothes, gigs, record labels, football matches and politics.Pickering has lived through decades of rapid change in popular music. As an influential DJ he introduced house music into the legendary Haçienda. He signed Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records before working with Kasabian, Gossip and Calvin Harris at Sony. His Mercury Prize-winning, multi-million-selling group M People transformed the music industry's attitude to dance music. As he tells his remarkable story he introduces an array of friends and collaborators, many of whom would become important – and sometimes notorious – figures in music history.Manchester must dance is a revelatory insider’s account that moves from the cramped back streets of 1950s north Manchester on a journey deep into music, the city and the wider world. It features forewords from some of those Pickering inspired: Martin Fry, Johnny Marr, Noel Gallagher and Calvin Harris.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-14
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor416
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9781526190567

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Mike Pickering is a musician and DJ. He began his career DJing at the Haçienda's Nude and Hot nights and was a founding member of the bands Quando Quango and M People. As an A&R executive he worked with a string of legendary artists, including Happy Mondays, James, Gossip and Calvin Harris. He is a lifelong Manchester City fan.Paul Morley is a writer, broadcaster and cultural critic who has written about music since the 1970s. A founder member of Art of Noise and Art of This, his books include From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson, The North and Joy Division: Piece by Piece. He also collaborated with Grace Jones and Island Records' Chris Blackwell on their memoirs.

Forewords by Martin Fry, Johnny Marr, Noel Gallagher and Calvin HarrisPart I: Learning1 A different world2 A northern soul3 A new thing4 A team for life5 A close call6 A blessed relief 7 A matter of life and death8 A contribution from Martin Fry9 A European10 A change in the air11 A record label12 A girl with dyed red hair13 A new orderPart II: Playing14 A caper15 A pale, elusive metallic blue colour16 A sound effect17 A love tempo18 A New York anglophile19 A loud guy in a loud world20 A revelation21 A tax bill22 A right booker 23 A lost soul24 A famous guitarist25 A contribution from Johnny Marr26 A culture clash27 A challenge28 A new generation29 A house is built30 A meeting of minds31 A decoy or two32 A scam and a racket33 A rock group you can dance to34 A rave 35 A contribution from Noel Gallagher36 A ride on time37 A fake me38 Aglow39 A spontaneous decision40 A police raidPart III: Working41 A cliched crime drama42 A temporary contemporary table43 A super club44 A song writing project45 A son of god remix46 A pair of Woolworths ears47 A Rob by any other name48 A loss and a victory49 A fresh start50 A contribution from Calvin Harris51 A new cityIndex