Paul Skillen worked in Education for over 30 years as a teacher, professional mentor and now as a senior lecturer and Programme Leader in Education Studies. Alongside working in Education, Paul has also maintained a passion for Liverpool music. In the late seventies and early eighties Paul wrote articles for the fanzine Merseysound edited by Radio Merseyside’s Roger Hill. He reviewed and interviewed many local bands. Paul developed an in-depth knowledge of the local music scene during this time and saw the rise of many of the local bands to national and international success. The knowledge came to good use when in 1985 he travelled to Frankfurt to help Klaus Schwartze compile the legendary two-volume ‘Scouse Phenomenon’ a book of family trees which outlined the incestuous web of musicians who were the Liverpool music scene of the time and archived their reviews and releases.

• Table of ContentsPreliminariesForeword vii-viii, Paul Du NoyerPreface ix-xAcknowledgements xi-xiiChapter 1. A Sense of Place 1-28Chapter 2. To be Somebody: Ambition and the Desire to be Different 29-94Chapter 3. Rainy Day Music: Art Pop and the Scouse Romantic 95-110Chapter 4. Some Aspects of the Music Industry in Liverpool 111-149Chapter 5. The Audience Respond 150-169End MatterAppendix 1: List of interviews 170Appendix 2: Scouse Pop TV 171Notes 172Bibliography 178-181Index 182-183

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