{"product_id":"whitney-karl-hit-factories-a-journey-through-the-industrial-cities-of-british-pop","title":"Whitney, Karl - Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop | Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vibrant story of how the sound of \u003cstrong\u003eBritish pop music\u003c\/strong\u003e was shaped by its industrial cities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrish Independent Music Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuardian Book of the Week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/strong\u003e, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManchester\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLiverpool\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLeeds\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSheffield\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHull\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGlasgow\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBelfast\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBirmingham\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCoventry\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBristol\u003c\/strong\u003e: at various points in the past these cities have all had distinctive and highly identifiable sounds. But how did this happen? What circumstances enabled those sounds to emerge? How did each particular city - its history, its physical form, its accent - influence its music? How were these cities and their music different from each other? And what did they have in common?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHit Factories\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story of \u003cstrong\u003eBritish pop\u003c\/strong\u003e through the cities that shaped it, tracking down the places where music was performed, recorded and sold, and the people - the performers, entrepreneurs, songwriters, producers and fans - who made it all happen. From the venues and recording studios that occupied disused cinemas, churches and abandoned factories to the terraced houses and back rooms of pubs where bands first rehearsed, the terrain of British pop can be retraced with a map in hand and a head filled with music and its many myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Karl Whitney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41392102572115,"sku":"9781474607414","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4476\/7571\/files\/9781474607414.jpg?v=1718007358","url":"https:\/\/analogueworld.co.nz\/products\/whitney-karl-hit-factories-a-journey-through-the-industrial-cities-of-british-pop","provider":"Analogue World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}