New Wave Outpost Forum

Apologies if this has already been mentioned here before:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 83-6078218

Tim (from the Ideal Copy mailing list [not THAT one]} writes:

"This 700 page doorstop of a book should make a nice distraction from yr Xmas turkey and bring a dewy tear to many a wistful old punkers eye.
Of course for a young pup like me this is just an encyclopedia of
unknown facts and figures.

Its basically a 'diary' of the evolution of punk/new wave from the
release of the Stooges Funhouse and Andy Partridge from XTCs first
rehearsal in 1970, to 31 Dec 1982 when the author decides punk finally
ends with the release of Belle Stars 'Sign of the Times' and the first
Husker Du album.

Anyway, basically this nutcase has complied a diary from all the music
papers of the time, so it reads as an 'as it happened' account of the
evolution of punk and what came shortly after. Every significant (and
many more insignificant) gig, record and seemingly every letter
Morrissey ever wrote to Melody Maker during this era is documented."

There was a good thread awhile back about Post Punk Diary:

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4865

I've mentioned them before, saying I'd posted all the interviews from the bonus disks of each book on the Hub. It's a great listen if you're traveling for awhile or something. They're both key works for any big new wave fan to have. You can't really sit through and "read" it per se, but it's great to flip through short stretches at a time. It really gives you a feel for the vibrancy of the period.

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>There was a good thread awhile back about Post Punk Diary:

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4865

I've mentioned them before, saying I'd posted all the interviews from the bonus disks of each book on the Hub. It's a great listen if you're traveling for awhile or something. They're both key works for any big new wave fan to have. You can't really sit through and "read" it per se, but it's great to flip through short stretches at a time. It really gives you a feel for the vibrancy of the period.
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Well there you have it [:D]
This looks like it could be a combination of the 2 volumes. And it seems to be in print!

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>Well there you have it [:D]
This looks like it could be a combination of the 2 volumes. And it seems to be in print!
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Doh, right, I didn't catch on at first that it's 70-82, the years inclusive of both volumes. Different cover too of course versus just the Black and Silver ones respectively of the older books. I don't see if it has the interview CDs - this is a crucial piece IMHO and would not buy it otherwise.

I thumbed through it at a local Barnes & Noble about one month ago although I can't recall which volume. They had a few copies, each with the CD.... so this book shouldn't be hard to find.

I believe that the new edition has a different interview CD. I'm not totally sure if it's a combo of the first two, but the books are a pretty good info source.