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Record Play Pause

Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

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Record Play Pause

By: Stephen Morris
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

This audiobook includes music from Joy Division and original tracks from Stephen Morris

Before he was responsible for some of the most iconic drumming in popular music, Stephen Morris grew up in 1960s and '70s industrial Macclesfield, on a quiet road that led seemingly to nowhere. Far removed from the bright lights and manic energy of nearby Manchester, he felt stifled by suburbia and feared he might never escape. Then he joined Joy Division - while they were still known as Warsaw - a pioneer of the rousing post-punk sound that would revolutionise twentieth-century rock.

Following two landmark albums and widespread critical acclaim, Joy Division were at the height of their powers and poised to break the US, when lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide.

Part memoir, part scrapbook and part aural history: Stephen Morris's innate sense of rhythm and verve pulses through Record Play Pause. From recollections of growing up in the North West to the founding of New Order, Morris never strays far from the music. And by turns profound and wry, this book subverts the mythology and allows us to understand music's power to define who we are and what we become.

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Critic Reviews

"A unique and thoughtful musical memoir." (Observer)

"Gritty coming-of-age story...plenty of anecdotes to keep us hooked, and his memories of Joy Division's Ian Curtis are poignant." (Daily Mirror)

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Stephen makes the book come alive. Facking hilarious at points. Honest and noble.
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A thoroughly enjoyable book that provides an insight into his life, the music, the real world of Joy Division, and everything else in such a way it feels like Stepehen is actually having a conversation with you. So much detail but easily consumable.

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10/10, loved every minute of this audiobook. Will listen to again and I never normally do that

Best music book ever

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