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There is something of the fairy tale about Dave Haslam's sage joyful testament to the kind of life that nobody could ever plan, a happy aligning of a cultural moment and a young man who instinctively knew that it was his once upon a time' \u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Segal, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Witty, sometimes dark, revealing, insightful, everything one could hope for from one of those folk without whom independent music simply wouldn't exist' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eExhilarating . . . For fans of club culture, pop music, youthful exuberance and grown-up wisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQ magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonant and thoughtful . . . Manchester - and British nightlife in general - is lucky to have Haslam as its archivist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVibrant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe easy-read essential of the summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDJ magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWonderful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Maria Balshaw, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBook of the year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGilles Peterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTerrific stuff . . . looking back, looking forward and looking at the here and now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: this title has been remainder marked by the publisher - a marker pen dot on one edge - see final image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Constable","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925006991618,"sku":"BK-CON-SYSOMF-001-P","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_4394_b1676e93-2dad-47a8-ba8e-3bbb2854973b.jpg?v=1780920243"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/collections\/punk-post-punk.oembed?page=2","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}