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Hayden Childs' "Shoot Out The Lights" puts Richard and Linda Thompson's album in context.In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece."Shoot Out The Lights" puts the album - from the personal history driving the songs, to the recording difficulties they encountered and the subsequent fall-out - in context. This is a brilliant, emotional book about a brilliant, emotional album."33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.

Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights

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Hayden Childs' "Shoot Out The Lights" puts Richard and Linda Thompson's album in context.In the fall of 1980 Richard and... Read more

    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 01/08/2008
    ISBN13: 9780826427915, 978-0826427915
    ISBN10: 082642791X

    Number of Pages: 128

    Non Fiction , Entertainment

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    Hayden Childs' "Shoot Out The Lights" puts Richard and Linda Thompson's album in context.In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece."Shoot Out The Lights" puts the album - from the personal history driving the songs, to the recording difficulties they encountered and the subsequent fall-out - in context. This is a brilliant, emotional book about a brilliant, emotional album."33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.

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