{"product_id":"the-shadows-the-definitive-story","title":"The Shadows: The Definitive Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the last great untold story of the beat boom era – and Bob Stanley is the perfect person to tell it. I blazed through it' Pete Paphides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Bob's book brings alive one of the greatest bands that rock n roll ever gave birth to' Sir Cliff Richard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive biography of one of the most influential UK bands of all time, featuring a foreword by Cliff Richard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first definitive biography of the Shadows, one of the most influential British groups of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book that rightly places the band in the pantheon of all time British greats who changed music forever. It is a story of soaring triumphs and crushing lows. Of Soho coffee bars and northern cabaret. Of faith and disillusionment and of some of the most unique and deathless recordings of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold by lifelong fan and bestselling, critically acclaimed music historian Bob Stanley, and featuring a foreword by Cliff Richard, this is the story of how a group of working-class boys from Newcastle upon Tyne became the biggest act in the UK before the Beatles revolution of 1963. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScoring thirty-four hit singles under their own name, the Shadows landed a further thirty-five hits alongside Cliff Richard who – along with other surviving members – has spoken exclusively to Bob for the book. 'The Shadows' aims to cement the group’s legacy as one of the most significant and commercially successful British acts of all time and the world's first pop group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBob Stanley is an award-winning, critically acclaimed author, journalist and pop culture historian, whose previous publications include Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop, Let’s Do It: The Birth of Pop and Bee Gees: Children of the World. He co-founded the band Saint Etienne in 1990 with his childhood friend Pete Wiggs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is the last great untold story of the beat boom era – and Bob Stanley is the perfect person to tell it. Without the Shadows, the story of British pop is hard to imagine; and without Bob Stanley, it's even harder to think of a writer who could truly do it justice. The Shadows were the first great innovators of British rock ’n’ roll. What happened afterwards is unthinkable without them. This is a truly incredible tale and no-one could tell it better. Lurking in The Shadows were some of the most fascinating, complex British musicians to don instruments. Bob Stanley’s book expertly brings them and their music into sharp context. I blazed through it' \u003cem\u003ePete Paphides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Modern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66001957585164,"sku":"9781917923873","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4105\/4988\/files\/9781917923873.jpg?v=1791404115","url":"https:\/\/sonicbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-shadows-the-definitive-story","provider":"Sonic Music Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}