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'Skilfully written, engaging and sensitive' HELEN O'HARA 'Hugely readable' MOJO 'A compelling, moving book' THE TIMES In the early 1980s, the pop charts were dominated by musicians tarted up in Day-Glo colours, who fought it out for coverage on our TV screens and magazine pages. Dexys Midnight Runners did things differently. They were surly. They were serious. They were ambitious, but success had to come on their terms. They were a disciplined outfit, a gang with a defined purpose: to make music so pure that it couldn't fail to elicit a deep emotional response from anyone within earshot. And they managed it. This motley crew - in woolly hats and donkey jackets for their first coming; all dungarees and copious body hair for the second - gate-crashed the charts, scoring number-one hits around the globe. But being in Dexys wasn't all sunshine and roses. Many members came, many members went. Some returned unexpectedly as being part of this particular gang was a way of life; it was everything. Nige Tassell, author of the Penderyn Prize-shortlisted Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? employs his skills of detection to go off in search of the dozens of members who - for however brief a period, and to whatever level of success - have been a part of Dexys Midnight Runners. These are the people who gave the band its sound, its soul, its substance. But whatever happened to them?

About the Author :
For the past twenty-five years, Nige Tassell has written about music, popular culture and sport for a range of titles, including the Word, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, the Independent, Q, Esquire, GQ, Rouleur, the New Statesman and the Blizzard. His last music book Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? was published in 2022 to great acclaim. Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners will be Nige's tenth book.

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'Hugely readable glimpse into the lives of those who made Dexys' 'Tassell's prismatic portrait benefits greatly from the perceptions of the varied cast members unbeholden to anyone. 4 stars' 'Warm-hearted insider tales ... [Tassell] captures a tale that is as much about Dexys as it is a vital social history. 4 stars' 'Nige Tassell is just the person for this momentous task.' 'The inside story of one of the greatest bands of them all. I devoured it!' 'Terrific idea, wonderfully executed' 'A compelling, moving book about a childhood dream of the ultimate gang, who turned out to be quite the opposite.' Rashomon meets Sherlock Holmes... this is one of the great musical detective stories. An incredible feat of journalism that's also a powerfully emotional story of human brilliance and creative madness. The story of Dexys is about more than one man and for the first time Nige Tassell unravels the knotty history of a great band.' 'Entertaining roll call of former Midnight Runners. 8/10' 'A tremendous job. So much warmth and understanding, not just for the music but for the people who make it. Extremely poignant'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781785120596
  • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Nine Eight Books
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Weight: 616 gr
  • ISBN-10: 178512059X
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jun 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 34 mm
  • Width: 165 mm


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