From 1987 to 1995; Bristol; Englands Sarah Records was a modest underground success and; for the most part; a critical laughingstock in its native country-sneeringly dismissed as the sad; final repository for a fringe style of music (variously referred to as "indie-pop;rdquo; "C86;rdquo; "cutierdquo; and "tweerdquo;) whose moment had passed. Yet now; more than 20 years after its founders symbolically "destroyedrdquo; it; Sarah is among the most passionately fetishized record labels of all time. Its rare releases command hundreds of dollars; devotees around the world hungrily seek out any information they can find about its poorly documented history; and young musicians-some of them not yet born when Sarah shut down-claim its bands (such as Blueboy; the Field Mice; Heavenly; and the Wake) as major influences.Featuring dozens of exclusive interviews with the music-makers; producers; writers and assorted eyewitnesses who played a part in Sarahs eight-year odyssey; Popkiss: The Life and Afterlife of Sarah Records is the first authorised biography of an unlikely cult legend.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I would recommend to people just getting interested in Dean to read ...By Derek W.Many many many wrong facts in this book. Ive studied Dean very heavily and have driven to Fairmount IN. and Cholame CA. to see the memorials at both places. I would recommend to people just getting interested in Dean to read "The Death of James Dean" by Warren Beath. and either or better yet. both of Lee Raskins book. I have emailed back and forth with Mr. Raskin several times and he is the expert. No questions.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Didnt Like At AllBy Angel HatfieldIn this book. the author attempts to gather information about James Deansrsquo; final days by traveling to his hometown and interviewing those that knew him.Being a fan of the tragic James Dean. I was really looking forward to this book. However. after reading a few chapters. it didnrsquo;t take long to see that the book wasnrsquo;t for me. I thought it would be a book about James Dean. maybe a few chapters about his life before going into his final days. However. there was none of that at all. I got through a number of chapters and found there wasnrsquo;t much about James Dean himself. I was very disappointed.5 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Why James Dean Will Never Die and Be 4Ever CoolBy Eddie Coyleldquo;Still looking for that blue jean. baby queenPrettiest girl I ever seenSee her shake on the movie screen. Jimmy Deanhellip;rdquo; (James Dean)ndash; David Essex from the song ldquo;Rock Onrdquo;Is there anything new about the tragic and untimely death of James Dean that the world does not already know? Author Keith Elliot Greenbergrsquo;s new book answers a resounding yes. Greenberg is known for his book. ldquo;December 8. 1980: The Day John Lennon Died.rdquo; In Too Fast to Live. Too Young to Die. Greenberg follows the biographical trajectory of Warren Newton Beathrsquo;s excellent book. ldquo;The Death of James Deanrdquo; (c. 1986). Like Beathrsquo;s book. Greenberg zeros in on the facts surrounding Deanrsquo;s death and final hours. his motivations and the world James Dean occupied at the time of his fatal crash in the Porsche 550 Spyder on September 30. 1955. For the James Dean fan. I recommend reading both Beath and Greenbergrsquo;s books. Greenberg builds on preexisting facts and tells Deanrsquo;s tragic ending in an investigative and engaging style adding new details from additional sources. also focusing more on mechanic Rolf Weutherich. Deanrsquo;s passenger at the time of the crash. We know. with certainty. what James Dean did in his final days thanks to these two books.To think that Dean made a meager three Hollywood films. yet his legend lives on in hundreds of biographies. and multitudes of fans visit his grave every year. Is it any wonder about our abiding fascination with his life. method of acting. screen persona and death that remains au courant?I like to read the Acknowledgment section in biographies. It helps me glean insight into just how far the author delved into their research. especially in the perfunctory and lazy age of Wikipedia. Greenberg credits his team at Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group. his editors. and the best resource of all: the public libraries. He referenced books from LAPL and Fairmont Public Library. The end result: He and his team assembled a riveting entertainment biography of legendary James Dean. I also like the cover design showing a gritty. atypical and unglamorized photo of Dean. as if he had just been working on his car. No airbrushing here.So why write another biography? There are new details which I wonrsquo;t disclose. Yoursquo;ll have to check it out for yourself. This book is a fast read with swift and coherent writing style.Dean has been gone now for 60 years. He would have been 84 years old this year had he lived. Gone too soon. He epitomized cool and was quoted: Dream as if yoursquo;ll live forever. Live as if yoursquo;ll die today.rdquo;Irsquo;m listening to Lana Del Reyrsquo;s Blue Jeans as I write this review (she references James Dean) in her song. The references continue. The legend lives on. James Dean will never die and remains 4Ever Cool.I read this book courtesy of Netgalley for publishing an honest review.
