Ship that Rocked the World
How Radio Caroline Defied the Establishment, Launched the British Invasion, and Made the Planet Safe for Rock and Roll
Published on 11. March 2011
167 pages
978-0-910155-31-1 (ISBN)
Description
Did you ever wonder why so much fantastic music started coming out of Britain in the 60s? Pirates did it. That''s right, Pirates. The story of how they did it seems unbelievable, but it really happened, and it completely altered the course of rock and roll. Talent alone was not enough to break through the rigid broadcasting system that filtered anything it deemed ''unsafe''. Only bands approved by the BBC, which controlled radio across Britain, could get air time. That is, until ''pirate radio'' was born. This book tells of Radio Caroline, and how a band of pirates changed the world of music forever. Written by Tom Lodge, main DJ of Radio Caroline, with Foreword by Steven Van Zandt, this is the true inside story of the British Invasion.
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The Ship that Rocked the World
How Radio Caroline Defied the Establishment, Launched the British Invasion, and Made the Planet Safe for Rock and Roll
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09/2010
Bartleby Press
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Steven Van Zandt
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Chapter 1. My New Home on the Horizon
- Chapter 2. I'm Taking the Top Forty
- Chapter 3. We're Caroline, the Ship with the Big Mast
- Chapter 4. I'm a Pirate
- Chapter 5. I Can't Explain
- Chapter 6. Wigan Pier Oil Well
- Chapter 7. A Kaleidoscope of Colors
- Chapter 8. Shipwrecked
- Chapter 9. Paul McCartney Plans a Family Outing
- Chapter 10. What is a Nation?
- Chapter 11. The Bacon Sandwich Mutiny
- Chapter 12. Armed with Rock and Roll
- Chapter 13. The Shirt Off My Back
- Chapter 14. A Pirate's Progress
- Chapter 15. This Too Shall Pass
- Chapter 16. Professor Lodge
- Chapter 17. An Idea That Can't be Silenced
- Radio Caroline Hits
- About The Author
