{"product_id":"9781526183231","title":"Studio Electrophonique","description":"Author: Jamie Taylor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526183231\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 360 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain's most beloved bands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound of 1980s pop. The Human League, Heaven 17, Pulp, ABC and others made their early recordings with Ken, whose DIY ethic was the perfect fit for a city facing industrial decline but teeming with ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudio Electrophonique tells the story of a generation seeking new frontiers in music, using everything they could lay their hands on  from science fiction novels to glam rock, Dada art and cheap electronics  to get there. Drawing on original interviews with Jarvis Cocker, Martyn Ware, Mark White and others, it brings to light a world of humour, charm, creativity and unfounded yet undaunted self-belief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920563617950,"sku":"ING-9781526183231","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526183231.jpg?v=1782824036","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526183231","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}