A thrilling, panoramic history of popular music from the birth of recorded sound to the present day
Peter Doggett first wrote about feminism and gay liberation in There's a Riot Going On, his 2005 history of the collision between rock music and revolutionary politics. Since then, he has published a series of books about the death of 1960s idealism, and its aftermath, as viewed through the life and work of the Beatles in You Never Give Me Your Money, David Bowie in The Man Who Sold the World and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in his 2019 biography of the same name. His other books include a panoramic cultural history of popular music, Electric Shock. He lives in Sussex with the feminist artist and film-maker Rachel Baylis.
Witty and compelling
*Esquire*
Dauntlessly comprehensive, elegantly parlayed survey of pop’s
recorded history
*MOJO*
a great history book, read it and stream
*Record Collector*
What Electric Shock imparts… is delight and curiosity in the music
it chronicles with such pithy vivacity.
*Guardian*
this magnificent book is highly recommended for anyone with more
than a passing interest in popular music over the last century or
so
*Literary Review*
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