Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?: An Indie Odyssey

Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?: An Indie Odyssey image
ISBN-10:

1788705580

ISBN-13:

9781788705585

Author(s): Tassell, Nige
Released: Feb 15, 2023
Publisher: Nine Eight Books
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
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Description:

A unique journey into the legacy and afterlives of the artists who featured on the legendary NME C86 tape.\nIn 1986, the NME released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of 22 independently signed guitar-based bands, C86 was the sound and ethos that defined a generation. It was also arguably the point at which 'indie' was born.\nBut what happened next to all those musical dreamers?\nSome of the bands, like Primal Scream, went on to achieve global stardom; others, such as Half Man Half Biscuit and the Wedding Present, cultivated lifelong fanbases that still sustain their careers thirty-five years later. Then there were the rest, who ultimately imploded in a riot of paisley shirts, bad drugs and general indifference from the record-buying public.\nNow, for the first time, music journalist Nige Tassell tracks down the class of C86 and recounts their stories, both tragic and uplifting.












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