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Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers

AUTHOR Arena, James
PUBLISHER McFarland & Company (07/21/2017)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Beginning early in the 1980s, a dance music revolution swept across Europe and Britain, merging rock, new wave, disco and worldbeat sounds. The resulting explosion of high-energy, increasingly electronic dance-pop caused a sensation worldwide.

In this book of original interviews, 32 of the era's most celebrated artists, producers and industry professionals discuss their lives and careers: Thomas Anders (Modern Talking's "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"), Pete Burns (Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"), Desireless ("Voyage Voyage"), Phil Harding (PWL Mixmaster), Junior ("Mama Used to Say"), Leee John (Imagination's "Just an Illusion"), Liz Mitchell (Boney M.'s 1988 "Megamix"), Fab Morvan (Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True"), Taco ("Putting On the Ritz"), Jennifer Rush ("The Power of Love"), Sabrina ("Boys"), Spagna ("Call Me"), Amii Stewart ("Knock on Wood"), Yazz ("The Only Way Is Up") and many more.

Includes special commentary by Academy Award winner Mel Brooks and Audrey Landers, star of Dallas.

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ISBN-13: 9781476671420
ISBN-10: 1476671427
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 240
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 6.90 x 0.70 x 9.90 inches
Weight: 0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Music | Genres & Styles - Dance
Music | Genres & Styles - Electronic
Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 781.648
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017030124
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Beginning early in the 1980s, a dance music revolution swept across Europe and Britain, merging rock, new wave, disco and worldbeat sounds. The resulting explosion of high-energy, increasingly electronic dance-pop caused a sensation worldwide.

In this book of original interviews, 32 of the era's most celebrated artists, producers and industry professionals discuss their lives and careers: Thomas Anders (Modern Talking's "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"), Pete Burns (Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"), Desireless ("Voyage Voyage"), Phil Harding (PWL Mixmaster), Junior ("Mama Used to Say"), Leee John (Imagination's "Just an Illusion"), Liz Mitchell (Boney M.'s 1988 "Megamix"), Fab Morvan (Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True"), Taco ("Putting On the Ritz"), Jennifer Rush ("The Power of Love"), Sabrina ("Boys"), Spagna ("Call Me"), Amii Stewart ("Knock on Wood"), Yazz ("The Only Way Is Up") and many more.

Includes special commentary by Academy Award winner Mel Brooks and Audrey Landers, star of Dallas.

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