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2022 marked 30 years since the birth of what became known as Britpop with the release of Blur's Popscene single in March 1992 closely followed by Suede's single The Drowners in May 1992. Both are widely considered to be the best early examples of the genre. The term 'Britpop' was not used however to describe such music until 1993 & over the next few years it developed into a hugely significant, musical, cultural and social phenomenon in the UK. The book's Introduction examines the cultural and social aspects of Britpop in some detail, as well as the musical ones. This superb book provides a guide to the significant Britpop artists and their recordings as well as several less well known ones. The book also has postscript sections covering the main post-Britpop bands and some subsequent Britpop revival bands as well.

Numbered, limited edition of 1,000 copies across 728 b&w pages which is profusely illustrated and also contains 16 pages of full colour illustrations. There is currently nothing similar in print like this!

RECORD COLLECTOR: - "4/5 Everything you wanted to know about indie in the 90s... Vernon Joynson's new tome takes the reader into every nook and cranny of the period... a treasure trove of facts and information... This really is the bible of the era and an essential purchase".

PSYCHEDELIC BABY:- "...an essential addition to rock music lovers and collectors' libraries"

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Artists Featured: ⚬ 18 Wheeler ⚬ 60Ft Dolls ⚬ 3 Colours Red ⚬ Add N To (X) ⚬ The Adventure Babies ⚬ The Afternoons ⚬ Airstream ⚬ Damon Albarn ⚬ Alfie ⚬ The Aloof ⚬ Alvin Purple ⚬ Brett Anderson ⚬ Animals That Swim ⚬ Arnold ⚬ Paul Arthurs (Bonehead) ⚬ Ash ⚬ Richard Ashcroft ⚬ Audioweb ⚬ The Auteurs ⚬ Baby Bird ⚬ Babybird ⚬ Ballroom ⚬ Bawl ⚬ Beady Eye ⚬ Andy Bell ⚬ Belle and Sebastian ⚬ Bennet ⚬ The Bigger The God ⚬ Bis ⚬ Black Grape ⚬ Sarah Blackwood (Client B) ⚬ Blameless ⚬ Blessed Ethel ⚬ The Bluetones ⚬ Blur ⚬ The Clint Boon Experience ⚬ The Boo Radleys ⚬ The Boyfriends ⚬ Ian Broudie ⚬ Ian Brown ⚬ Tim Burgess ⚬ Bernard Butler ⚬ The Candy Skins ⚬ Carrie ⚬ Cast ⚬ Catatonia ⚬ Catch ⚬ Cecil ⚬ The Charlatans ⚬ Chest ⚬ China Drum ⚬ Nigel Clark ⚬ Jarvis Cocker ⚬ Comfort ⚬ Gaz Coombes ⚬ Cornershop ⚬ Graham Coxon ⚬ Sarah Cracknell ⚬ Crashland ⚬ The Crescent ⚬ Cud ⚬ Curve ⚬ The Dandys ⚬ The Delgados ⚬ Delicatessen ⚬ Delta ⚬ Denim ⚬ Derrero ⚬ David Devant & His Spirit Wife ⚬ The Diggers ⚬ The Divine Comedy ⚬ Dodgy ⚬ Drugstore ⚬ Dubstar ⚬ (Stephen) Duffy ⚬ Dweeb ⚬ Earl Brutus ⚬ Easyworld ⚬ Echobelly ⚬ Eggman ⚬ Elastica ⚬ Electrasy ⚬ Elcka ⚬ The Electric Soft Parade ⚬ Electronic ⚬ Elizabeth Bunny ⚬ Embrace ⚬ Ether ⚬ Fin ⚬ Fixed Stars ⚬ Flamingoes ⚬ Fluffy ⚬ Freaks Of Desire ⚬ Justine Frischmann ⚬ Liam Gallagher ⚬ Noel Gallagher ⚬ Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ⚬ Gay Dad ⚬ Gene ⚬ Geneva ⚬ Ghosts ⚬ Gomez ⚬ Gorky's Zygotic Mynci ⚬ The Grim Northern Social ⚬ Paul McGuigan (Guigsy) ⚬ The Gyres ⚬ Luke Haines ⚬ Haven ⚬ Richard Hawley ⚬ Heavenly ⚬ Heavy Stereo ⚬ Hefner ⚬ Helen Love ⚬ The High Fidelity ⚬ Huggy Bear ⚬ Hurricane #1 ⚬ Idlewild ⚬ Inaura ⚬ Intastella ⚬ Invincible ⚬ Jack ⚬ James ⚬ Alex James ⚬ Matthew Jay ⚬ The Jeevas ⚬ The Jennifers ⚬ Jocasta ⚬ Mark Joseph ⚬ Joyrider ⚬ Kenickie ⚬ Kinky Machine ⚬ Kula Shaker ⚬ The Kynd ⚬ Lauren Laverne ⚬ Laxton's Superb ⚬ Lick ⚬ The Lightning Seeds ⚬ Linoleum ⚬ Lodger ⚬ Longpigs ⚬ Lowgold ⚬ Lush ⚬ Sonya Madan ⚬ Mambo Taxi ⚬ Manic Street Preachers ⚬ Mansun ⚬ Mantaray ⚬ Marion ⚬ Johnny Marr &a,p; The Healers ⚬ Donna Matthews ⚬ McAlmont & Butler ⚬ Tony McCarroll ⚬ Alan McGee ⚬ Me Me Me ⚬ Menswear ⚬ Mice ⚬ Sexton Ming & Steady ⚬ Minxus ⚬ Molly Half Head ⚬ Monaco ⚬ The Montrose Avenue ⚬ Mover ⚬ My Life Story ⚬ Nilon Bombers ⚬ Northern Uproar ⚬ No Way Sis ⚬ Oasis ⚬ Ocean Colour Scene ⚬ Octopus ⚬ Ooberman ⚬ The Open ⚬ Orange Deluxe ⚬ Out Of My Hair ⚬ Paperlung ⚬ Passion Star ⚬ The Pecadiloes ⚬ Perfume ⚬ Pimlico ⚬ Placebo ⚬ Polak ⚬ Posh ⚬ Powder ⚬ John Power ⚬ Pulp ⚬ Puressence ⚬ Pushermen ⚬ Radiohead ⚬ Real People ⚬ Reef ⚬ Republica ⚬ Rialto ⚬ Ride ⚬ The Rifles ⚬ Dave Rowntree ⚬ RPA & The United Nations Of Sound ⚬ The Ruling Class ⚬ Ruth ⚬ Shaun Ryder ⚬ Saffron (a.k.a. Samantha Sprackling) ⚬ Saint Etienne ⚬ Salad ⚬ Scala ⚬ Scarfo ⚬ Scott 4 ⚬ The Seahorses ⚬ Shack ⚬ Shag ⚬ Shampoo ⚬ Shed Seven ⚬ The Shining ⚬ Showgirls ⚬ Silver Sun ⚬ Skunk Anansie ⚬ Slater ⚬ Sleeper ⚬ Smaller ⚬ S*M*A*S*H ⚬ The Smokin' Mojo Filters ⚬ Sneaker Pimps ⚬ Soda ⚬ Sound 5 ⚬ South ⚬ Space ⚬ Spacehog ⚬ Spacemaid ⚬ Spearmint ⚬ Speedway (1) ⚬ Speedway (2) ⚬ Speedy ⚬ Spiritualized ⚬ John Squire ⚬ Steadman ⚬ Stereolab ⚬ Stereophonics ⚬ The Stone Roses ⚬ Strangelove ⚬ Straw ⚬ Subaqwa ⚬ Suede ⚬ SULK ⚬ Sulphur ⚬ The Sundays ⚬ Super Furry Animals ⚬ Supergrass ⚬ Supermodel ⚬ The Supernaturals ⚬ Superstar ⚬ Sussed ⚬ Sweetie ⚬ Symposium ⚬ T.C. Hug ⚬ Teenage Fan Club (Fanclub) ⚬ Terris ⚬ Terrorvision ⚬ Theaudience ⚬ These Animal Men ⚬ Thurman ⚬ Tiger ⚬ Tiny Monroe ⚬ Travis ⚬ Tripwires ⚬ Ulrika Spacek ⚬ Ultrasound ⚬ Urusei Yatsura ⚬ VA6 ⚬ Vega4 ⚬ Velocette ⚬ Verve/The ⚬ Verve ⚬ Voodoo Queens ⚬ The Warm Jets ⚬ We Are Pleb ⚬ The Weekenders ⚬ Paul Weller ⚬ Louise Wener ⚬ Alan White ⚬ Whiteout ⚬ World Of Leather ⚬.

Reviews:

RECORD COLLECTOR: 4/5 EVERYTHING YOU WANTED KNOW ABOUT INDIE IN THE 90s

Most readers may associate the Britpop era of the 90s with a handful of classic bands like Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Elastica and Suede. Vernon Joynson's new tome takes the reader on a journey into every nook and cranny of the period from Saint Etienne to Soda, listing every recording as well as giving a potted history of their activities. Covering the wide variety of musical styles of the period, it's a treasure trove of facts and information that is absolutely fascinating. For example, poor old Freaks Of Desire's forward momentum included recording a track for the film Showgirls but their rise was halted by the collapse of Dave Stewart's Anxious records. This really is the bible of the era and an essential purchase.

Ian Shirley

PSYCHEDELIC BABY: ...

'The Britpop Bible' fills a void as the most comprehensive guide to a genre previously lacking an extensive reference work, providing invaluable information unavailable elsewhere. The massive opus, published by Borderline Productions, is a numbered, limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide... As with Joynson's earlier publications 'The Britpop Bible' is an essential addition to rock music lovers and collectors' libraries.

Kevin Rathert

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