Rock Legends at Rockfield

Jeff Collins

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Calon
08 September 2023

Rock & Pop music; Heavy Metal music; Music recording & reproduction; Biography: arts & entertainment

Get your backstage pass to the world-famous Rockfield Recording Studios in Monmouth, Wales. Featuring frank and funny interviews with the artists who recorded there and studio staff, Rock Legends at Rockfield reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the world's best-known and loved rock albums and records, including Oasis's What's the Story (Morning Glory), a number of Queen songs including Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsodyand Motrhead's first recordings.

This new edition will be fully revised and updated with new chapters on the artists who have recorded at Rockfield since 2007, including new interviews with bands such as Thunder, The Dirty Youth, Gun and YES; the Studios' recent appearances in film and television such as the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody film and the Rockfield: the Studio on the Farm documentary; and a section on Rockfield's neighbouring rehearsal studio, Monnow Valley, which later became a recording studio in its own right and has hosted bands such as Black Sabbath.

A must-read for anyone interested in rock music and music history.

By: Jeff Collins
Imprint: Calon
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
ISBN: 9781915279040
ISBN 10: 1915279046
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 08 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Jeff Collins is a broadcaster on Hard Rock Hell Radio, formerly a journalist at Sky News and BBC Wales among others. He is the author of Stuart Cable: From Cwmaman to the Stereophonics and Beyond.

Reviews for Rock Legends at Rockfield

"""This anecdotally rich book is breezily written with extended quotations forming the heart of the story of a still-in-use studio. It will appeal to rock-history fans in search of both musical lore and the stories behind some of rock's most memorable albums and bands.""-- ""Library Journal"" ""A landmark biography of Wales's most famous recording studio.""-- ""Western Mail (UK)"" ""For a story begging to be told, Collins does a thorough job, recounting vividly Rockfield's legacy and session antics from food fights to fisticuffs.""-- ""Classic Rock Magazine"" ""All in all, Rock Legends At Rockfield is an entertaining, informative and well written book. It is also important. In many ways one can trace an element of the history of rock as the studio enters different stages and different eras with up and coming bands. It is also a wonderful document of a studio that has meant a great deal to rock fans for years, whether they knew it or not.""-- ""Spill Magazine"""