The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown.
""G. Brown's writing is informed, perceptive and incisive, often tinged with his hilariously irreverent sense of humor. He has an abiding respect for music and those who create it. All of these attributes reveal themselves in his On Record collections.""
Bruce Hornsby, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and virtuoso pianist
On Record Vol. 10
1983 covers bands at their commercial peak (Genesis, the Police), U2's first international hit (""War"") and David Bowie's biggest success (""Let's Dance""). It also includes Prince, Bryan Adams and Def Leppard-actsthat finally start to make it big in 1983. In this year Kiss appeared without makeup (Lick It Up), Metallica's Kill 'Em All broke ground for the trash-metal genre, and Quiet Riot's Metal Health became the first heavy-metal album to hit No. 1. The second British Invasion, plus the year in country, hip-hop and jazz are also covered.
Interview-based profiles of more than 100 artists and bands include:
JOURNEY ZZ TOP DEF LEPPARD U2 THE POLICE EURYTHMICS STEVIE NICKS DONNA SUMMER LINDA RONSTADT BILLY JOEL BRYAN ADAMS JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP DONNA SUMMER ROBERT PLANT DEF LEPPARD BARBRA STREISAND MTLEY CRE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN STYX LIONEL RICHIE
About the Series:
Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing more than 3,000 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos.
Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers from that year. To date, Colorado Music Experience has released 10 volumes in this year-by-year, comprehensive look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998.
Proceeds from book sales benefit Colorado Music Experience, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
By:
G. Brown
Imprint: Colorado Music Experience
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 10
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 254mm,
ISBN: 9798988532934
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 14 November 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
007 INTRODUCTION 008 JOURNEY 010 ZZ TOP 012 GENESIS 014 U2 016 THE POLICE 018 STEWART COPELAND 020 STEVIE NICKS 022 DONNA SUMMER 024 POINTER SISTERS 026 BILLY JOEL 028 BRYAN ADAMS 030 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 032 MITCH RYDER 034 ROBERT PLANT 036 DEF LEPPARD 038 QUIET RIOT 040 MÖTLEY CRÜE 042 NIGHT RANGER 044 STYX 046 KISS 048 BLUE ÖYSTER CULT 050 BLACK SABBATH 052 DIO 054 RAINBOW 056 IRON MAIDEN 058 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 060 KENNY ROGERS 062 LIONEL RICHIE 064 PHILIP BAILEY 066 LINDA RONSTADT 068 BARBRA STREISAND 070 RITA COOLIDGE 072 CARPENTERS 074 AMERICA 076 BIG COUNTRY 078 MEN AT WORK 080 LITTLE RIVER BAND 082 DIVINYLS 084 HEAVEN 086 TIM FINN 088 PETER SCHILLING 090 PAUL YOUNG 092 EURYTHMICS 094 MODERN ENGLISH 096 ABC 098 BOW WOW WOW 100 UB40 102 R.E.M. 104 THE B-52’S 106 GREG KIHN BAND 108 JONATHAN RICHMAN 110 THE BONGOS 112 VIOLENT FEMMES 114 MEAT LOAF 116 CHEAP TRICK 118 THE TUBES 120 RAMONES 122 X 124 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS 126 LOVERBOY 128 PAYOLAS 130 RED RIDER 132 TRIUMPH 134 DAVE EDMUNDS 136 MICK FLEETWOOD 138 JIM CAPALDI 140 TOM WAITS 142 FRANK ZAPPA 144 JOE “KING” CARRASCO 146 HERBIE HANCOCK 148 WYNTON MARSALIS 150 GEORGE BENSON 152 WEATHER REPORT 154 RARE SILK 156 CLARENCE CLEMONS 158 PATRICK SIMMONS 160 JOHN HAMMOND 162 JOAN ARMATRADING 164 MARIANNE FAITHFULL 166 THE CALL 168 WIRE TRAIN 170 THE ROMANTICS 172 THE PLIMSOULS 174 ZEBRA 176 FASTWAY 178 DOKKEN 180 JON BUTCHER AXIS 182 DIANA ROSS 184 NATALIE COLE 186 ANGELA BOFILL 188 WOMACK & WOMACK 190 CHAMPAIGN 192 THE ISLEY BROTHERS 194 B.J. THOMAS 196 GARY MORRIS 198 MAC MCANALLY 200 THE STATLER BROTHERS 202 ANNE MURRAY 204 DEBORAH ALLEN 206 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 208 DAVID BOWIE 208 PAUL MCCARTNEY 208 ELTON JOHN 212 MADONNA 212 PAT BENATAR 212 HEART 216 DURAN DURAN 216 SPANDAU BALLET 216 TEARS FOR FEARS 220 THE HUMAN LEAGUE 220 THOMPSON TWINS 220 WHAM! U.K. 224 CULTURE CLUB 224 STRAY CATS 224 NEIL YOUNG 228 THE FIXX 228 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 228 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 232 TALKING HEADS 232 KING SUNNY ADÉ 232 RE-FLEX 236 BONNIE TYLER 236 LAURA BRANIGAN 236 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 240 ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS 240 GRAHAM PARKER 240 T-BONE BURNETT 244 JACKSON BROWNE 244 COREY HART 244 RICK SPRINGFIELD 248 ADAM ANT 248 JOBOXERS 248 ROMAN HOLLIDAY 252 REAL LIFE 252 NAKED EYES 252 KAJAGOOGOO 256 THE KINKS 256 ROD STEWART 256 ERIC CLAPTON 260 CHRISTOPHER CROSS 260 JIMMY BUFFETT 260 GUY CLARK 264 AC/DC 264 BLACKFOOT 264 KROKUS 268 CARLOS SANTANA 268 QUARTERFLASH 268 MARILLION 272 THE MOTELS 272 BANANARAMA 272 NINA HAGEN 276 ROLLING STONES 276 THE MOODY BLUES 276 ASIA 280 WALTER EGAN 280 MARTIN BRILEY 280 IAN HUNTER 284 BEE GEES 284 IRENE CARA 284 MICHAEL SEMBELLO 288 SPARKS 288 RICK JAMES 288 AL JARREAU 292 OXO 292 BURNING SENSATIONS 292 RED ROCKERS 296 THE SYSTEM 296 EBN-OZN 296 MINISTRY 300 NONA HENDRYX 300 CHERYL LYNN 300 SHALAMAR 304 EARTH, WIND & FIRE 304 KOOL & THE GANG 304 THE S.O.S. BAND 308 THE MANHATTANS 308 MIDNIGHT STAR 308 RAY PARKER JR. 312 THE DEELE 312 GAP BAND 312 DAZZ BAND 316 JOHN DENVER 316 WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD 316 DON WILLIAMS 320 GEORGE STRAIT 320 ALABAMA 320 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS 324 BARBARA MANDRELL 324 CRYSTAL GAYLE 324 SHELLY WEST 328 RICKY SKAGGS 328 JOHN CONLEE 328 LEE GREENWOOD 332 JEFFREY OSBORNE 332 LUTHER VANDROSS 332 DIONNE WARWICK 336 MTUME 336 JAMES BLOOD ULMER 336 PIECES OF A DREAM 340 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER 340 PETER ALLEN 340 SERGIO MENDES 344 MECO 344 EDDIE MURPHY 344 RODNEY DANGERFIELD 348 ROXY MUSIC 348 BRIAN ENO 348 WAS (NOT WAS) 349 PINK FLOYD 349 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 349 PLANET P 350 BOB DYLAN 350 PAUL SIMON 350 VAN MORRISON 351 JOE JACKSON 351 DONNIE IRIS 351 MARTY BALIN 352 YAZ 352 WANG CHUNG 352 HEAVEN 17 353 METALLICA 353 MINOR THREAT 353 THIN LIZZY 354 LOS LOBOS 354 38 SPECIAL 354 MARSHALL CRENSHAW 355 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 355 ARETHA FRANKLIN 355 JAMES INGRAM 356 THE ROBERT CRAY BAND 356 B.B. KING 356 NEW EDITION 357 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 357 CHARLY MCCLAIN 357 CHARLIE HADEN 358 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
G. Brown has navigated the Rocky Mountain musical landscape for decades, both as a journalist and as a radio personality. He covered popular music at the Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 2,500 musicians, from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Bono and Kurt Cobain. Published in numerous national magazines, including Rolling Stone and National Lampoon, Brown also covered music news and hosted and programmed for a myriad of Denver-based radio stations. He is the author of four other books, including the award-winning Red Rocks: The Concert Years, Colorado Rock Chronicles, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival: The First Forty Years. And he is the founding director of Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music. G. currenty lives in Colorado. FB: @colomusic.org
