Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp by Jamie Taylor #foliosociety An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrives

An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrives in London to study drama and falls violently in love with an older actor

Special topics interspersed through the book round off the understanding of the industrial and contemporary historical context

Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail

But his plans are halted when Frankie the cat is injured on his doorstep

OrionISBN: 9781399609029Extent: 432 pages

Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp by Jamie Taylor #foliosociety An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrivesThe amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britains most beloved bands. The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump. In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound of 1980s pop. The