Music in the 80sPeter WoolliscroftLabel: Sonicbond PublishingDescription: Popular music ofthe 80s decade had its own unique sound. Shaped by breathtaking developments instudio recording equipment and techniques from digital processing to samplingthe music that is still enjoyed today would not be the same without it. This booktells the story of how one such young engineer/producer navigated his waythrough this exciting and pivotal period in music history by working with thistechnology within the confines of the last great era of recording studios from1978 to 1988. This was all before musicians and producersretired to their bedrooms with a laptop. Using diaries recorded at the timePeter Woolliscroft lifts the curtain on the private world of the closedsession with daily accounts of all projects worked on how they were made whomade them and most importantly how they became hits. It tells of the highs andlows the expectations and disappointments of recording many of the top acts ofthe day while navigating the various technical challenges along the way. Along the way he worked with such names as:Yes Soft Cell Cat Stevens Thin Lizzy New Order Buzzcocks PsychedelicFurs 10cc John Cooper Clarke Frank Zappa Kate Bush The Who Queen PeterGabriel Elton John Squeeze Tina Turner Sam Fox Talk Talk and Def Leppard.He also worked with producers Trevor Horn Tony Visconti Jeff Wayne MartinHannett Robert John 'Mutt' Lange Frank Zappa and Gus Dudgeon.
