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Record Play Pause
- Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I
- Narrated by: Stephen Morris
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
This audiobook includes music from Joy Division and original tracks from Stephen Morris
Before he was responsible for some of the most iconic drumming in popular music, Stephen Morris grew up in 1960s and '70s industrial Macclesfield, on a quiet road that led seemingly to nowhere. Far removed from the bright lights and manic energy of nearby Manchester, he felt stifled by suburbia and feared he might never escape. Then he joined Joy Division - while they were still known as Warsaw - a pioneer of the rousing post-punk sound that would revolutionise twentieth-century rock.
Following two landmark albums and widespread critical acclaim, Joy Division were at the height of their powers and poised to break the US, when lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide.
Part memoir, part scrapbook and part aural history: Stephen Morris's innate sense of rhythm and verve pulses through Record Play Pause. From recollections of growing up in the North West to the founding of New Order, Morris never strays far from the music. And by turns profound and wry, this book subverts the mythology and allows us to understand music's power to define who we are and what we become.
Critic reviews
"A unique and thoughtful musical memoir." (Observer)
"Gritty coming-of-age story...plenty of anecdotes to keep us hooked, and his memories of Joy Division's Ian Curtis are poignant." (Daily Mirror)
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- Clive
- 10-11-21
Superb
Had just read both Peter Hook's books and thought I would try this for a different perspective. On first listen I thought it was going to be awful and badly read. How wrong. This is a brilliant book, well written, being humorous, mundane, evocative and moving.
Well worth a read. I'm moving on to vol2.
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- Ten Men
- 30-11-21
Great story well told
As a fan of Joy Division this was likely to appeal to me. However, not only is the story really interesting, the reading of it by Stephen is superb.
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- John Grandin
- 06-09-20
Absolutely bloody fantastic
Record Play Pause is a window into the early life of Macclesfield’s second most famous member of the subliminal post-punk rock band, Joy Division.
And it’s ace.
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- Chris Prettejohn
- 04-11-21
Perfect Audiobook
This was such a brilliant example of an Audiobook done well. Emotionally read, interspersed with snippets of music and interviews and really interesting content. Can't fault it really. Doesn't overly dwell on the Ian Curtis mythology situation either. Blue Monday was the sound track of my teenage years so looking forward to listening to the next one.
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- J Salisbury
- 17-07-22
Fantastic book and narration
Morris and Hooky have written the best books on Joy Division
Sumner’s was very lacking sadly.
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- Gary S.
- 15-10-22
One to repeat listen, over and over.
A natural storyteller that moves from subject to subject easily, keeping you entertained. The subject matter is a bonus if you're a fan, but even if you're not, this is a superb listen all the same.
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- steven waring
- 02-02-21
eyes of a drummer
insight through the eyes n memories from the drummer of joy division ...gripping pure northern 💙
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-07-21
Only bettered by Fast Forward
Wasn’t that keen on some of the gawkiness at the start of the first book but the writing and the wit get better and better and in the end it’s one of the best books ever written, bettered only by the follow up which takes you through the New Order years. I’ve read/listened to all three accounts and absolutely loved Stephens take on the whole thing from beginning to almost end, superb
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- Phil Earl
- 16-03-22
Simply brilliant!
Stephen Morris is a natural story teller - darkly humourous, touching full of self depreciation
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- Jeni Rose
- 16-08-21
Excellent!
Funny, engaging, blunt.
No mythology or grandiose statement. It’s about a bloke who played drums in a band, a cool band but just a band.
If you love Joy Division or/and New Order etc you should get this anyway.
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