Author:David Hepworth
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‘Hepworth’s knowledge and understanding of rock history is prodigious … [a] hugely entertaining study of the LP’s golden age’ The Times
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The era of the LP began in 1967, with ‘Sgt Pepper’; The Beatles didn’t just collect together a bunch of songs, they Made An Album. Henceforth, everybody else wanted to Make An Album.
The end came only fifteen years later, coinciding with the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. By then the Walkman had taken music out of the home and into the streets and the record business had begun trying to reverse-engineer the creative process in order to make big money. Nobody would play music or listen to it in quite the same way ever again.
It was a short but transformative time. Musicians became ‘artists’ and we, the people, patrons of the arts. The LP itself had been a mark of sophistication, a measure of wealth, an instrument of education, a poster saying things you dare not say yourself, a means of attracting the opposite sex, and, for many, the single most desirable object in their lives.
This is the story of that time; it takes us from recording studios where musicians were doing things that had never been done before to the sparsely furnished apartments where their efforts would be received like visitations from a higher power. This is the story of how LPs saved our lives.
Hepworth's knowledge and understanding of rock history is prodigious...he throws terrific little facts around like confetti...And his pungently sarcastic asides are priceless... Hugely entertaining.
—— The Sunday TimesWhen reviewers say a book feels twice as long as it actually is, they are not usually being complimentary. In the case of David Hepworth’s paean to the age of vinyl, A Fabulous Creation, I really have come to praise him. It’s years since I came across a chronicle of the pop life containing so many arresting anecdotes that I found myself going back over pages to savour every line, every insight.
—— The TimesFull of sharp critical assessments and droll digressions ... warm and wonderfully readable.
—— Q MagazineHis best yet.
—— Danny BakerWell researched and passionately written.
—— The AfterwordThis book is a joy from the opening track to the closing cut.
—— Hot PressA joyous and nostalgic celebration of the golden age of the LP
—— Daily MirrorAn enlightening spin through the golden age of the album ... complex and poignant
—— Mail on SundayHepworth has more insider knowledge and knows more rock anecdotes than any man alive
—— The HeraldFascinating
—— The WeekA love letter to the LP
—— The SunAn enthusiast’s account of the golden age of vinyl
—— Culture, The Sunday TimesPhillip Schofield has spoken candidly about his coming out process and his current mental health struggles in his autobiography
—— Pink NewsTakes readers on the journey Phillip has taken to get to where he is today. Fans will delight at a nostalgic look back at Phillip's life, relish the behind the scenes stories, and feel touched by the emotional honesty in his writing
—— Northern Life MagazineDazzling
—— Evening StandardFull of anecdotes about onscreen mishaps and meeting the famous
—— Daily MailThe silver-haired overlord of daytime TV . . . Schofe's candour is admirable
—— Evening StandardIn this soul-bearing autobiography, Phillip looks back on his broadcasting career . . . A frank and highly readable life story
—— Sunday ExpressA composer who can write as eloquently as he sings. A rare bird, indeed!
—— Leah BorromeoWith our new-found love of wildlife, this book promises to lift the spirits of not just bird enthusiasts, but nature lovers, too.
—— People's FriendThe exuberance of folk-singer Sam Lee's The Nightingale is irresistible
—— Bird WatchingA master storyteller
—— Guardian praise for Sam Lee's Singing with Nightingales
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