About this title: Predating the Undertones by almost a year, Stiff Little Fingers were the most successful of the first generation of Belfast bands to take the 1976 advent of the Sex Pistols, the Damned, and the Clash as a clarion call for their own mini-revolution. As their founder, Jake Burns, relates in this entertaining book-length interview with longtime band fan Alan Parker, journeys to rehearsals were likely as not to be interrupted by riots or bombings; SLF were arguably born of a more authentic revolutionary experience than any of their mainland counterparts. With their first two singles, "Suspect ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing, London
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781860745133ISBN:186074513X
Description: New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The band that put Northern Irish music on the map, giving disaffected youth in Belfast a voice to the troubles that were tearing the province apart. Stiff Little Fingers (SLF) were a seminal band who tore up the rule book on how a band were "supposed" to get a record deal and achieve chart success. This is a song-by-song guide to the most successful punk band ever to leave Belfast. Told in his own words, singer and songwriter Jake Burns gives the whole story behind ... read more
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