‘Too Much Too Young’
The Specials
(written by Jerry Dammers)
Available on 2 Tone Records, 1980
‘She Cracked’
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
(written by Jonathan Richman)
Available on Beserkeley Records, 1976
‘No Fun’
The Stooges
(written by Pop, Asheton, Asheton, Alexander)
Available Elektra Records, 1969
‘North American Scum’
LCD Soundsystem
(written by James Murphy)
Available on DFA Records, 2007
‘The Wind’
Cat Stevens
(written by Cat Stevens)
Available on Island Records, 1971
‘Maggie May’
Rod Stewart
(written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton)
Available on Mercury Records, 1971
‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes?’
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
(written by Sandy Denny)
Available on Shout! Factory Records, 2006
‘Wide Open Road’
The Triffids
(written by David McComb)
Available on Mushroom/Domino Records, 1986
‘The First Picture’ and ‘It’s A Miracle (Thank You)’
The Miraculous Vespas
(written and performed by Robert Hodgens, and engineered by
Chris Gordon at Three Hands Studio, Glasgow)
Listen to these songs at http://orendabooks.co.uk/book/the-rise-&-fall-of-the-miraculous-vespas/
Dialogue from the MGM movie, The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Written by H.M. Walker
Starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Directed by Hal Roach
1930
Acknowledgements
The writing of this trilogy of books, which began with The Last Days of Disco, detoured slightly with The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas, and has now finally docked here with The Man Who Loved Islands, would not have been possible without the helpful advice and direct assistance of a number of wonderful people. I remain indebted to those acknowledged in the previous two novels but to those lists, I’d like to add the following people:
Markus Naegele, Thorsten Nagelschmidt, Irvine Welsh, Alan McCredie, West Camel, Johnny McKnight, Alastair Braidwood, Liam Rudden, Mark Callan, Joe McAlinden, Norman Blake, Teenage Fanclub, Nicola Meighan and Janice Forsyth … and of course, Elaine, Nathan, Nadia, my mum, my sisters and Karen Sullivan.
The music is such an intrinsic part of these stories and I hope the songs noted in the appendices prompt you to seek out some sounds you haven’t heard before, or simply to rediscover great records that remind you what it was once like to have the world at your feet.
Until next time …
David. X
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and has lived in Kilmarnock for over thirty years. He is a graduate of the Mackintosh School of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, an architect by day, and a hilarious social media commentator, author and enabler by night. His most prized possession is a signed Joe Strummer LP. Since the publication of his critically acclaimed, bestselling debut novel The Last Days of Disco, he’s become something of a media celebrity in Scotland, with a signed copy of his book going for £500 at auction.
Copyright
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First published by Orenda Books 2017
Copyright © David F. Ross 2017
David F. Ross has asserted his moral right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publishers.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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