Siren Song_My Life in Music
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GARETH MURPHY is the author of Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry and was named Writer of the Year in the 2017 PPA Independent Publisher Awards (UK) for his work in journalism. He lives in Paris with his wife and son. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
DEDICATION
PROLOGUE
1. SHELLAC IN HIS VEINS
2. SYD AND THE KID
3. SIRE FOR HIRE
4. SURFING IN KANSAS
5. ROCKET TO RUSSIA
6. THIS AIN’T NO PARTY
7. BORDERLINE
8. THE KILLING MOON
9. CRAZY
10. THE SONG
PHOTOGRAPHS
APPENDIX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
COPYRIGHT
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First Edition: June 2018