{"product_id":"mick-houghton-fried-justified-2019","title":"Mick Houghton: Fried \u0026 Justified [2019]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eUncut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe arrived in a fleet of white stretch limos at a clearing in a wood near Woking. Here the K Foundation was exhibiting a million pounds in cash, while \u003cb\u003eBill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty \u003c\/b\u003ecircled the perimeter in two orange Saracen armoured vehicles, blasting out Abba's 'Money Money Money' . . . \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe list of bands and artists \u003cb\u003eMick Houghton\u003c\/b\u003e worked with in an illustrious \u003cb\u003ecareer in the music business \u003c\/b\u003ereads like a Who's Who of some of the greatest, most influential and downright dysfunctional cult groups of the post-punk era and beyond - \u003cb\u003eRamones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUndertones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Jesus and Mary Chain\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFelt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Wedding Present\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSpiritualized\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eElastica \u003c\/b\u003eamong them. Often judiciously (or unintentionally) sidestepping the major trends in music - baggy, grunge and Britpop - his reputation for attracting outsiders led to him working with artists as disparate as \u003cb\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Oldham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKen Kesey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBert Jansch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStereolab\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMercury Re\u003c\/b\u003ev and \u003cb\u003eGorky's Zygotic Mynci\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the three acts Mick is most closely identified with are \u003cb\u003eEcho \u0026amp; the Bunnymen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJulian Cope\u003c\/b\u003e (and the \u003cb\u003eTeardrop Explodes\u003c\/b\u003e) and the \u003cb\u003eJustified Ancients of Mu Mu\u003c\/b\u003e\/\u003cb\u003eKLF\u003c\/b\u003e in all their guises. Between them, these three played a significant role in shaping the musical landscape of the eighties and nineties, and - as confidant and co-conspirator - Mick was with their chorus along the way, carefully navigating the minefield of rivalries and contrasting fortunes. It is Mick's indefatigable belief that it was always the music that came first, and it is his knack of attracting so-called difficult and troubled artists that makes \u003ci\u003eFried \u0026amp; Justified\u003c\/i\u003e such an amusing, honest and insightful tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton, Mick","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54892808143187,"sku":"9780571336821","price":21.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":54892864864595,"sku":"XG80571336821","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/houghton-mick-mick-houghton-fried-justified-2019-1257543404.jpg?v=1788907869","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/mick-houghton-fried-justified-2019","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}