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Get your backstage pass to the world-famous Rockfield Recording Studios in Monmouth, Wales. Featuring frank and funny interviews with the artists who recorded there and studio staff, Rock Legends at Rockfield reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the world's best-known and loved rock albums and records, including Oasis's What's the Story (Morning Glory), a number of Queen songs including Killer Queen and Bohemian Rhapsodyand Motrhead's first recordings. This new edition will be fully revised and updated with new chapters on the artists who have recorded at Rockfield since 2007, including new interviews with bands such as Thunder, The Dirty Youth, Gun and YES; the Studios' recent appearances in film and television such as the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody film and the Rockfield: the Studio on the Farm documentary; and a section on Rockfield's neighbouring rehearsal studio, Monnow Valley, which later became a recording studio in its own right and has hosted bands such as Black Sabbath. A must-read for anyone interested in rock music and music history.

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This anecdotally rich book is breezily written with extended quotations forming the heart of the story of a still-in-use studio. It will appeal to rock-history fans in search of both musical lore and the stories behind some of rock's most memorable albums and bands. -- Library Journal A landmark biography of Wales's most famous recording studio. -- Western Mail (UK) For a story begging to be told, Collins does a thorough job, recounting vividly Rockfield's legacy and session antics from food fights to fisticuffs. -- Classic Rock Magazine

"""This anecdotally rich book is breezily written with extended quotations forming the heart of the story of a still-in-use studio. It will appeal to rock-history fans in search of both musical lore and the stories behind some of rock's most memorable albums and bands.""-- ""Library Journal"" ""A landmark biography of Wales's most famous recording studio.""-- ""Western Mail (UK)"" ""For a story begging to be told, Collins does a thorough job, recounting vividly Rockfield's legacy and session antics from food fights to fisticuffs.""-- ""Classic Rock Magazine"""

"""This anecdotally rich book is breezily written with extended quotations forming the heart of the story of a still-in-use studio. It will appeal to rock-history fans in search of both musical lore and the stories behind some of rock's most memorable albums and bands.""-- ""Library Journal"" ""A landmark biography of Wales's most famous recording studio.""-- ""Western Mail (UK)"" ""For a story begging to be told, Collins does a thorough job, recounting vividly Rockfield's legacy and session antics from food fights to fisticuffs.""-- ""Classic Rock Magazine"" ""All in all, Rock Legends At Rockfield is an entertaining, informative and well written book. It is also important. In many ways one can trace an element of the history of rock as the studio enters different stages and different eras with up and coming bands. It is also a wonderful document of a studio that has meant a great deal to rock fans for years, whether they knew it or not.""-- ""Spill Magazine"""

A landmark biography of Wales's most famous recording studio. -- Western Mail (UK) For a story begging to be told, Collins does a thorough job, recounting vividly Rockfield's legacy and session antics from food fights to fisticuffs. -- Classic Rock Magazine

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Jeff Collins is a presenter on HardRock Hell Radio. He was formerly a journalist and has worked for LBC, Soccer Saturday, Sky News, ITN, Classic FM and BBC Wales among other organisations. He is also the author of Stuart Cable: From Cwmaman to the Stereophonics and Beyond (University of Wales Press, 2009) @jeffsrockshow.

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