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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m taking my book on The Shadows on tour, talking about the group’s unique magic with esteemed fans. Why not pop along? A signed copy makes the perfect Xmas present for someone you love. Oct 12, Foyles London, with Warren Bennett and Travis Elborough, 7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-shadow...

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THE SHADOWS: Bob Stanley, Warren Bennett and Travis Elborough

Critically acclaimed pop-culture historian Bob Stanley for his new biography The Shadows, with Warren Bennett and Travis Elborough.

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Iain McDermott @poprambler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Back to Now! New episode! 🎧 Join @rockingbob.bsky.social as we chat about the final @bobpetesarah.bsky.social tour, his fab @newmodernbooks.bsky.social & revisit the NOW Yearbook volume 1: 1960-62. Available to listen and subscribe at your favourite podcast place now. linktr.ee/poprambler

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Pete Selby @peteselby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

‘How the Shadows became the world’s most important rock ‘n’ roll band’ ‘The Shadows: The Definitive Story’ by @rockingbob.bsky.social in today’s @thetimes.com @newmodernbooks.bsky.social

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Iain McDermott @poprambler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A great excerpt in yesterday’s Times from @rockingbob.bsky.social book. The new episode of the Back to Now podcast welcomes Bob too, and we chat Shadows, Saint Etienne and the Sixties. Suitable Sunday listening. 🎧 linktr.ee/poprambler

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new modern books @newmodernbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“This is the last great untold story of the beat boom era - and Bob Stanley is the perfect person to tell it” @petepaphides.bsky.social ‘The Shadows: The Definitive Story’ by @rockingbob.bsky.social 24-09-26 Viva Los Shads! #cliff #theshadows

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Kieron Tyler @kierontyler.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Compiled by @rockingbob.bsky.social, the elegant Motorway City - The Golden Age of Car Travel 1966-82 is a hymn to when driving was an end in itself. Out on @acerecords.bsky.social. I’ve looked at it today for @theartsdesk.bsky.social: www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/mu...

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Rosco))) @thirty3forty5.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A couple of Ace! @acerecords.bsky.social releases picked up from the Ace! @monorailmusic.bsky.social @rockingbob.bsky.social www.acerecords.co.uk/i-need-you-s... www.acerecords.co.uk/motorway-cit...

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Andrew O. @goodlaffterry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've stated before my love for @rockingbob.bsky.social 's Ace compilations. This one, "'76 In The Shade" was absolutely tailor made for days like today. 50 years on, its evocative contents are striking chords aplenty. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky

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Pete Selby @peteselby.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We have been discussing this book for about six years. The Shadows were a formative influence on both of our suburban childhoods - Bob in Redhill and me a couple of miles down the road in Horley a few years later. It is the book @rockingbob.bsky.social was born to write Viva Los Shads!

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new modern books @newmodernbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We are also happy to announce that our friends @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social will also be publishing Bob’s ‘Twelve Songs of Christmas’ on 29th October. Because why only buy one book by @rockingbob.bsky.social when you can buy two? geni.us/TwelveSongsO...

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new modern books @newmodernbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

BOB STANLEY - THE SHADOWS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY The definitive biography of how a group of working-class boys from Newcastle and London became the biggest band in the UK "The chronology should read Shadows, Beatles, Sex Pistols - they were that important" @rockingbob.bsky.social tr.ee/rSilFTJwfO

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I wrote two books at the same time. What was I thinking? One is on the Shadows, my first musical love, and the other on another subject close to my heart. Shads out in September, Xmas in October, and you can pre-order here: tr.ee/rSilFTJwfO geni.us/TwelveSongsOfChristmas

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

All about Ellie Greenwich in the Record Room this week. So many great songs. And vocals. And productions. Her name should come up in conversation more often. Patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I was lucky enough to interview the king of 50s Soho, Jet Harris, back in 2004 for a feature on the Shadows. I only used a couple of quotes, but Jet was terrific. I've put the whole interview up on my Record Room page. patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Baz Luhrmann's EPiC investigated in the Record Room this week, plus the Pinkees, China Crisis, An*ta Bry*nt, the Ides of March, Betty Driver, and a video tribute to Neil Sedaka. It's all 'appened. www.patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Harry Belafonte was some kind of civil rights/acting/singing superman. He also made a bunch of interesting albums in the late 60s and early 70s, donning his folk-rock cape. I've written about them on my Record Room page: www.patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Trying to make sense of Pink Floyd in the post-punk age - my Record Room column at 12.45 today. Sign up, and you can scour the library for dozens more of my columns. An absolute bargain. www.patreon.com/c/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’m so happy with this comp. No acetates or anything recovered from a degrading quarter inch… all songs that will be familiar to anyone who woke up to Wogan/Ray Moore/Steve Jones in the 80s. www.acerecords.co.uk/weds-morning...

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Bobbie Gentry’s uber rare Thunder in the Afternoon. First time ever on vinyl, a new release on the Measured Mile label. www.acerecords.co.uk/thunder-in-t...

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Andy Zax @andyzax.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Soft Cell were the first group whose preferred mode of expression was not the album or the 45 but the 12-inch single, and this compilation is one of the half-dozen or so greatest releases of the ‘80s. #daveball

Soft Cell, The Twelve Inch Singles (Some Bizzare, 1982)

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Breaking out the Glen Campbell obscurities in the Record Room tonight. What a voice. I always feel better when a Glen Campbell record has been part of my day. patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Good to see Nelson, Lancs getting tourism props in the Guardian. Also: Wilkinsons the best 2nd hand hifi shop in the north; Slaters ice cream parlour; Mansha sweet centre; and Music Box for records/DVDs. Plus Nelson FC once beat Real Madrid, away. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I interviewed the reclusive but absolutely charming Alan Tarney for the Record Room this week. One of my all-time favourite producers. Cliff, A-Ha, Lotus Eaters... patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Friends! In the Record Room this week we've had... a dig into Barbara Moore's Chappell library recordings, much fun to be had with Dionne Warwick's Scepter albums, PLUS the Crocheted Doughnut Ring, Gene Chandler, Glenn Miller, Eddie Kendricks, and more! patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Unpicking the mystery of Micky Moonshine, the man who - with one solitary 7" to his name - connected Wigan Casino, primitive electronica, and junk shop glam. In the Record Room at 12.45 today! patreon.com/bobstanley

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 02/10/2025

#OtD 2 Oct 1766 the Nottingham Great Cheese Riot began. Angry at the excessive price of cheese, a mob formed who seized it and began wheeling or carrying the cheeses away, bowling over the mayor with a cheese. The army put down rioting 2 days later stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9225...

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2SER 107.3 FM @2ser.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

On "Static" from 8pm we'll speak to London's long-serving pop supremos Saint Etienne (@bobpetesarah.bsky.social) about what's set to be their final-ever album, the incandescent "International" ... _ @rockingbob.bsky.social

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

In the Record Room this week... the complex relationship between the Beatles and the Shadows, much closer than you might think... plus tonight a rifle through my Honeybus records. Perfect sounds for early autumn. Why not pop in? patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

In the Record Room tonight - I tip my hat to Billie Davis, one of the greatest UK female singers of the 60s. What a look! What a sound! Billie Davis! patreon.com/bobstanley www.youtube.com/watch?v=-27p...

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Billie DAVIS "I can remember"

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Terrific, definitive piece by @rockingbob.bsky.social that really does make you rush off to listen to Paul Simon's wonderful Hearts & Bones. www.patreon.com/posts/allerg...

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"Allergies to dust and rain": Paul Simon's Hearts And Bones | Bob Stanley's Record Room

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Saint Etienne Disco @stetiennedisco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

New single from Quatermass III who opened for Saint Etienne back in 2022. Band member Gordon King (World Of Twist, Erarl Brutus, Pre-New) gave us two wonderful remixes of Avenue (Variety Club & Butlins) back in 1992. Check it out..

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The Record Club @therecordclub.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A *packed* Record Club Radio Show at 9pm tonight on BCB Radio. Local lad @rockingbob.bsky.social chats to Rob & Will about the new top 10 @bobpetesarah.bsky.social album International; plus @augustinbo.bsky.social & @flashcassette.bsky.social *and* more top Bradford tunes! Yay!

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I’ll be on BCB radio tonight at 9, with Flash Cassette, Gus Bousfield and host Rob Prior talking about the making of International (Bradford dept.). 106.6FM if the wind is in the right direction.Tyune in! Or listen online at bcbradio.co.uk

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Safe In My Garden - a new compilation I've put together for Ace Records. Melancholic sunshine pop, created in the shadow of Vietnam. Perfect for early autumn. www.acerecords.co.uk/safe-in-my-g...

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In the Record Room today with the Beach Boys, chewing over the beautiful late 60s suite Can’t Wait Too Long. patreon.com/bobstanley

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Bob Stanley @rockingbob.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

St Et live in session on BBC 6 music with Lauren Laverne at 11.30. Viva Maida Vale! Tyune in!

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Glenn Griffith @kenixfan.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Here's my review of International, the final album from Saint Etienne. Given that this might be the end, it's entirely appropriate for a reviewer like me to rave and gush a bit. www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2025/09/the-...

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The Last Time: A Review Of International, The New Album From Saint Etienne

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