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Adventures in Modern Recording Description
A Telegraph Book of the Year As a renowned
recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been
dubbed the man who invented the 80s His
production work since the glory days of ZTT
represents a veritable whos who of intelligent
modern pop, including the likes of ABC, Frankie
Goes to Hollywood, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart,
Pet Shop Boys, Seal, Simple Minds, Grace Jones
and Yes - among many others This book is Trevors
story in his own words, as told through the prism
of twenty-three of his most important songs -
from the ones that inspired him to the ones that
defined him This play-by-play memoir transports
readers into the heart of the studio to witness
the making of some of musics most memorable
moments, from the Buggles ground-breaking Video
Killed the Radio Star to Band Aids perennial Do
They Know Its Christmas?, via hits such as Relax,
Poison Arrow, Owner of a Lonely Heart and Crazy
Offering unrivaled access to the dark arts of the
producers world and the even darker arts of the
music business itself, prepare for some
adventures in modern recording