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‘A drunken lunatic, a lucid guru, a hilarious storyteller and many more things besides.’ Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) An influential music promoter and producer, Terri Hooley is the undisputed Godfather of Punk. His life has been colorful and extraordinary and was the inspiration for the recent Good Vibrations film. Told here for the first time, Hooleygan is Terri’s own no-holds-barred account of his career in the music industry – a career that began in 1978 when he opened an independent record store in Belfast that took him from the highs of working with John Peel and The Undertones, to the lows of bankruptcy and arson.The rest of Terri’s story is the stuff of myth and legend – run-ins with Bob Dylan and John Lennon, drinking sessions with Phil Lynott and clashes with paramilitaries and racketeers. With over 130 illustrations, including flyers and memorabilia from the 1970s and 1980s, and featuring contributions from David Holmes, John O’Neill, and Jonny Quinn, Hooleygan is an irreverent, funny and in-your-face account of punk, paramilitaries and the music business.

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a drunken lunatic, a lucid guru, a hilarious storyteller, a cuddly bear and many more things besides. -- Gary Lightbody What this brilliant book vividly illustrates is that Terri Hooley ... was the spark that lit the bonfire under punk rock. a fascinating and hilarious account of how one man opened a record shop, then through no fault of his own, ended up becoming a hero of counter-culture.

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TERRI HOOLEY was born and brought up in Belfast. In 1978 he opened a record shop, and later founded the music label, Good Vibrations. The shop quickly became the hub of the music revolution sweeping Northern Ireland and soon the label had an impressive portfolio of bands. In spite of bankruptcy, arson, and other setbacks, the label, the shop and Terri survived. A biopic, Good Vibrations, is in production and is due for release in February 2011. RICHARD SULLIVAN is Deputy Editor with the Sunday World in Belfast. He has worked on a freelance and full-time basis for a number of other newspapers including the Sunday News, Irish Times, Sunday Tribune and News of the World. As a teenager he hung out in Good Vibrations record store and has been an avid follower of Hooley's chequered fortunes ever since.

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