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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David SheppardPublisher: Orion Publishing Co Imprint: White Rabbit Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781399605717ISBN 10: 1399605712 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 04 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThe 450-page biography (written with the help of the famous piss-taster himself) fairly zips along * OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY * This exceptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail. * UNCUT * [An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject. * SUNDAY TIMES * David Sheppard's authorised biography dispels some of the myths surrounding Brian Eno and provides a compelling case for his importance as artist and thinker. * WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY * An accomplished and sprawling biography reflects Eno's scattershot approach to life - all over the place but fascinating just the same. * BIG ISSUE (Scotland) * Music Book of the Fortnight 'Few enigmas are as hard to unravel as Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, but the Q contributor has done a bang-up job with this 450-page tome' * HOT PRESS (Ireland) * David Sheppard's meticulously researched biography...[with] the kind of footnote that make this doorstopper such an engaging read * INDEPENDENT * On Some Faraway Beach provides an extensive introduction to a lifetime of constructive, and very English, pottering. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * Sheppard has corralled the many strands of Eno's hectic creative life into a coherent and highly readable account. On Some Faraway Beach will take some beating as a chronicle of one of popular music's few truly original practitioners. * TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINE * A vivid, well-observed and absorbing biography replete with relevant context and cultural references * THE BEAT * How do you pin down enigma like Brian Eno? Music journalist David Sheppard makes a valiant stab at it in this lively biography * YORKSHIRE EVENING POST * The 450-page biography (written with the help of the famous piss-taster himself) fairly zips along * OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY * This exeptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail. * UNCUT * [An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject. * SUNDAY TIMES * David Sheppard's authorised biography dispels some of the myths surrounding Brian Eno and provides a compelling case for his importance as artist and thinker. * WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY * An accomplished and sprawling biography reflects Eno's scattershot approach to life - all over the place but fascinating just the same. * BIG ISSUE (Scotland) * Music Book of the Fortnight 'Few enigmas are as hard to unravel as Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, but the Q contributor has done a bang-up job with this 450-page tome' * HOT PRESS (Ireland) * David Sheppard's meticulously researched biography...[with] the kind of footnote that make this doorstopper such an engaging read * INDEPENDENT * On Some Faraway Beach provides an extensive introduction to a lifetime of constructive, and very English, pottering. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * Sheppard has corralled the many strands of Eno's hectic creative life into a coherent and highly readable account. On Some Faraway Beach will take some beating as a chronicle of one of popular music's few truly original practitioners. * TOTAL MUSIC MAGAZINE * A vivid, well-observed and absorbing biography replete with relevant context and cultural references * THE BEAT * How do you pin down enigma like Brian Eno? Music journalist David Sheppard makes a valiant stab at it in this lively biography * YORKSHIRE EVENING POST * Author InformationDavid Sheppard is a well-respected music journalist. He's written for numerous publications, including MOJO, Q, UNCUT and the OBSERVER. He's the author of two previous biographies of Leonard Cohen and Elvis Costello. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |