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A history of the legendary music studio behind Queen, Oasis, and more—updated with new chapters about the last twenty years.   Rockfield is a recording studio that lives up to its name. Over the past fifty years, this rural Monmouthshire locale has played host to a bevy of British musical legends—from Robert Plant, Queen, and Black Sabbath to Oasis, the Stone Roses, Motörhead to present day acts like Thunder and The Dirty Youth. A rich narrative history packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, updated since its original 2007 release, Rock Legends at Rockfield features interviews with legendary artists who tell the bizarre tales behind modern classics like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Oasis’s “Live Forever.” Along the way, Jeff Collins examines how these dilapidated farm buildings and solid-stone studios became one of the most famous brands in recording history. Not to be missed by any fan of British music or classic rock scholar,Rock Legends at Rockfield is an uproarious and eminently readable look at one of the most legendary studios in the world.

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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"""

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"""

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Jeff Collins is a broadcaster on Hard Rock Hell Radio, formerly a journalist at Sky News and BBC Wales among others. He is the author of Stuart Cable: From Cwmaman to the Stereophonics and Beyond.

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