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  • Published: 1 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099537922
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $36.99
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A Light That Never Goes Out

The Enduring Saga of the Smiths





The first group biography of one of the greatest British bands of all time - The Smiths.

To this day, they were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Critics and sales figures told a similar story. Yet for all their brilliance and adoration – their famously energetic live shows routinely interrupted by stage invasions – The Smiths were continually plagued by their reticence to play the game, and by the time of 1987’s Strangeways Here We Come, they had split.

Tony Fletcher’s A Light That Never Goes Out – part celebration, part paean – moves from Manchester in the nineteenth-century to the present day to tell the complete story of The Smiths. The product of extensive research and unprecedented access, it will serve to confirm The Smiths as one of the most important and influential rock groups of all time.

  • Published: 1 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099537922
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $36.99
Categories:

About the author

Tony Fletcher

Tony Fletcher is the author of seven non-fiction books, one memoir and one novel. His biography of drummer Keith Moon, Dear Boy, has been named in many a Best Music Book list, and his biography of R.E.M. has been published in several languages. His most recent books include A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths and his own memoir, Boy About Town.

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