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- ISBN 9781800962828
- Dimensions: 156 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'This is the greatest rock and roll book ever written' GUY GARVEY, Elbow
'A brilliant storyteller, Clint has been there to see it all first-hand' TIM BURGESS, The Charlatans
'Clint writes like he speaks and plays; as one who knows' JOHNNY MARR, The Smiths
'Clint knows it all, has done it all' PETER HOOK, New Order
WITH A FOREWORD BY SHAUN RYDER
THE MANCHESTER CHRONICLES is an exhilarating and highly personal folk-telling of the Manchester music scene, as seen through the eyes and ears (and hair) of one of the city's favourite sons, Clint Boon from the iconic Inspiral Carpets. From early days of punk in the mid-1970s through the crucible of the 1980s indie and psychedelic scenes, the explosion of Madchester, Rave and then Brit Pop in the 1990s, this is an intimately told adventure of an extraordinary musical renaissance.
A born storyteller, Clint Boon pieces together a collage of often hilarious stories to give us a unique take on the city's coming of age alongside his own. At art school, rehearsal studios and sweaty gigs, we meet the movers and shakers of Manchester, often well before they were famous, as they came together to forge their identities and put the city on the map.
Be it a near-fatal car crash, or suffering the ignominy of being on Top of The Pops one week and signing on the dole the next - while your former roadie, Noel, makes pop history - Clint entertainingly captures the mayhem of music, success and the city's extraordinary musical family.
Encountering bands like Buzzcocks, Joy Division, The Fall, New Order, the Smiths, James, the Stone Roses, the Happy Mondays, Elbow, Inspiral Carpets and Oasis, raconteur Clint tells the Manchester legend not as an exhaustive history, but as what it felt like to be there at the time, taking the trip of a lifetime.
Clint Boon, is a musician and DJ based in Stockport. He first came to fame as keyboard player for the Inspiral Carpets, responsible for their defining organ sound. The band, who reformed in 2023 to much excitement, are seen as one of the definitive 'Madchester' groups producing a stack of highly acclaimed and chart-topping hit singles and albums.
From 2004-2023, Clint became a permanent fixture on well-known radio stations of Manchester and has become one of the country's most sought after club DJs. As a key and much-loved figure in Manchester's music scene over three decades, Clint is a passionate advocate for the city and its ever-evolving music scene.
