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Adventures In Wonderland: Acid house, rave and the UK club explosion Kindle Edition

by Sheryl Garratt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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'Adventures In Wonderland is the ultimate, definitive account of the scene. Precise factually and perfectly articulated, it transports the reader to that unique, life-changing period. Sheryl Garratt was there, reporting from the core energy of the scene that we collectively created.' - Danny Rampling

‘The book about rave culture that you can't afford not to read.' - The Face

The definitive history of the acid house explosion and its reverberations across popular culture, Adventures In Wonderland has been out of print for more than 20 years. This new edition has been updated slightly, with a new introduction and final chapter.

Former editor of The Face and one of the few journalists writing about clubs in any detail in the 1980s, Sheryl Garratt weaves her own experiences in with hundreds of exclusive interviews with everyone involved.

She talks about Ibizan clubs and the Wigan Casino, the key role of reggae and soul sound systems, and the one-nighters and illegal warehouse parties of 1980s clubland.

Tracing the music back to its roots in New York, Chicago and Detroit, she reports from the underground clubs in those cities and offers in-depth interviews with its originators, from Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson and Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk to Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins.

This is the acid house and rave explosion, as told by the people who lived it: door staff, dancers and drug dealers; gangsters, blaggers and promoters. From the real stories behind the huge illegal raves of 1989 to insider accounts from DJs such as Norman Jay, Trevor Nelson, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Graeme Park, Mike Pickering, Carl Cox, Sasha and John Digweed.

But this isn’t just a book about the music. It’s about being up for it, out of it, mad for it.

It’s about the Paradise Garage in New York, about dancing under the stars in Ibiza or Goa, about the house we built in the UK at Future, Shoom, Spectrum. Clink Street and the Haçienda.

It's about Ecstasy and community and a scene that grew so fast because we needed to feel the world was changing.

It’s about dodging the police to get the party started, and the joy of dancing all night in the British countryside, with thousands of others on the same high.

About Madchester, Blackburn, and a new understanding between rock and dance music.

And about what came after, from drum’n’bass to the rise of superclubs such as Ministry of Sound, Renaissance and Cream.

But most of all, it’s about having the time of your life. Because who wouldn’t want that?


‘The definitive account of contemporary dance culture.. If you weren’t at Shoom in ‘87, then this is the best way to make up for it.’ – The Face

‘Gripping and vivid.. Garratt writes with the style and attitude of the feistiest club diva… Her personal memories are wedged between layers of insightful comment and thorough research.’ – The Times

‘She has spoken to everyone involved – from the Chicago DJs of the 80s to the rave promoters and club moguls of the 90s ¬ and shows that it’s possible to write popular culture without insulting our intelligence.’ – Daily Mirror
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08C5H17FV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TCL Publishing; 2nd edition (July 6, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 794 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 366 pages
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Sheryl Garratt

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I've been a writer all of my working life. I was the editor of The Face and the Observer magazine, and I have written for everyone from the Guardian, Times and Telegraph to Elle, Marie-Claire, GQ and Vanity Fair. My books include Signed Sealed And Delivered (about women in music) and Adventures In Wonderland: Acid House, Rave and the UK Club Explosion.

I now mainly work as a coach working with creative professionals of all kinds, helping them get the success and the life they want, making work they truly love. You can find me at www.thecreativelife.net. I also offer a free 10-day course to help your creative business thrive, whether you're right at the start or wanting to fine-tune what you've already built. You can sign up for that here: https://thecreativelife.net/freelance-foundations/

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Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the Future...For everyone who love dance music, then...now...and forever.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2020
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Possibly the most comprehensive account of the Club scene, birth and growth of electronic dance music in NYC, Chicago, Detroit ...and its subsequent explosion in Ibiza, London, Manchester... incredibly rich in detail, this book is fun to read and loaded with information about the genesis of what today has morphed into a global phenomenon. For anyone who’s interested in counter-culture, urban art, creativity ... and related hustle or simply for anyone who’s forever young. If you were lucky enough to be there when it happened, you will love reminiscing...if you are too young to have lived it, read this and start your own Wonderland. Because the message is in the Music...and the Music is yours.
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Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the Future...For everyone who love dance music, then...now...and forever.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2020
Possibly the most comprehensive account of the Club scene, birth and growth of electronic dance music in NYC, Chicago, Detroit ...and its subsequent explosion in Ibiza, London, Manchester... incredibly rich in detail, this book is fun to read and loaded with information about the genesis of what today has morphed into a global phenomenon. For anyone who’s interested in counter-culture, urban art, creativity ... and related hustle or simply for anyone who’s forever young. If you were lucky enough to be there when it happened, you will love reminiscing...if you are too young to have lived it, read this and start your own Wonderland. Because the message is in the Music...and the Music is yours.
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Joseph A Ricketts
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in Australia on July 14, 2022
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A good insight into the rise of Acid House and Rave,nothing much on the Camden Palace from the late
80s as to me personally I thought it certainly gave the hacienda a run for its money ,
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MishMoneypenny
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2022
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Brilliant book that really captured the stories of the time. I looked forward to reading it every night as it transported me back to a time and place in was just too young for but was very aware of.
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Mister Man.
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2021
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Bit too journalistic/celeb for me to rave about (pun intended) but its honest and solid.
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Craig Calthorpe
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2023
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Good book, shame it was stolen on my last holiday!!
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