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| − | ! colspan="2" | <big>'' | + | ! colspan="2" | <big>''Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock''</big> |
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| <b>Author:</b> | | <b>Author:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | Chris Campion |
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| − | | 978- | + | | 978-0-470-28240-3 |
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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
| − | '' | + | From the book's inside flap: |
| + | ::''"Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart – but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the 1980s. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police."'' | ||
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| + | =Fan reaction= | ||
| + | Fan reaction to this book was overall less than positive. Many fans felt that the author was unduly negative and critical of the band throughout, and also pointed out numerous factual errors to be found within in the text.[http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11113],[http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10993],[http://blog.fanhistory.com/?p=1109] | ||
=Quotations and trivia= | =Quotations and trivia= | ||
| − | + | The US edition presents 26 black and white photos on 16 pages. | |
| + | The UK edition presents 25 black and white photos on 16 pages. | ||
| + | A lot of those photos are different ! | ||
=Editions= | =Editions= | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Walking_On_The_Moon_book_UK.jpg|100px]] UK edition | |
=See also= | =See also= | ||
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=External links and reviews= | =External links and reviews= | ||
| − | ' | + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2F0470282401%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Ddp%255Ftop%255Fcm%255Fcr%255Facr%255Ftxt%26showViewpoints%3D1&tag=johngloveroff-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Amazon customer reviews] |
| + | * [http://blog.fanhistory.com/?p=1109 Review: Chris Campion’s “Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock”] by [[Sockii]] on [[2009-12-17]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10993 "NEW Police Book "Walking on the Moon" by Chris Campion"]: Discussion thread at [[Stewart Copeland Official Site]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11113 "Don't buy this book about The Police - Cris Campion"]: Discussion thread at [[Stewart Copeland Official Site]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.agitreader.com/news/walking_on_the_moon_police_story.html The Agit Reader review] | ||
=References= | =References= | ||
| − | + | * Campion, Chris. [[Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock]]. New York: Wiley, 2009. | |
[[Category:Books (The Police)]] | [[Category:Books (The Police)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:06, 28 September 2013
| Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock | |
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| Author: | Chris Campion |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication date: | 2009-09-28 |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-28240-3 |
Contents
Introduction
From the book's inside flap:
- "Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart – but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the 1980s. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police."
Fan reaction
Fan reaction to this book was overall less than positive. Many fans felt that the author was unduly negative and critical of the band throughout, and also pointed out numerous factual errors to be found within in the text.[1],[2],[3]
Quotations and trivia
The US edition presents 26 black and white photos on 16 pages. The UK edition presents 25 black and white photos on 16 pages. A lot of those photos are different !
Editions
UK edition
See also
This section needs more information.
External links and reviews
- Amazon customer reviews
- Review: Chris Campion’s “Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock” by Sockii on 2009-12-17
- "NEW Police Book "Walking on the Moon" by Chris Campion": Discussion thread at Stewart Copeland Official Site
- "Don't buy this book about The Police - Cris Campion": Discussion thread at Stewart Copeland Official Site
- The Agit Reader review
References
- Campion, Chris. Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock. New York: Wiley, 2009.
