{"product_id":"the-clean-in-the-dreamlife-you-need-a-rubber-soul-9781627311830","title":"The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive story of The Clean in their own words. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow, you said it was yesterday, yesterday's another day \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeading round in make believe, I don't know if it's you or If it's me oh, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI don't know, I don't know\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTally ho, tally ho! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978 in Dunedin, New Zealand, the Kilgour brothers, Hamish and David, and their schoolfriend Peter Gutteridge, got together to form a band called The Clean. When Robert Scott joined in 1980, the band found a combination that endured for nearly forty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Clean profoundly changed alternative music: hitting the New Zealand charts for months with a single made for $50, 'Tally Ho!'; helping establish Flying Nun and a music scene independent of the big labels; pioneering a low-fi, do-it-yourself approach to rock music; and touring internationally to influence bands like Pavement and Yo La Tengo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw and immediate, this is the story as told by members of The Clean and their inner circle - fellow musicians such as Chris Knox, Martin Phillipps, Graeme Downes and Ira Kaplan, friends and family, pub promoters and sound engineers, and their good friend, Richard Langston. From teenagers in a Dunedin practice room to New York City on 9\/11 - this is the band's history as it unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Langston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feral House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627311830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Langston\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, poet and television director who has written about the Dunedin music scene since the 1980s. The fanzine he edited from 1984-86, \u003ci\u003eGarage\u003c\/i\u003e, was issued as the book \u003ci\u003ePull Down the Shades: Garage Fanzine 1984-1986\u003c\/i\u003e (HoZac Books, 2023). He has been friends with the members of The Clean for forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Richard Langston \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858837553309,"sku":"9781627311830","price":52.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d04cf068-45ed-44d8-b494-aba2d368b1e7.jpg?v=1776861551","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-clean-in-the-dreamlife-you-need-a-rubber-soul-9781627311830","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}