{"product_id":"uncommon-people-paperback","title":"Uncommon People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiranda Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news. This fascinating pop history, exploring the mid-90s moment when British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely creators, \u003ci\u003eUncommon People\u003c\/i\u003e takes us back to when Jarvis Cocker became a national hero, \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e was a global hit, fire-starting seemed like a good night out - and it felt as though the revolution was happening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitially a music press nickname, Britpop became an unexpected musical movement centred around outsiders and misfits, drop-outs and weirdos who refused to compromise on their ideas, even when they were thrust into the international spotlight. Not just a scene for white guys with guitars, but something wilder and more interesting, with songs that have proved timeless. Exploring the era's key artists - Oasis, Blur, Tricky, Pulp, Underworld, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Suede, Chemical Brothers, Garbage, Supergrass, Radiohead, PJ Harvey and more - through their definitive anthems, Miranda Sawyer transports us back to the beating heart of the nineties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncommon People\u003c\/i\u003e re-lives the mad exhilaration of what it was like to hear these songs for the very first time - and what it was like to make them. With amazing new interviews, and I-was-there insights, this book offers a backstage pass to all the most interesting bits of Britpop's Greatest Hits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForget New Labour, forget earnest trend theories, this book is all about the music, the people and being \u003ci\u003eright there, right now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiranda Sawyer has written about pop music since 1988, beginning on \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits\u003c\/i\u003e before moving to \u003ci\u003eSelect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. She's interviewed everyone from Liam Gallagher to Tricky, PJ Harvey to Pulp, Stormzy to Billie Eilish (some of these people do not feature in a book about Britpop). Her first book \u003ci\u003ePark and Ride\u003c\/i\u003e explored the British suburbs, her second \u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e exploded the midlife crisis, \u003ci\u003eUncommon People, \u003c\/i\u003e her third proves that going back in time can bring you right up to date. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45918363746501,"sku":"9781399816915","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/YHQa1uBB4h9781399816915.webp?v=1772292979","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/uncommon-people-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}