The Smiths: The Visual Documentary [Paperback]

Johnny Rogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1994

An illustrated chronology of The Smiths career. This book includes interviews and photographs, a detailed breakdown of every known performance by The Smiths, and a comprehensive discography. It also contains many previously unpublished photographs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Pr (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711933375
• ISBN-13: 978-0711933378
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Smiths: The God Sent Documentary, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Smiths: The Visual Documentary (Paperback)

I loved this book and when I say "loved", I mean LOVED! This book was my first true love affair and a very immoral one, I might add. One can almost experience The Smiths era through the portal of this book and what an era it was. Morrissey is a gorgeous genious. Johnny Marr is simply a wizard. Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce's stories move along well and add to simply marvelous group. Johnny Rogan has done his homework and even though Morrissey insists that he is insane, Mr. Rogan succeeds. I recommend this book to anyone with passion and intelligence. I mean, is there anything otherwise?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too near the bone, February 14, 2001

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This review is from: The Smiths: The Visual Documentary (Paperback)

As of this writing, "The Visual Documentary," written about legendary British band the Smiths, is tragically out of print. What a castastrophe! I loved reading about Morrissey's semi-pitiful longing for attention, Johnny Marr's guitar influences and the incessant arguments between the band's two visionaries. Author Johnny Rogan is not well-liked by lead singer Morrissey, but Rogan uses that angst to further illustrate his wonderfully poignant portrait of the band. The Smiths and their fans are well-served by this amazing paperback. Read it soon, if you can ever find it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it and become a Smiths fan, April 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Smiths: The Visual Documentary (Paperback)

Written by Johnny Rogan, the same author of "Morrissey and Marr: The Severed Alliance", but even better than it, "The Smiths: The Visual Documentary" is the ultimate biography of the eighties' rock icons. From Morrissey's Irish roots to the band's world stardom, the book covers all the important, and not so important, moments of The Smiths. Fully illustrated, it features even a copy of Morrissey's family tree and a picture of his birth certificate. Very informative for beginners, essential for die-hard fans: a must.