{"product_id":"stop-press-hits-how-alan-jennings-9781919273709","title":"Stop Press Hits - How the UK Pop Charts Became Front Page News 1956-69","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStop Press Hits\u003c\/strong\u003e chronicles how the UK pop charts leapt from the pages of the music press into the heart of mainstream media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the arrival of rock 'n' roll and Elvis to the rise of the Beatles and beyond, rival charts vied for attention in the national newspapers - reaching millions of readers every week. Controversies, rivalries and surprise chart-toppers all made the headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a comprehensive newspaper-by-newspaper guide to which of the charts - from \u003cem\u003eNew Musical Express, Melody Maker, Record Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDisc\u003c\/em\u003e - appeared where, and how the papers brought the stories behind the hits to life. Year by year, \u003cstrong\u003eStop Press Hits\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals which of the charts was most seen by people across the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Special features include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full rundown of the up-to-the-minute Number One hits revealed exclusively each week in the Sunday papers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Beatles' all-conquering domination of those rarely-seen updated charts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Radio Luxembourg's pioneering Top 20 show became fastest on the air with the latest hits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pop papers' battle for readers as Beatlemania swept the nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a Scottish newspaper beat the whole of Fleet Street to get a chart into print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd the forgotten BBC radio hit parade of the pre-war era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark reference and a vivid chronicle of a golden era in pop music, \u003cstrong\u003eStop Press Hits\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals how 15 years of musical and social change was reported as it happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1919273700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919273709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Music and Radio Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Alan Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664524218623,"sku":"9781919273709","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stop-press-hits-how-alan-jennings-9781919273709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}