Rollaresque: The Rakish Progress of the Rolling Stones

By Simon Goddard

London 1962. Five young hooligans have formed a band and are on a collision course with the austere and intolerant values of post-war Britain. From their beginning in a scummy flat off the Kings Road to the notorious Redlands scandal, this is the anarchic rollercoaster ride of the Stones' first five years.

We follow our heroes in a rags-to-riches romp of sex, scandal, mischief and uproarious behaviour as they challenge the establishment, invent the archetype of the rebellious, parent-scaring rock star lothario and, eventually, receive their comeuppance from the powers that be.

Presented with the audacious wit and bawdy humour of a vintage novel, complete with Dickensian illustrations, Rollaresque celebrates the young Stones in the grand English literary tradition of lovable rogues. This is the music biography reinvented as a ripping yarn.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091958350
• ISBN13: 9780091958350
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"