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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great history of "DJ as artist"By danseassemblyA must read for all aspiring and current DJs alike. This well reasearched book covers it all: from the beginning of single-turntable jocks to US and European Big Band spinners; it treks thru the Motown/Stax DJs; with a quick nod to the Jamacian "Sound System" approach before taking you thru Northern Soul and the NY Gay Disco trend-setting dual-turntable "mixing" innovators. With many "choice" classic cuts pointed out along the way; theres a myriad of names you will undoubtedly recognize from their many remixes in the dance/house/diva-pop genre. On a personal note it was thrilling to see both Robbie Leslise (Studio 54; The Saint) and Shep Pettibone (Mastermix remix/Productions too many to list; and co-author of Vogue many other Madonna hits;) mentioned in the book. Not only do I have the utmost honor of being a resident DJ in Sheps amazing "Paradise" niteclub; but I also just had the privilege to spin alongside Robbie on a recent RSVP Caribbean Cruise. Living Legends both; and sweetheart gents to boot! (by dj Mick Hale; 2013)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good read; well compiled and a little bit annoyingBy Daniel DefoeExcept for the latent sexism throughout the whole thing; this book is a well of knowledge; professionally compiled and WELL written. With sexism I mean the authors seemingly adore the macho antics of DJ circles and try to make jokes about them which I guess is meant to make the text more readable/enjoyable. If the authors made more fun of themselves then perhaps it would be ok; but like this it distracts me from the otherwise pretty good reliable DJ history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Comprehensive in scope; overwrought editorializingBy CustomerIn the last 20 years since my aha moment; I have read a lot on the history of dance music. This is probably the single most comprehensive book on that. The writers have been at the forefront of resurrecting and propagating the best of that history in several veins through this book and their other projects. Given that breadth and depth it can be a slow read at times and gets bogged down by too much editorializing. The sections about disco and post disco NYC and middle period British DJ culture seem the most inspired to me. Those are well chronicled elsewhere and so the gems for me were the more obscure stories in these sections and more so the view into their parallel offspring in other parts of.the world.