The Ship That Rocked The World

by Tom Lodge

This is the Radio Caroline Story. The story of a youth battle with the British government. The Music that those four years unleashed, still reverberates around the world today. Names such as Jagger, Clapton, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page, are household names. Radio Caroline opened the floodgates, with 23 million listeners, thumbing its nose at the British government, braking the monopoly of the BBC, invading America and creating a stage for music, record companies, fashion, and above all the freedom to have fun. "It's a terrific little book!" said Steven Van Zandt, of The Bruce Springsteen E Street Band, The Sopranos and "Little Steven's Underground Garage", radio show. Yes, this is a modern David-and-Goliath story, this story of youth, music and fun, this adventure, whose echoes can still be heard in the music and songs that exploded forth during that special moment, that brief moment of freedom. This was...The Ship That Rocked The World!

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

164 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was SO disappointed. Pirate Radio was such a good movie I expected the book to be equally entertaining. Not so much. The writing was dry and stilted, and I stopped reading it after the Beatles interview because it just made NO sense to me at all. The book captured none of the emotion, none of the sense of adventure that you would have thought existed. A dreary read.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light, mildly educational autobiography about the early days of rock and the British invasion. I wish there was more depth about commercial radio policy in Great Britain, but there was enough to direct you to other avenues if you are interested in digging further.

[Craig Hannington · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not great at all in fact disappointing read,Lodge writes he invented 60’s and discovered every hit... Naff and crass in parts

[A.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very informative read. I had no idea that the British government was so overbearing. This is a very interesting piece of Brisith rock n' roll history. A must read for Who and Beatles fans, especially. There is a chapter-long interview with the Beatles.

[Gemutlichkeit · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a book, this is not very good. But. If you are interested in the history of radio as a technology or as a cultural force, or if you just like pirate radio, it’s an important part of the story.