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		<title>Book review: MARTIN BARRE &#8211; A Trick Of Memory</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/book-review-martin-barre-a-trick-of-memory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/book-review-martin-barre-a-trick-of-memory/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mbarre_book1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MARTIN BARRE - A Trick Of Memory" title="MARTIN BARRE - A Trick Of Memory" /></a>David Randall chatted to Martin Barre at the start of his UK tour dates in November 2025.  This hour special includes tracks from several albums including Tull and Alan Simon&#8217;s &#8216;Excalibur&#8217; project McNidder &#38; Grace [Publication date 06.11.25] &#8220;The music &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/book-review-martin-barre-a-trick-of-memory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/book-review-martin-barre-a-trick-of-memory/">Book review: MARTIN BARRE &#8211; A Trick Of Memory</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: DEREK SHULMAN &#8211; Giant Steps</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 01:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/giant_steps1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="DEREK SHULMAN - Giant Steps" title="DEREK SHULMAN - Giant Steps" /></a>Jawbone Press [Publication date 07.10.25] Let&#8217;s be clear. This is an essential book for Gentle Giant fans, another wallet siphon on the back of the recent revamped live set. For those, like this reviewer, who are just as interested in &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/">Book review: DEREK SHULMAN &#8211; Giant Steps</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/book-review-magic-the-david-paton-story/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dpaton_book1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)" title="MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)" /></a>Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date  28.04.23] It seems to be a trend for musicians – some of whom aren&#8217;t exactly thrust centre stage in the pantheon of rock – to write their biographies.  Perhaps it&#8217;s a Lockdown thing or a sense &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/book-review-magic-the-david-paton-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/book-review-magic-the-david-paton-story/">Book review: MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: STEVE HACKETT &#8211; A Genesis In My Bed</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/book-review-steve-hackett-a-genesis-in-my-bed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/book-review-steve-hackett-a-genesis-in-my-bed/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sh_book1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="STEVE HACKETT - A Genesis In My Bed" title="STEVE HACKETT - A Genesis In My Bed" /></a>Wymer Publishing [Publication date 24.07.20] It was perhaps inevitable: riding the crest of the prog resurgence, repurposing classic Genesis in front of insatiable crowds, and making well received solo albums.  And now, the book! Steve Hackett traces his journey from &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/book-review-steve-hackett-a-genesis-in-my-bed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/book-review-steve-hackett-a-genesis-in-my-bed/">Book review: STEVE HACKETT &#8211; A Genesis In My Bed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: PETE WAY – Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 20:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/book-review-pete-way-fast-ride-out-of-here/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/51o78xGFpvL._SX328_BO1204203200_1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="PETE WAY – Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man" title="PETE WAY – Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man" /></a>Constable Books [Publication date 11.05.17] It is about time that someone wrote a book that gives the life and times of UFO an objective and entertaining airing from the inside. For about two-thirds of Pete Way’s autobiography, I was bemoaning &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/book-review-pete-way-fast-ride-out-of-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/07/book-review-pete-way-fast-ride-out-of-here/">Book review: PETE WAY – Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock’s Most Dangerous Man</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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