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020			_a9781635769159
082	0		_a92 DIR
100	1		_aIllsley, John
245	1	0	_aMy life in Dire Straits _c/ John Illsley
260			_aUSA _b: Diversion Books _c, c2021
300			_a291 p. _billus. _c24 cm
520			_aStarting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, John Illsley recounts the rise of Dire Straits from humble origins in London's spit-and-sawdust pubs to the best-known venues in the world, the working men's clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to the Live Aid stage at Wembley until, ultimately, the shattering demands of touring on a global scale and living life in the spotlight took their inevitable toll.
546			_aEnglish
600			_aSitwell, Osbert, Sir
650		4	_aAuthors, British _v--Biography
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