James Hamiltons Dance Pages 1983-1989 illuminates a crucial period in UK club culture the role and prestige of the DJ changing as mixing came to the fore, with the technological advances of the electro era radically altering the dance landscape. The heavyweight genres of hip hop, hi-NRG, house and techno all emerged during this seven-year span the decade concluding with raves detonation. The book includes almost 7000 record reviews its as thick as a brick, in excess of 800 pages, over 250 more than its Disco Pages predecessor, with monthly and annual charts, plus rolling news about the clubs and DJs, providing the definitive documentation for this seminal era. As far as the UK experience is concerned, this is the principal reference book for the period, fundamental to our understanding of the British lineage and its unique unfolding. As Pete Tong would comment on James Hamiltons death, No-one has ever got close to him in terms of respect as a journalist. I think the reason he had authority was because hed been around for so long, he was drawing on such a wealth of knowledge that even if you didnt agree with what he said, you had to respect his opinion.