Author Talk: Richard Balls: Be Stiff- the Stiff Records Story
Schedule
Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Norrish Central Library, Guildhall Square, PO1 2DX Portsmouth, United Kingdom | Portsmouth, EN
Punk exploded in Britain in 1976, changing music forever. As it marks its 50th anniversary, we are delighted to be joined by author Richard Balls who chronicled the story of Stiff Records, the London label that released the UK’s first punk record - The Damned’s incendiary debut New Rose. Come and hear about the maverick label and the leading role it played in the birth of punk. Richard Balls is the acclaimed author of three books: A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan; Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story; and Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Life of Ian Dury. For 20 years he was a newspaper journalist and since then he has worked in communications. He lives in Norwich and is an avid record collector.
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Norrish Central Library, Guildhall Square, PO1 2DX Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Social Prescribing Portsmouth, Dennis Sciama Building, Portsmouth, PO1 2, United Kingdom
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