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Clinton Heylin (born Manchester, England, April 8, 1960) is a British author who has written extensively about popular music.

He is regarded as a leading authority on the life and work of Bob Dylan. He has published a full-length biography Dylan: Behind the Shades (1991) which was republished in an extensively revised second edition: Bob Dylan: Behind The Shades - Take Two (UK edition, 2000), Bob Dylan: Behind The Shades Revisited (US edition, 2001). He has published a detailed analysis of every song by Dylan in two volumes: Revolution In The Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan: Vol. 1: 1957-73 (2009), and Still On The Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan: Vol. 2: 1974-2008 (2010).

He has also written detailed biographies on Van Morrison and Sandy Denny.

Heylin has also recently published favorably reviewed studies of Orson Welles, Despite The System: Orson Welles versus The Hollywood Studios, and Shakespeare's sonnets, So Long As Men Can Breathe.

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Total Books: 75
The Double Life of Bob Dylan A Restless Hungry Feeling 19411966
Trouble In Mind Bob Dylan's Gospel Years  What Really Happened
Judas From Forest Hills to the Free Trade Hall A Historical Overview of the
Still on the Road The Songs of Bob Dylan 19742006
2016 - Still on the Road the Songs of Bob Dylan 19742006 (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781613736760
ISBN-10: 1613736762
Genres: Arts & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
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Anarchy in the Year Zero The Sex Pistols the Clash and the Class of '76
E Street Shuffle The Glory Days of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
All the Madmen
2012 - All the Madmen (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781780335537
ISBN-10: 1780335539
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Revolution in the Air The Songs of Bob Dylan 19571973
All the Mad Men Barrett Bowie Drake the Floyd the Kinks the Who and the Journey to the Dark Side of English Rock
Behind the Shades
2011 - Behind the Shades (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780571272402
ISBN-10: 0571272401
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Revolution in the Air
2009 - Revolution in the Air (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781845299927
ISBN-10: 1845299922
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The Act You've Known for All These Years
2008 - The Act You've Known for All These Years (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781847671059
ISBN-10: 1847671055
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Babylon's Burning From Punk to Grunge
2008 - Babylon's Burning From Punk to Grunge (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780141024318
ISBN-10: 0141024313
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Babylon's burning
2007 - Babylon's Burning [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782846261302
ISBN-10: 284626130X
Genres: Arts & Photography, Politics & Social Sciences
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From the Velvets to the Voidoids
2007 - From the Velvets to the Voidoids (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781905139040
ISBN-10: 1905139047
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
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The Act You've Known for All These Years A Year in the Life of Sgt Pepper and Friends
Despite the System Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios
2006 - Despite the System Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556526206
ISBN-10: 1556526202
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Despite The System Orson Welles vs the Hollywood Studios Orson Welles Vs the Hollywood Studios
From the Velvets to the Voidoids  The Birth of American Punk Rock
2005 - From the Velvets to the Voidoids the Birth of American Punk Rock (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781556525759
ISBN-10: 1556525753
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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Despite the System Orson Welles vs The Hollywood Studios
2005 - Despite the System Orson Welles Vs the Hollywood Studios (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781841955865
ISBN-10: 1841955868
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Despite the System  Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios
2005 - Despite the System Orson Welles Versus the Hollywood Studios [Cappella Books] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781556525476
ISBN-10: 1556525478
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
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2000 - Dylan Behind the Shades [Take Two] (Hardcover)
Joy Division Form [and Substance] (Other)