I Ran With The Gang
My Life In and Out of the Bay City Rollers
by Alan Longmuir with Martin Knight
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Pub Date 26 Nov 2018 | Archive Date 18 Jun 2019
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Description
The Bay City Rollers were one of the brightest things to happen in the 1970s, illuminating a dark decade marred by a plummeting economy and industrial unrest. Alan Longmuir, an apprentice plumber from Edinburgh, was inspired by The Beatles to form a band in the 1960s. Firstly, he enlisted his brother and then his cousin and eventually, by throwing a dart at a map, they became the Bay City Rollers. Success was slow in coming but suddenly, like wildfire, Rollermania spread across the globe. Alan Longmuir recounts his journey from the Dalry backstreets to the Hollywood hills and back to being a plumber. Along the way, he punctures some of the myths and untruths that have swirled around the group. Most of all, he captures the great adventure of five young boys from Edinburgh who for a few years threatened to turn the whole world tartan.
Advance Praise
A riveting inside track on life in the Rollers.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman
A riveting inside track on life in the Rollers.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781912147755 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Valerie S, Reviewer
I Ran With The Gang: My Life In and Out of the Bay City Rollers
This was a pleasant trip back to the mid-1970s the time when the group the Bay City Rollers were hot on the music charts. It turned out to be a well-written biography of the guy who started the band, Alan Longmuir, a plumber together with his younger brother Derek and cousin Neil Porteous. They had a lot of members who rotated in and then out of the band over the years. There’s an Introduction by Alwin Turner, a cultural and political historian. Then the good stuff starts in.
I enjoy reading these rock group biographies from that era because we are losing some of these guys and gals every year, and this was a good one. Sadly, Longmuir was among those who passed away in 2018 while working on his book. I enjoyed reading the heartfelt and humble story of his life before, during and after the band. My thanks for the advance electronic copy that was provided by NetGalley, authors Alan Longmuir with Martin Knight, and the publisher for my fair review.
Publisher: Luath Press
Published: Nov 28th, 2018
Andrea R, Reviewer
A poinent time to release this book following the recent demise of Alan. A must read for any Bay City Rollers fan or anyone interested in that era of pop music. Brought back some fond memories but also provided an insight that not everything was well behing the scenes.
Melinda A, Reviewer
When I was a teenager I was a big Bay City Rollers fan. I loved all the guys but Eric was my favorite. This autobiography of Alan Longmuir was so interesting. I read and when he mentioned a song I went online and listened to the song. There was so many facts that were so interesting, like how they had to reduce their ages so fans would think they were younger And it was so hard for them to get to number one and then to continue to be so was a lot of hard work.
Enjoyed so much and it brought back a lot of memories.
Tracey F, Reviewer
As a child I used to run around in my baseball boots with tartan scarves tied to each wrist, belting out songs from The Bay City Rollers, so when I saw that Alan had his memoirs "out there'' I just knew I needed to read this book by one of my childhood heroes.
It is a very good book and insight of behind the scenes of the band. Well written and a must for any Rollers fan
Reviewer 131816
This a must for any Bay City Rollers fans. I enjoyed the trip back to my teenage years. Alan seemed to be a humble, kind man. The book was well written. No scandals or infighting, how refreshing! I always hate to know when a favorite band tells all and we find out they hated one another.
I received an advance copy of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my open, honest review.
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