The Resource Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes
Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes
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The item Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fuelled the excess and recklessness that would define, but almost destroy, the rock'n'roll legend. This is the story of how James Swan became Jimmy Barnes. It is a memoir burning with the frustration and frenetic energy of teenage sex, drugs, violence and ambition for more than what you have. Raw, gritty, compassionate, surprising and darkly funny - Jimmy Barnes's childhood memoir is at once the story of migrant dreams fulfilled and dashed. Arriving in Australia in the Summer of 1962, things went from bad to worse for the Swan family - Dot, Jim and their six kids. The scramble to manage in the tough northern suburbs of Adelaide in the 60s would take its toll on the Swans as dwindling money, too much alcohol, and fraying tempers gave way to violence and despair. This is the story a family's collapse, but also a young boy's dream to escape the misery of the suburbs with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join a rock n roll band and get out of town for good
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "A memoir of running away. Long before Cold Chisel, long before 'Barnesy', there was the true story of James Dixon Swan" -- Cover
- Contents
-
- Machine generated contents note: One.The Best Sparring partner in Britain
- Two.Next to nothing
- three.Man, that's ma hobby!
- Four.A Real Glasgow hard man
- Five.Nothing Like a romantic sea cruise
- Six.Sunny South Australia
- Seven.The City of tomorrow
- Eight.Cardboard Inside our shoes
- Nine.The sound of breaking glass
- Ten.Messing with the kids
- Eleven.The Last bit of light
- Twelve.We were damaged goods
- Thirteen.Please let it be her
- Fourteen.Because I love you, son
- Fifteen.Smoke and mirrors
- Sixteen.The Time our worlds collided
- Seventeen.Don't let the name down
- Eighteen.Everybody Thought I was fearless
- Nineteen.A Murderer but a good bloke
- Twenty.Cheap Speed and beer
- Twenty-One.Who had hit who
- Twenty-Two.White Trash
- Twenty-Three.What are we going to do now?
- Twenty-Four.You'll hear more if you shut up
- Twenty-Five.Wouldn't be dead for quids
- Twenty-Six.Do you want to join our band?
- Twenty-Seven.I was never coming back
- Isbn
- 9781460752135
- Label
- Working class boy
- Title
- Working class boy
- Statement of responsibility
- Jimmy Barnes
- Title variation
- Working class boy
- Title variation remainder
- a memoir of running away
- Subject
-
- Australian
- Autobiographies
- Barnes, Jimmy
- Barnes, Jimmy -- Childhood and youth
- Cold Chisel (Musical group)
- Adelaide (S.A.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Immigrants -- Scotland -- Biography
- Rock musicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Family violence
- Adelaide (S.A.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fuelled the excess and recklessness that would define, but almost destroy, the rock'n'roll legend. This is the story of how James Swan became Jimmy Barnes. It is a memoir burning with the frustration and frenetic energy of teenage sex, drugs, violence and ambition for more than what you have. Raw, gritty, compassionate, surprising and darkly funny - Jimmy Barnes's childhood memoir is at once the story of migrant dreams fulfilled and dashed. Arriving in Australia in the Summer of 1962, things went from bad to worse for the Swan family - Dot, Jim and their six kids. The scramble to manage in the tough northern suburbs of Adelaide in the 60s would take its toll on the Swans as dwindling money, too much alcohol, and fraying tempers gave way to violence and despair. This is the story a family's collapse, but also a young boy's dream to escape the misery of the suburbs with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join a rock n roll band and get out of town for good
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barnes, Jimmy
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Barnes, Jimmy
- Barnes, Jimmy
- Cold Chisel (Musical group)
- Family violence
- Rock musicians
- Immigrants
- Adelaide (S.A.)
- Adelaide (S.A.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes
- Note
- "A memoir of running away. Long before Cold Chisel, long before 'Barnesy', there was the true story of James Dixon Swan" -- Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: One.The Best Sparring partner in Britain -- Two.Next to nothing -- three.Man, that's ma hobby! -- Four.A Real Glasgow hard man -- Five.Nothing Like a romantic sea cruise -- Six.Sunny South Australia -- Seven.The City of tomorrow -- Eight.Cardboard Inside our shoes -- Nine.The sound of breaking glass -- Ten.Messing with the kids -- Eleven.The Last bit of light -- Twelve.We were damaged goods -- Thirteen.Please let it be her -- Fourteen.Because I love you, son -- Fifteen.Smoke and mirrors -- Sixteen.The Time our worlds collided -- Seventeen.Don't let the name down -- Eighteen.Everybody Thought I was fearless -- Nineteen.A Murderer but a good bloke -- Twenty.Cheap Speed and beer -- Twenty-One.Who had hit who -- Twenty-Two.White Trash -- Twenty-Three.What are we going to do now? -- Twenty-Four.You'll hear more if you shut up -- Twenty-Five.Wouldn't be dead for quids -- Twenty-Six.Do you want to join our band? -- Twenty-Seven.I was never coming back
- Control code
- 000057623877
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781460752135
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951507638
- Label
- Working class boy, Jimmy Barnes
- Note
- "A memoir of running away. Long before Cold Chisel, long before 'Barnesy', there was the true story of James Dixon Swan" -- Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: One.The Best Sparring partner in Britain -- Two.Next to nothing -- three.Man, that's ma hobby! -- Four.A Real Glasgow hard man -- Five.Nothing Like a romantic sea cruise -- Six.Sunny South Australia -- Seven.The City of tomorrow -- Eight.Cardboard Inside our shoes -- Nine.The sound of breaking glass -- Ten.Messing with the kids -- Eleven.The Last bit of light -- Twelve.We were damaged goods -- Thirteen.Please let it be her -- Fourteen.Because I love you, son -- Fifteen.Smoke and mirrors -- Sixteen.The Time our worlds collided -- Seventeen.Don't let the name down -- Eighteen.Everybody Thought I was fearless -- Nineteen.A Murderer but a good bloke -- Twenty.Cheap Speed and beer -- Twenty-One.Who had hit who -- Twenty-Two.White Trash -- Twenty-Three.What are we going to do now? -- Twenty-Four.You'll hear more if you shut up -- Twenty-Five.Wouldn't be dead for quids -- Twenty-Six.Do you want to join our band? -- Twenty-Seven.I was never coming back
- Control code
- 000057623877
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 362 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781460752135
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951507638
Subject
- Australian
- Autobiographies
- Barnes, Jimmy
- Barnes, Jimmy -- Childhood and youth
- Cold Chisel (Musical group)
- Adelaide (S.A.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Immigrants -- Scotland -- Biography
- Rock musicians -- Australia -- Biography
- Family violence
- Adelaide (S.A.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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