The Royal Ruler & the Railway DJ: A Double Autobiography of Tony Prince and Jan Sestak from both sides of the Iron Curtain Signed and Doodled by the Author

Tony Prince; Jan Sestak

ISBN 10: 0995669406 / ISBN 13: 9780995669406

Published by Slough. DMC Publishing Ltd, 2017

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Slough. DMC Publishing Ltd. 2017. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm]. 440 pp. Illustrated laminated boards with matching dust jacket. Book is fine. Jacket has a touch of wear along the top edge and spine head; very minor. Inscribed by Tony Prince with doodle to the front free endpaper. To the rear free endpaper is another dedication which looks like that of Jan Sestak dated 2017 although this is not verified. Glossy colour photographs to the text. Tiny mark to the fore edge; no other wear. Uncommon in signed state especially if Jan Sestak has also signed! This is the story of the communist effect on the teenagers and musicians in Czechoslovakia, set against the remarkable career of Tony Prince, a DJ who rocked the boat, met Elvis Presley, sang with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, toured with the Osmonds and partied with Led Zeppelin. Tony became the only DJ to perform inside the iron curtain not long after the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia which is where the authors first met. This is the story of the daddy of all radio stations and the DJs who entertained an estimated 100 million trans-european listeners every night. Whilst every kid across Europe listened to their transistor radios hidden beneath their pillows in fear of their parents, Jan Sestak listened in the knowledge that the Czechoslovak Secret Police who prowled his land would send him to prison if he were discovered. Their Gestapo predecessors imposed the death sentence on anyone caught listening to western radio stations. There are two incredible sides to the Radio Luxembourg listening experience and you may be forgiven if you can hardly believe what you are about to read. Here is the first book in the world to reveal what teenage life was like under Communism in the Eastern Bloc and what boundless fun it must have been like for the men behind the microphone. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Royal Ruler & the Railway DJ: A Double Autobiography of Tony Prince and Jan Sestak from both sides of the Iron Curtain Signed and Doodled by the Author
• Publisher: Slough. DMC Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995669406
• ISBN 13: 9780995669406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1000 grams
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

THE ROYAL RULER & THE RAILWAY DJ, is a double autobiography from both sides of the Iron Curtain. This is the story of the communist effect on the teenagers and musicians in Czechoslovakia, set against the remarkable career of Tony Prince, a DJ who rocked the boat, met Elvis Presley, sang with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, toured with the Osmonds and partied with Led Zeppelin. Tony became the only DJ to perform inside the iron curtain not long after the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia which is where the authors first met. This is the story of the daddy of all radio stations and the DJs who entertained an estimated 100 million trans-european listeners every night. Whilst every kid across Europe listened to their transistor radios hidden beneath their pillows in fear of their parents, Jan Sestak listened in the knowledge that the Czechoslovak Secret Police who prowled his land would send him to prison if he were discovered. Their Gestapo predecessors imposed the death sentence on anyone caught listening to western radio stations. There are two incredible sides to the Radio Luxembourg listening experience and you may be forgiven if you can hardly believe what you are about to read. Here is the first book in the world to reveal what teenage life was like under Communism in the Eastern Bloc and what boundless fun it must have been like for the men behind the microphone.