{"product_id":"9781922779601","title":"Spirits of the Hoey  [non-booktrade customers only]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Liz Guiffre, Gregory Ferris and Bryan Cook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hopetoun Hotel, the Hoey, was built in the 1830s and was a performance venue frequented by many Australian music legends before they became legends – Archie Roach, Hoodoo Gurus, Paul Kelly, Sarah Blasko, Mental as Anything, Front End Loader, iOTA, and lots more. This stunning visual compilation records the stories of a now-closed live performance venue that lives on in the hearts and minds of many Sydneysiders, and Australians around the country. Fully illustrated and filled with never-before-seen images and accounts, Spirits of the Hoey is a nostalgic journey into a unique and intimate space of music, art, and community.Spirits of The Hoey honours the community of artists, punters, managers, journos, bar staff, bar flies, roadies, and fans who built versions of themselves via this little pub in Surry Hills. ‘Think of this as less of a time capsule,’ Giuffre and Ferris write, ‘and more frozen dessert waiting to be thawed; there really is so much to (re)discover about the scene that was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9781922779601. Melbourne Books. pb. 208 pages, 27.5 x 21 cm.\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: February 2026.\u003cbr\u003ein stock\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Melbourne Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47565977714845,"sku":"9781922779601","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/1439\/9645\/files\/9781922779601.jpg?v=1780618289","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.manic.com.au\/products\/9781922779601","provider":"Books at Manic Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}