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Charles Manson: Coming Down Fast
Written by Simon Wells
Narrated by Peter Curran
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Simon Wells breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and The Family, charting the influence of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror.
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Simon Wells
Simon Wells is a music and film writer. His authored books include Butterfly On A Wheel: The Great Rolling Stones Drug Bust, London Life: The Magazine Of The Swinging Sixties, The Making Of Quadrophenia and She's A Rainbow: The Extraordinary Life of Anita Pallenberg. He is a regular contributor to a variety of magazines, including Empire and Record Collector.
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Reviews for Charles Manson
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Short but good. Weird that the narrator is Irish though.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I question some of the research. I stopped listening midway through. Lost interest.