{"product_id":"abdrew-wild-and-r-douglas-helvering-time-tide-the-songs-of-big-big-train-book-pre-order","title":"Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering \"Time \u0026 Tide: The Songs Of Big Big Train\" Book (PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime \u0026amp; Tide: The Songs Of Big Big Train\u003cbr\u003e(Book by Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM. WE ONLY SHIP ORDERS WHEN COMPLETE. IN ORDER TO AVOID SHIPPING DELAY OF OTHER ITEMS, PLEASE ORDER SEPARATELY. THANK YOU!!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003eAll The Band Wagon USA pre-orders received by 24 August will be signed by Doug Helvering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eKingmaker Publishing\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e is delighted to announce the publication of its next book. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eTime \u0026amp; Tide: The Songs Of Big Big Train\u003c\/i\u003e by Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering will be published on 11 September 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003eFollowing critically acclaimed Kingmaker books including Mario Giammetti’s authoritative two volume history of Genesis and biography of Tony Banks, Joe Banks’ peerless biography of Van der Graaf Generator leader Peter Hammill and candid autobiographies by Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson) and Mark Kelly (Marillion), \u003ci\u003eTime \u0026amp; Tide \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive exploration of Big Big Train’s songs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThrough exclusive interviews with past and present band members, rare archival material and illuminating musical analysis, authors Andrew Wild and R. Douglas Helvering uncover the origins and meaning behind each of the band’s songs — from tales of steam locomotives, lost rivers and ancient landscapes to reflections on love, identity, mortality and belonging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTime \u0026amp; Tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e also opens the door to the band’s creative process: songwriting, arrangements, production techniques and the collaborative spirit that shaped albums including \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Underfall Yard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eEnglish Electric\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eFolklore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eWoodcut\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside the music lies the moving story of the band’s evolution through triumph, loss and reinvention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003eAt almost 550 pages, and illustrated with around 200 images, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F7F7F7;\"\u003eseveral commissioned artworks and many photographs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003ewhich have been previously unpublished, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTime \u0026amp; Tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e has been written for devoted fans, musicians and newcomers alike. The book serves as both a celebration of artistic ambition and an intimate portrait of a band whose music continues to delight fans of progressive rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003eGregory Spawton, co-founder of Big Big Train and co-owner of Kingmaker Publishing, comments:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e“Andrew Wild and Doug Helvering have done an extraordinary job exploring every corner of the Big Big Train musical catalogue. Andrew undertook an enormous amount of research to write about well over 200 Big Big Train songs, while Doug’s musicological analyses of more than 40 of our songs are extremely insightful, including to the writers of those songs! We’re very grateful to Andrew and Doug for writing this book with such care and attention to detail. I’m also delighted that my BBT co-founder Andy Poole co-edited the book with Professor Geoff Parks.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: #F8F8F8;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eAndrew Wild is the author of over 25 books, the majority of which focus on rock and pop music. He has previously written the official biographies of progressive rock artists Twelfth Night, Galahad and Geoff Mann. Following two books about the 1980s progressive rock music revival (\u003ci\u003eA Mirror Of Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Playground Of Broken Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003ci\u003e Time \u0026amp; Tide – The Songs Of Big Big Train \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAndrew’s third book published by Kingmaker. Alongside his writing, Andrew maintains the official archive of Big Big Train.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpa2f71fd0msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eDr R. Douglas Helvering is an active composer, arranger, conductor and educator. In 2021, he created \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Doug\u003c\/i\u003e, which has grown into a prominent web series that celebrates the art of music and its creators, leading discussions of rock, prog and jazz with the same vigour and respect as the classical masters of old. Dr Helvering has served as Adjunct Associate Professor at the prestigious Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist: Big Big Train, Kingmaker Publishing, Andrew Wild, R. Douglas Helvering\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: September 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kingmaker Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338820374700,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0407\/5857\/5258\/files\/TimeandTide_COVERv3.0_FRONT.jpg?v=1780596059","url":"https:\/\/thebandwagonusa.com\/en-gb\/products\/abdrew-wild-and-r-douglas-helvering-time-tide-the-songs-of-big-big-train-book-pre-order","provider":"The Band Wagon USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}