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Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers by John Lingan

Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers audiobook runs 7.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Eric Yang (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.5listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers is an audiobook by John Lingan: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Yang, released November 11, 2025, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.5 hrs
Narrated by
Eric Yang
Released
November 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9781797195070

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers audiobook?

Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.

Is the Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers audiobook free?

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Who narrates Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers?

Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers is narrated by Eric Yang.