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Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 audiobook runs 16.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Mike Cooper (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

317 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 is an audiobook by Simon Reynolds: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Cooper, released April 20, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.9 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Cooper
Released
April 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9798855581645

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 audiobook?

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is the Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984?

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 is narrated by Mike Cooper.

Is Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours.