And the band played on politics people and the aids epidemic is a 1987 book by san francisco chronicle journalist randy shilts. And the band played on politics people and the aids epidemic 20th anniversary edition randy shilts st martins publishing group nov 27 2007 history 656 pages 39 reviews upon its first publication twenty years ago and the band played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting an international bestseller a nominee for the national book critics . And the band played on politics people and the aids epidemic 20th anniversary edition randy shilts st martins publishing group nov 27 2007 history 656 pages 42 reviews upon its first publication twenty years ago and the band played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting an international bestseller a nominee for the national book critics . Randy shilts creates a tour de force history of the early years of the aids epidemic in and the band played on politics people and the aids epidemic its 600 pages of intense details drawn from thousands of interviews with 900 people despite being published in 1987 it remains one of the most definitive books on the history of aids and the gay community. And the band played on politics people and the aids epidemic author randy shilts published on november 2014 audio cd november 18 2014 48 out of 5 stars 628 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions