A MELANGE OF MUSICAL PIPEDREAMS AND PANDEMONIUM:
Australian, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICAN, TURKISH AND MIDDLE EASTERN ROCK, POP, BEAT, R&B, FOLK, PSYCH, AFRO-ROCK AND PROG 1963-1976
by Vernon Joynson
This is the next title in the series that has already brought us
Fuzz, Acid and Flowers (US psych, prog and hippie-rock 1963-1976) (2010) and The Two-Volume
Tapestry of Delights (UK rock, pop, beat, R&B, folk, psych and prog 1963-1976) (2014).
Following exactly the same format as for The Two-Volume Tapestry of Delights Vernon covers Australian, New Zealand, African, Turkish and Middle Eastern Rock, Pop, Folk, Psych, Afro-Rock And Prog Between 1963 and 1976.
There are hundreds of entries (large and small) in this volume. Each entry provides detailed artists discographies (album, EP and 45). The discographies are extremely detailed and, for most entries, artists’ overseas releases are included, as well as comprehensive reissue information, details of retrospective compilations and appearances on various artists’ compilations, where applicable. Most entries contain bibliographical details and descriptions and critiques of the music in as much detail as possible. A rarity scale is provided for albums and EP releases.
The book’s scope is even wider than the title suggests with some other genres, such as jazz and rock-soul, partly covered too. The Turkish and Israeli album, EP, 45 and song titles included have been translated into English wherever possible to make them more accessible to English-speaking readers. The African section encompasses music from several sub-Saharan countries, including Afro-rock from Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia; as well as rock and pop from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The book is profusely illustrated throughout and contains a 12-page colour section. It is a numbered, limited edition publication of no more than 850 copies (the precise quantity is still to be finalised). There is nothing currently in print similar to this!
Paperback only (there will be no hard back edition of this book).
768 pages; 29.7 x 21 cm plus a 12-page colour section.
ISBN: 9781899855211
Price: 100 €
Publication: last week of June 2017
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