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Zusatztext These are for the insane collectors out there who appreciate fantastic design, well-executed thinking, and things that make your house look cool.... We love these. Klappentext The writings in this book are extracted from volumes 1 through 20 of our 33 1/3 series - short books about individual albums. In here you'll find a wide variety of authors, albums, and approaches to writing about those albums. So sit back, put on your headphones, cue up your favourite songs, and let our writers transport you to a time when: Dusty Springfield headed south to Memphis to record a pop/soul classic; The Kinks almost fell to pieces, and managed to make their best album while doing so; Joy Division and their mad, brilliant producer created a debut record that still sounds painfully hip today; James Brown mesmerized a sell-out crowd at the Apollo, in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis; The Rolling Stones shacked up in the South of France and emerged with one of the best double-albums ever; The Ramones distilled punk rock into its purest, most enduring essence... 33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1: it's like a compilation album, without the filler. Vorwort This is a great-looking, impact-sized paperback, compiling extracts from the first 20 books in our 33 1/3 series. Zusammenfassung The writings in this book are extracted from volumes 1 through 20 of our 33 1/3 series - short books about individual albums. In here you'll find a wide variety of authors, albums, and approaches to writing about those albums. So sit back, put on your headphones, cue up your favourite songs, and let our writers transport you to a time when: Dusty Springfield headed south to Memphis to record a pop/soul classic; The Kinks almost fell to pieces, and managed to make their best album while doing so; Joy Division and their mad, brilliant producer created a debut record that still sounds painfully hip today; James Brown mesmerized a sell-out crowd at the Apollo, in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis; The Rolling Stones shacked up in the South of France and emerged with one of the best double-albums ever; The Ramones distilled punk rock into its purest, most enduring essence... 33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1: it's like a compilation album, without the filler. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Dusty in Memphis 2. Forever Changes 3. Harvest 4. Kinks Village Green 5. Meat is Murder 6. Piper at the Gates of Dawn 7. Abba Gold 8. Electric Ladyland 9. Unknown Pleasures 10. Sign O the Times 11. Velvet Underground and Nico 12. Let It Be 13. Live at the Apollo 14. Aqualung 15. OK Computer 16. Let It Be 17. Led Zeppelin IV 18. Exile on Main St. 19. Pet Sounds 20. Ramones 21. Student Essay Prize Winner ...
