- Rock music, Popular culture, Rock musicians, Biography
When it was first published, critic after critic called this brilliant study of rock 'n' roll and American culture the best book on the subject. Now, firmly established as a classic, the fourth edition features a completely new introduction as well as an entirely updated discography that includes CDs for the first time.
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Nostalgic, cool, grave and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Greil Marcus
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber, Penguin Books Ltd, Allia
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780525484073
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“In 1951 Sam Phillips was the owner of a shoestring operation that cut records by young black blues singers in Memphis, Tennessee.”
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