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"The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock andpop, and perhaps the major question: is it the music that matters or the personality and image of the performers? This book explores the system behind the Monkees, the controversial made-for-TV band that scored some of the biggest hit records of the 1960s. The new rock criticism bewailed the fake band, while fans and audiences made it a major commerical success. More than any other group in the 1960s....
10) Sgt. Pepper at fifty: the mood, the look, the sound, the legacy of the Beatles' great masterpiece
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band celebrates its 50th anniversary in June 2017. Even after half a century, the Beatles’ groundbreaking work thrillingly evokes the sights, sounds, and mood of the sixties at their most joyously psychedelic and creative. Featuring contributions from leading authorities on the Beatles’ music, Sgt. Pepper at Fifty provides an in-depth critique of the...
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In this book, Andy Gill assess the circumstances behind Dylan's most famous songs, tracing the artist's progress from young tyro folkie to acclaimed protest singer, and through the subsequent changes which saw him invent folk-rock and transform rock 'n' roll with symbolist poetry, before retreating into country-tinged conservatism just as his followers were engaged in the great psychedelic freak-show of the late 1960s. Even then, he couldn't help...
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Since its overwhelming success on Broadway forty years ago, Hair: let the sun shine in has inspired generations with its messages of love, non-violence and liberation. This definitive and entertaining documentary highlights the continuing relevance of the show and its still radical, transformative power. In preparation for its fortieth anniversary, the show's author and co-creator Jim Rado rehearses a troupe of young performers for a new production...
16) London 1966/1967
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This CD/DVD set features the first ever studio recordings from the 60s line-up originally recorded for Peter Lorrimer Whitehead's film Tonite Let's All Make Love in London in 1967. The DVD includes the film featuring Interstellar Overdrive & Nick's Boogie by Peter Whitehead, archive performance footage, and interviews from the Peter Whitehead film.
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On December 4, 1970, Neil Young played two legendary solo acoustic shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. The 23 songs in this set have been mixed from the original tapes by Young and Niko Bolas. This is the early show which has never been bootlegged or circulated, and is the first release in Neil's new Official Bootleg Series.
18) Up-tight
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"Stevie Wonder has been acclaimed for his artistry in such wide-spread world capitals as Paris, London, Montreal, Los Angeles and New York. His fans will recall seeing him in two Hollywood motion pictures, 'Muscle Beach Party' and 'Bikini Beach Party.' Stevie has also been featured in network television appearances including the Ed Sullivan Show and on several programs in England. In addition to singing his special brand of rhythm and blues, Stevie...
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"The Beatles produced five films during their time together: A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, and Let It Be. Some were cinematic successes, and some were not, but—along with subsequent reissues, bonus material, and Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back, a documentary companion to Let It Be—they comprise an endlessly fascinating document of key phases in the group’s career. In this comprehensive deep-dive...
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