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The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
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The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll Paperback - 1996 - 2nd Edition

by Charlie Gillett


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This comprehensive study of the rise of rock and roll from 1954 to 1971 has now been expanded with close to 100 illustrations as well as a new introduction, recommended listening section, and bibliography.

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This comprehensive study of the rise of rock and roll from 1954 to 1971 has now been expanded with close to 100 illustrations as well as a new introduction, recommended listening section, and bibliography.

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  • Title The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll
  • Author Charlie Gillett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Pages 562
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-03-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780306806834 / 0306806835
  • Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.34 x 1.22 in (21.79 x 13.56 x 3.10 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Rock music - United States - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95049510
  • Dewey Decimal Code 781.660

About the author

Charlie Gillett's books include five volumes of Rock Files, Making Tracks, and Rock Almanac, and he has written for Rolling Stone and New Musical Express. He is a disc jockey in London, and runs Oval, an independent record label and publishing company. By playing their first demos on the air, he was instrumental in launching the careers of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Dire Straits, and others.
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