Mystery train: Images of America in rock 'n' roll music
by Greil Marcus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- USED Very Good/Good Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 052516328X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525163282
- Seller
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Montclair, New Jersey, United States
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Synopsis
Catch a train to the heart of rock ?n? roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcus?s Mystery Train remains a benchmark study of rock ?n? roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artists?Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley?Marcus explores the evolution and impact of rock ?n? roll and its unique place in American culture. This fifth edition of Mystery Train includes an updated and rewritten Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the recordings featured in the book.
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- Bookseller
- Montclair Book Center (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 567998
- Title
- Mystery train: Images of America in rock 'n' roll music
- Author
- Greil Marcus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- USED Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 052516328X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525163282
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- January 1975
- Pages
- 275
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