Pop Music and the Blues, A Study of the Relationship and its Significance. by Middleton, Richard - 1972

London, UK: Victor Gollancz Ltd. [0-575 01442 3] 1972. (hardcover) 271pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Clipped dust jacket shows light markings. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. There is a name penned (small) to the front free endpaper, and pages 243-246 have a crease; else is clean, tight, bright, solid. Examines the relationship between pop music and its source, the blues. Also includes lists of recommended gramophone recordings, suggestions for additional reading, and a glossary of the musical terms..

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1972. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. Not price clipped (£4.00 net). The jacket is only very lightly rubbed on its rear panel. NO chips. NO tears. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. A few pages illustrated with musical notation. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Glossary of Musical Terms. Index. Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Dust jacket design by John Douet. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 271pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1972. First. Soft Cover. Very Good. A neat tight proof copy stamped UNCORRECTED on the front panel. Octavo in original buff wrappers, 264 pages including postscript, bibliography and glossary. Some light soiling and *very light* creasing to wrapper. Professor of Music at Newcastle University, musicologist Richard Middleton offers a rich and detailed account of the historical conditions relating to the blues and its syntheses that now reach global audiences. An unusual copy of a major classic on this subject. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.