Exile on Main St.: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones
by Greenfield, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0306814331
- ISBN 13
- 9780306814334
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Da Capo Press, 2006. 2nd pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 258 pages, illustrated in b&w. Recorded during the blazing summer of 1971 at Villa Nellcote, Keith Richards' seaside mansion in the south of France, Exile on Main St. has been hailed as one of the Rolling Stones' best albums-and one of the greatest rock records of all time. Yet its improbable creation was difficult, torturous...and at times nothing short of dangerous.In self-imposed exile, the Stones-along with wives, girlfriends, and a crew of hangers-on unrivaled in the history of rock-spent their days smoking, snorting, and drinking whatever they could get their hands on. At night, the band descended like miners into the villa's dank basement to lay down tracks. Out of those grueling sessions came the familiar riffs and rhythms of “Rocks Off,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Happy,” and “Sweet Virginia.”All the while, a variety of celebrities-John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Gram Parsons among them-stumbled through the villa's neverending party, as did the local drug dealers, known to one and all as “les cowboys.” Villa Nellcote became the crucible in which creative strife, outsize egos, and all the usual byproducts of the Stones' legendary hedonistic excess fused into something potent, volatile, and enduring.Here, for the first time, is the season in hell that produced Exile on Main St. Record # 351534
Synopsis
"The true story of the real-life drama behind the making of the Rolling Stones' celebrated double album, Exile on Main Street"--Book jacket flap. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-253), web resources (p. 253-258), and filmography (p. 258).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351534
- Title
- Exile on Main St.: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones
- Author
- Greenfield, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd pr.
- ISBN 10
- 0306814331
- ISBN 13
- 9780306814334
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Music, RocknRoll, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
Browsing Is Arousing
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Browsing Is Arousing
Biblio member since 2021
Middlebury, Vermont
About Browsing Is Arousing
From the founders of "Monroe Street Books", "Browsing is Arousing" is a strictly on-line antiquarian, rare, out-of-print & used books store. Our wide-range of inventory includes: Art, Children's Picture and Chapter, Exploration, Fiction, History, Illustrated, Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction, Photography, Performing Arts, Regional, Sciences and Sports.