THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE ROLLING STONES
by Booth, Stanley
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1556524005
- ISBN 13
- 9781556524004
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Synopsis
The classic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing: the history of the Rolling Stones and the 1960s, capturing the zeitgeist of this heady, hedonistic time. 'Sounding like one instrument, a wild whirling bagpipe, the Stones chugged to a halt. But the crowd didn't stop, we could see Hells Angels spinning like madmen, swinging at people. By stage right a tall white boy with a black cloud of electric hair was dancing, shaking, infuriating the Angels by having too good a time.' The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones is not just the greatest book about the greatest rock 'n' roll band, it is one of the most important books about the 1960s capturing its zeitgeist - that uneasy mix of excess, violence and idealism - in a way no other book does. Stanley Booth was with the Rolling Stones on their 1969 U.S. tour, which culminated in the notorious free concert at Altamont. But this book is much more than a brilliant piece of journalism. It gives a history of the Rolling Stones from their early rhythm 'n' blues days in west London clubs to the end of the 1960s and it interweaves with mastery the two tragic stories of the decline and death of Brian Jones and the terrifying Altamont concert itself, where the Hells Angels, supposedly providing security, ran amok and murdered a member of the audience. Although it took nearly fifteen years to write, the book that emerged has been rightly acclaimed as 'the one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing'.
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- Books On The Boulevard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51598
- Title
- THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE ROLLING STONES
- Author
- Booth, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1556524005
- ISBN 13
- 9781556524004
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 1556524005
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- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.