THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL

Driver, Jim (editor) (Brian Bird; Mick Farren; Michael Braun; Jenny Fabian; Carmen Geddes; John Burks; Tony McPhee; Nat Hentoff; Allen Ginsberg; Michael Goldberg)

ISBN 10: 0786720034 / ISBN 13: 9780786720033

Published by Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York, 2006

About this Item

(xiv) 620 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. This contains far too many stories to list them all but some of the highlights are: What Is Skiffle by Brian Bird; Gene Vincent - The Genesis of the Dark Side by Mick Farren; The Beatles on Tour by Michael Braun; An Afternoon with Syd Barrett by Jenny Fabian; Are You Experienced? The Death of Jimi Hendrix by Carmen Geddes; In the Aftermath of Altamont by John Burks; On Tour with the Stones by Tony McPhee; The Pilgrims Have Landed on Kerouac's Grave by Nat Hentoff; Rolling Thunder Stones by Allen Ginsberg; Wrestling with the Devil - The Struggle for the Soul of James Brown by Michael Goldberg; Doomed Marriages: Ike and Tina Turner; David and Angela Bowie; Bill Wyman and Mandy Smith; Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley; Sudden Death: Sam Cooke; Marvin Gaye; Robert Johnson; John Lennon; Peter Tosh; Death by Their Own Hand: Kurt Cobain; Frankie Lymon; Del Shannon; Phil Ochs; and many, many more. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL
• Publisher: Carroll and Graf Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786720034
• ISBN 13: 9780786720033
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Later Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drugs
  • Desire - Mostly Vintage

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Synopsis

The western world was turned upside down by the rock ‘n' roll revolution and here's the real lowdown on the rock stars who made it happen — and what it did to their lives.

From Publishers Weekly

With essays on rock's subgenres, superheroes and original sinners by writers and critics from its inception up through today, The Mammoth Book of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll doesn't claim to cover it all, but nonetheless comes pretty close. A short concluding section summarizes the darkest moments of the brightest stars in subsections with titles like "Death by Their Own Hand" and "Doomed Rock 'n' Roll Marriages." For the scoop or the dirt on Hendrix, Tupac, Baez or Harry Connick Jr., look no further than this compendium, edited by Jim Driver. ( Apr.)
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