ROLLARESQUE: Or the Rakish Progress of The Rolling Stones. A Tale of Loose Morals by the Author of Ziggyology etc.

GODDARD, Simon

ISBN 10: 0091958350 / ISBN 13: 9780091958350

Published by Ebury Press, London, 2015

About this Item

Fine condition, octavo, printed boards, no dust wrapper (as issued), maps on end papers, xvii plus 334 pages. [QP].

Seller Inventory # 011295

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ROLLARESQUE: Or the Rakish Progress of The Rolling Stones. A Tale of Loose Morals by the Author of Ziggyology etc.
• Publisher: Ebury Press, London
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091958350
• ISBN 13: 9780091958350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: CHADWICK, Jonathan
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Biography
  • Humour

About this title

Synopsis

London 1962. Five young hooligans have formed a band and are on a collision course with the austere and intolerant values of post-war Britain. From their beginning in a scummy flat off the Kings Road to the notorious Redlands scandal, this is the anarchic rollercoaster ride of the Stones’ first five years. We follow our heroes in a rags-to-riches romp of sex, scandal, mischief and uproarious behavior as they challenge the establishment, invent the archetype of the rebellious, parent-scaring rock star lothario and, eventually, receive their comeuppance from the powers that be. Presented with the audacious wit and bawdy humor of a vintage novel, complete with Dickensian illustrations, Rollaresque celebrates the young Stones in the grand English literary tradition of lovable rogues. This is the music biography reinvented as a ripping yarn.

About the Author

Simon Goddard is a music journalist and the author of Mozipedia: The Encyclopedia of Morrissey, which was Mojo's book of the year, The Smiths: Songs that Saved Your Life, and Ziggyology.