THE SOUND OF THE CITY: THE RISE OF ROCK AND ROLL.

GILLET, Charlie

ISBN 10: 0285620339 / ISBN 13: 9780285620339

Published by Souvenir Press, London, 1971

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8vo. pp: vii, 389. Original publisher's blue boards with silver lettering at spine in original publisher's colour-illustrated dust jacket. Owner's name on front end paper. ISBN: 0285620339 Signs of shelfwear, small spots at front board. Dust jacket chipped at spine and rear with small hole at front. Otherwise binding firm and content clean. Good.

Seller Inventory # C65954

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SOUND OF THE CITY: THE RISE OF ROCK AND ROLL.
• Publisher: Souvenir Press, London
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0285620339
• ISBN 13: 9780285620339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The rise of rock-and-roll--in a nutshell, with particular attention paid to the business side of the equation. Charlie Gillett, a British journalist, loves the music, and his passion is evident throughout. Yet the greatest strength of the book is the way Gillett tracks the resistance of the music industry to early rock-and-roll, which was followed (needless to say) by a frantic rush to engulf and devour it.