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Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 ~ Ryan H Walsh HC/DJ
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- Condition
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- Seller notes
- Type
- Chronicle
- Subjects
- Art & Culture
- ISBN
- 9780735221345
- Book Title
- Astral Weeks : a Secret History of 1968
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Music, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), United States / 20th Century, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
- Item Width
- 6.6in
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0735221340
ISBN-13
9780735221345
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239419141
Product Key Features
Book Title
Astral Weeks : a Secret History of 1968
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), United States / 20th Century, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml420.M63w35 2018
Reviews
" Astral Weeks is many things: a deeply-reported illumination of the Boston underground of the late '60s; an investigation of a mysterious cult leader; the skeleton key to a canonical album by Van Morrison. But at its heart is a journalist's quest to understand the very air that was breathed in a single moment in time, a personal reading of the poetry of history, and a yearning to trace the invisible byways of inspiration itself."-- Joe Hagan, author of Sticky Fingers "The lost story behind a timeless album--a wandering Irish songwriter named Van Morrison, stuck in a strange town called Boston in 1968. Ryan H. Walsh digs deep into all the moment's cultural and spiritual chaos, with a bizarre cast of characters--making the music sound even weirder and more beautiful than it already did. There's no rock and roll story quite like Astral Weeks ."-- Rob Sheffield, author of Dreaming the Beatles and Love is a Mix Tape " Astral Weeks is a veritable time machine to the folly and ferment of 1968 Boston--a time when James Brown could stop a riot, a movie star could get mixed up in bank robbery, and a high school kid could find himself backing one of rock's great bands."-- Paul Collins, author of The Murder of the Century "In this incredible new book, Ryan H. Walsh takes us through late '60s Boston in all its splendid morning glory. The forgotten hippie band Ultimate Spinach. The psychedelic TV show What's Happening, Mr. Silver . The story of how Don Rickles's mafia connections helped Van Morrison break a contract. Astral Weeks is filled with fascinating new information and page after page of mind-blowing, psychedelic revelations."-- Kliph Nesteroff, author of The Comedians "A magical mystery tour into an untold chapter of countercultural history--the ivy-walled, lace-curtained city of Boston, it turns out, concealed an underground scene as offbeat as anything found on the Haight or the Lower East Side. Ryan H. Walsh takes us down all of its rabbit holes in this lushly told historical portrait."-- Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult America, "A magical mystery tour into an untold chapter of countercultural history--the ivy-walled, lace-curtained city of Boston, it turns out, concealed an underground scene as offbeat as anything found on the Haight or the Lower East Side. Ryan H. Walsh takes us down all of its rabbit holes in this lushly told historical portrait."-- Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult America, "The book is rich with details on what was then an incredible fertile time for the arts. . . . Walsh was drawn to write this book because he was so moved, as is anyone with a soul, by what became Morrison's masterpiece. He honors that art with his own."-- Charles P. Pierce, Esquire "Walsh writes with the enthusiasm of a fan and the precision and depth of an expert. A first-rate book about a piece of music and the time in which it was created."-- Booklist " Astral Weeks is many things: a deeply-reported illumination of the Boston underground of the late '60s; an investigation of a mysterious cult leader; the skeleton key to a canonical album by Van Morrison. But at its heart is a journalist's quest to understand the very air that was breathed in a single moment in time, a personal reading of the poetry of history, and a yearning to trace the invisible byways of inspiration itself."-- Joe Hagan, author of Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine "The lost story behind a timeless album--a wandering Irish songwriter named Van Morrison, stuck in a strange town called Boston in 1968. Ryan H. Walsh digs deep into all the moment's cultural and spiritual chaos, with a bizarre cast of characters--making the music sound even weirder and more beautiful than it already did. There's no rock and roll story quite like Astral Weeks ."-- Rob Sheffield, author of Dreaming the Beatles and Love is a Mix Tape " Astral Weeks is a veritable time machine to the folly and ferment of 1968 Boston--a time when James Brown could stop a riot, a movie star could get mixed up in bank robbery, and a high school kid could find himself backing one of rock's great bands."-- Paul Collins, author of The Murder of the Century "In this incredible new book, Ryan H. Walsh takes us through late '60s Boston in all its splendid morning glory. The forgotten hippie band Ultimate Spinach. The psychedelic TV show What's Happening, Mr. Silver? The story of how Don Rickles's mafia connections helped Van Morrison break a contract. Astral Weeks is filled with fascinating new information and page after page of mind-blowing, psychedelic revelations."-- Kliph Nesteroff, author of The Comedians "A magical mystery tour into an untold chapter of countercultural history--the ivy-walled, lace-curtained city of Boston, it turns out, concealed an underground scene as offbeat as anything found on the Haight or the Lower East Side. Ryan H. Walsh takes us down all of its rabbit holes in this lushly told historical portrait."-- Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult America
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-568259
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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