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Psychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab by Mary Finnigan (Paperback, 2016)
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David Bowie was 22 years old and still living with his parents in southeast London when, quite by chance, he met Mary Finnigan while visiting her upstairs neighbours in nearby Beckenham. Still an unrecognised talent haunting the London folk clubs, desperately seeking paid gigs, he couldn't even dream of a future as a global rock phenomenon. Life started to take interesting turns after he moved in with Mary and her two children in the spring of 1969. With a small group of psychedelic pioneers, they launched the Beckenham Arts Lab in a local pub and organized a free music festival in the town's park. That summer his first hit, Space Oddity, made it into the charts and became the theme song for the first moon landing. He was suddenly on a trajectory towards superstardom. Millions of words have been written about Bowie's life, but his early days as a struggling songwriter and performer have been shrouded in hearsay. Here is the full story of his pivotal year in Beckenham, written by his friend, lover and landlady, one of the first people to encourage and support him.Product Identifiers
PublisherJorvik Press
ISBN-139780986377020
eBay Product ID (ePID)225883583
Product Key Features
Book TitlePsychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab
AuthorMary Finnigan
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2016
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages201 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width152mm
Item Weight280g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMary Finnigan
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 18 Jun, 2025
Great read covering 1969 and 70. Interes...
Great read covering 1969 and 70. Interesting anecdotes, Bowie fans who like this period will find it interestingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
