Shock and awe : glam rock and its legacy from the seventies to the twenty-first century / Simon Reyn...
Shock and awe : glam rock and its legacy from the seventies to the twenty-first century / Simon Reynolds.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Dey St., 2016.
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G 2017/6315
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 687 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Boogie poet : Marc Bolan and T. Rex. John's Children ; Tyrannosaurus Rex ; T. Rex -- The London boy : Bowie's early years. David Bowie ; Anthony Newley ; Lindsay Kemp ; Oscar Wilde -- Elected : Alice Cooper and shock rock. Alice Cooper -- Teenage rampage : glitter stomp and disco rock. Slade ; The S...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Dey St., 2016.
Edition
First Dey Street paperback edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania--"the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)--comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in contem...
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Shock and awe : glam rock and its legacy from the seventies to the twenty-first century / Simon Reynolds.
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Reprint. Originally published as: Shock and awe. UK : Faber & Faber, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-664) and index.
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G 2017/6315
Record Identifier
74VKVGKyjwyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGKyjwyM
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ISBN
9780062279804 (paperback)
0062279807 (paperback)
DDC
781.6609
MMS ID
991024151740502626