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Gathering of Promises, A – The Battle for Texas`s Psychedelic Music, from The 13th Floor Elevators to The Black Angels and Beyond
Ben Graham
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Description for Gathering of Promises, A – The Battle for Texas`s Psychedelic Music, from The 13th Floor Elevators to The Black Angels and Beyond
Paperback. The neglected story of how Texan musicians pioneered and explored psychedelic rock, and the too-high price they often paid. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
A Gathering of Promises is a history of acid rock and psychedelic music in and from the state of Texas, focusing largely on its mid-1960s origins with the 13th Floor Elevators and contemporaries such as the Golden Dawn, the Red Crayola and Bubble Puppy, and following its development to the present day and the popularity of the annual Austin Psych Fest. Grounded in a strong social, cultural and historical context, the book asks how Texas produced some of the most extreme and influential psych of any era despite a prevailing social ethos of Christian conservatism and the strictest drug laws ... Read more
A Gathering of Promises is a history of acid rock and psychedelic music in and from the state of Texas, focusing largely on its mid-1960s origins with the 13th Floor Elevators and contemporaries such as the Golden Dawn, the Red Crayola and Bubble Puppy, and following its development to the present day and the popularity of the annual Austin Psych Fest. Grounded in a strong social, cultural and historical context, the book asks how Texas produced some of the most extreme and influential psych of any era despite a prevailing social ethos of Christian conservatism and the strictest drug laws ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782790945
SKU
V9781782790945
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About Ben Graham
Ben Graham is a freelance music journalist, writer and poet based in Brighton.
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