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101 Albums That Changed Popular Music
Chris Smith
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Description for 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Chris Smith's 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded, ranging from The Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) to Elephant (2003) by The White Stripes. Organized chronologically to capture the flow of culture from one album to the next, this volume illuminates how these classic recordings reflected--and sometimes changed--the political, social, and economic culture of their eras. Among the featured albums are releases from the hard-blues explosion of the '60s, including Robert Johnson's King of the Delta Blues Singers, a landmark collection whose songs were ... Read more
Chris Smith's 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded, ranging from The Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) to Elephant (2003) by The White Stripes. Organized chronologically to capture the flow of culture from one album to the next, this volume illuminates how these classic recordings reflected--and sometimes changed--the political, social, and economic culture of their eras. Among the featured albums are releases from the hard-blues explosion of the '60s, including Robert Johnson's King of the Delta Blues Singers, a landmark collection whose songs were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195373714
SKU
V9780195373714
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About Chris Smith
Chris Smith is a music journalist and professor of cultural critcism, U. British Columbia. His books include Inside New York, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: The Rise of Album Rock, an The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: From Arenas to the Underground.
Reviews for 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music
He can write well and has a keen eye for a good quote.
Christopher Hirst, The Independent
Christopher Hirst, The Independent