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The Who Sell Out (33 1/3)
John Dougan
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Paperback. Since its release, "Sell Out", though still not the best selling release in "The Who's" catalog, has been embraced by a growing number of fans. As much as it is an expression of the band's expanding sonic palette, this work also functions as a critique of the rock and roll lifestyle. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Since its release, "Sell Out", though still not the best selling release in "The Who's" catalog, has been embraced by a growing number of fans. As much as it is an expression of the band's expanding sonic palette, this work also functions as a critique of the rock and roll lifestyle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 171 x 123 x 9. Weight: 140.
Released in the U.S. in January 1968, "The Who Sell Out" was, according to critic Dave Marsh, 'a complete backfire...the album sold well, but not spectacularly [and was] ultimately a nostalgic in-joke'. Who but a pop intellectual could appreciate such a thing? Further rarifying its in-joke status was its unapologetic Englishness; 13 tracks stitched together in a mock pirate radio broadcast, without a DJ, with cool, anglocentric commercials to boot. In the 36 years since its release, "Sell Out", though still not the best selling release in "The Who's" catalog, has been embraced by a growing number of fans who ... Read more
Released in the U.S. in January 1968, "The Who Sell Out" was, according to critic Dave Marsh, 'a complete backfire...the album sold well, but not spectacularly [and was] ultimately a nostalgic in-joke'. Who but a pop intellectual could appreciate such a thing? Further rarifying its in-joke status was its unapologetic Englishness; 13 tracks stitched together in a mock pirate radio broadcast, without a DJ, with cool, anglocentric commercials to boot. In the 36 years since its release, "Sell Out", though still not the best selling release in "The Who's" catalog, has been embraced by a growing number of fans who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
33 1/3
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826417435
SKU
V9780826417435
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About John Dougan
John Dougan is assistant professor in the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, USA, and an adjunct assistant professor of Music History and Literature in the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, USA. A former musician and still freelance critic, he has contributed to numerous publications including Rolling Stone, Spin, Option, CD Review, Rock and Roll ... Read more
Reviews for The Who Sell Out (33 1/3)
Dougan provides detailed dissection of not just the music and the minutiae, but the unique British cultural milieu that spawned Sell Out (for example, he spends a good time chronicling the rise and fall of the pirate stations). His love for the album and the band consistently shines through, but he never lets that get in the ... Read more