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Bolan
Mark Paytress
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Description for Bolan
Paperback. Explores the making - and undoing of the self-styled 20th century boy. This biography of Marc Bolan, a pop obsessive, draws from interviews with many friends and colleagues including the late John Peel, brother Harry and band members Mickey Finn and Bill Legend. Num Pages: 408 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
Marc Bolan was the very first superstar of the Seventies. As the seductive focus of "T Rex", he revelled in fame and fortune, released a string of classic records, but then lost his way, bingeing on cocaine and booze and apparently heading for obscurity. But the fatal 1977 car crash that cut short his planned comeback as a punk rocker was also to fix him forever as the classic icon of Glam Rock. Today, almost 30 years after his death, the legend of Marc Bolan lives on and not just for the image. His music and chameleonic style were to ... Read more
Marc Bolan was the very first superstar of the Seventies. As the seductive focus of "T Rex", he revelled in fame and fortune, released a string of classic records, but then lost his way, bingeing on cocaine and booze and apparently heading for obscurity. But the fatal 1977 car crash that cut short his planned comeback as a punk rocker was also to fix him forever as the classic icon of Glam Rock. Today, almost 30 years after his death, the legend of Marc Bolan lives on and not just for the image. His music and chameleonic style were to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846091476
SKU
V9781846091476
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99-50
About Mark Paytress
Mark Paytress is the author of several books including BowieStyle, The Rolling Stones Off the Record. He has written on popular music for many publications, including MOJO, Select and Rolling Stone.com. He lives in London and Madrid.
Reviews for Bolan
In the best Bolan biography yet, Paytress writes thoughtfully and perceptively. Q Though Paytress is very good on Bolan's rise and fall, he is absolutely brilliant on the seismic tremors of youth culture. Tony Parsons.