This is a history of Los Angeles as rock 'n' roll Babylon - a damned paradise of sun and surf, drugs and disease. The author focuses his attention on the uneasy symbiotic relationship between the movie business and music, from the early record companies and studios in the 1940s and 1930s and goes on to examine the multiplicity of styles to have evolved from the West Coast.
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This is a history of Los Angeles as rock 'n' roll Babylon - a damned paradise of sun and surf, drugs and disease. The author focuses his attention on the uneasy symbiotic relationship between the movie business and music, from the early record companies and studios in the 1940s and 1930s and goes on to examine the multiplicity of styles to have evolved from the West Coast.
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Acceptable. Used-Acceptable. Dust cover damaged. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.
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Very Good. 203 X 254 X 47 millimeters VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright. HAS "BACK COVER ART with ISBN box...; orange titles on black "front cover"...with turquoise titles on deep red "back cover". front cover titles are in warped psycodelic fype font..; 404 pages; Illustrated with 2 photo sections...artifacts, events, and personalities of the period, a chronicle of the music, politics, culture, and art of the LOS ANGELES SOUND..."Fabulousl authoritative and grimly compelling"
