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The Band: Music From Big Pink (33 1/3 Series)
by John Niven
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780826417718 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.
Review:
"It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom Exile on Main Street or Electric Ladyland are as significant and worthy of study as The Catcher in the Rye or Middlemarch. The series... is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration." The New York Times Book Review
Review:
"Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough." Rolling Stone
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"One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet." Bookslut
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"These are for the insane collectors out there who appreciate fantastic design, well-executed thinking, and things that make your house look cool. Each volume in this series takes a seminal album and breaks it down in startling minutiae. We love these. We are huge nerds." Vice
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"A brilliant series... each one a word of real love." NME
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"Passionate, obsessive, and smart." Nylon
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"Religious tracts for the rock 'n' roll faithful." Uncut
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"We... aren't naive enough to think that we're your only source for reading about music (but if we had our way... watch out). For those of you who really like to know everything there is to know about an album, you'd do well to check out Continuum's 33 1/3 series of books." Pitchfork
Synopsis:
New to Continuum's acclaimed 33 1/3 series, this is a novella informed by extensive research and interviews with surviving Band members.
About the Author
John Niven, the author, has a degree from Glasgow University in English Literature, and was the guitarist in The Wishing Stones — their sole LP Wildwood (Heavenly Records 1992) owes more than a a passing debt to the music of The Band. He now works as a music and screenplay writer, film director and A&R for acts like Travis, Mogwai, and Sigur Ros.
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JohnnyC, August 31, 2007 (view all comments by JohnnyC)
John Niven's first novel is good one. He's successfully merged the counter-culturalism of the late 60s with the music of The Band, who's first album was the anti-thesis of the strong-armed Rock made popular at Woodstock. One note to Nivens: Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October, not in November like our American cousins. Otherwise it's a great story and completely different from other titles in this exceptional series.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780826417718
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Continuum International Publishing Group
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- Rock music
- Subject:
- History & Criticism - General
- Series:
- New to Continuum's Acclaimed 33 1/3
- Publication Date:
- November 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 6.56x4.80x.41 in. .34 lbs.
