Jackson, Andrew Grant

1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music

ISBN: 9781250059628
New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books/ St. Martin's Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. "During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson...chronicles a groundbreaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and continents, as well as sweeping social changes and technological breakthroughs...Jackson weaves fascinating and often surprising stories into a panoramic narrative of the seismic cultural shifts wrought by the Civil Rights Movement, feminism, Flower Power, the miniskirt, the Pill, psychedelics, and Vietnam. 1965 is a fascinating account of a defining year that produced some of the greatest songs, albums, and artists of all time." (from front & rear flaps) An informative, insightful exploration of a key year in American & global music & culture by Andrew Grant Jackson, the acclaimed & prolific music historian, critic & journalist. The Beatles, Johnny Cash, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, the Who, the nascent Grateful Dead (then the house band for Ken Kesey's "Acid Test" happenings)- all these seminal groups & musicians in all (& beyond) categories are here, along with many others that made 1965 a year that still resonates in our collective consciousness. With a section of captioned historical photographs. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, "First Edition: February 2015" as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. An exciting & collectible volume in its rarest original form, for the musical & cultural enthusiast- it's of course a tricky business to declare any one year as THE pivotal year of musical innovation & influence, but we believe that Jackson makes a compelling case for his assertion. Book in very fine condition with only a bit of wear to edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; a touch of rubbing, browning & occasional spotting to edges of text block esp. upper edge; small circular remainder (? as jacket is unclipped) mark in black felt-tip ink at lower edge of text block near spine. Interior very fine with only a hint of browning mostly at blank margins/edges of page leaves; miniscule bleeding onto lower edges of a few of same from mark noted above. Dust jacket very fine with very light rubbing & a few thin, faint scratches to front, back covers & spine; some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same & flaps; one very short, closed vertical tear with minimal loss of surface paper at lower right spine-edge, corner. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #5333]

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