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"An acclaimed rock and roll journalist evokes the legacy of The Rolling Stones--iconic, granitic, commercially unstoppable as a collective; and fascinating, contradictory, and occasionally disturbing as individuals. As Lesley-Ann Jones writes, the Rolling Stones are 'still roaming the globe like rusty tanks without a war to go to. Jumping, jacking, flashing, posturing, these septuagenarian caricatures with faces that might have been microwaved but...
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703 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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A visual, song-by-song history of The Rolling Stones covers their studio albums, compilation albums, and more than one hundred singles, providing photographs, musician lists, and recording and song development information.
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vii, 534 pages ; 20 cm
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As the legendary band celebrates their fiftieth anniversary, this comprehensive anthology acts as a commemoration to the Rolling Stones' legacy as one of the most transformative rock 'n' roll bands of all time. Fans of all ages will delight in reliving defining moments, as well as gaining new insight into the band's history of musical milestones.
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357 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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An account of the long-term Rolling Stone member's career also describes his relationships with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts; his evolution as a musician at the height of the band's success; and his perspectives on the music scene of the 1960s.
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371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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For the first time, the complete story of the enigmatic founder of the Rolling Stones and the early years of the band. Brian Jones was the golden boy of the Rolling Stones, the visionary who gave the band its name and its sound. Yet he was a haunted man, and much of his brief time with the band, before his death in 1969 at the infamous age of twenty-seven, was volatile and tragic. Some of the details of how Jones was dethroned are well known, but...
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xv, 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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This book goes where no Rolling Stones book has gone before. Author and photographer Ethan Russell was one of only sixteen people--including the Stones--who made up the 1969 tour. He was with them in their hotel rooms, at rehearsals, and on stage. He tells the story of this historic tour firsthand, including recollections from band members, crew, security, and other sixties icons--like Abbie Hoffman and Little Richard--they met along the way. Through...
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xii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Introduces the four women who inspired, styled, wrote for, remixed, and ultimately helped create the legend of the Rolling Stones and transformed them into international stars, but who were themselves marginalized by the male-dominated rock world of the late 60s and early 70s.
The Rolling Stones's innovative music and iconic performances defined a generation. Behind these larger-than-life rock stars were four women who inspired, styled, wrote for,...
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"If Woodstock tied the ideals of the '60s together, Altamont unraveled them. Writer and critic Saul Austerlitz tells the story of "Woodstock West," where the Rolling Stones hoped to end their 1969 American tour triumphantly, with the help of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and 300,000 fans. Instead, the concert featured a harrowing series of disasters, starting with its haphazard planning. The bad acid kicked in early. The Hells Angels, hired...
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