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Astral weeks : a secret history of 1968

Walsh, Ryan H.2019
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Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory - along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968. From life-changing concerts and chilling crimes, to acid experiments and film shoots, 'Astral Weeks' is the secret, wild history of a unique time and place.
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Imprint:
United States : Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
357 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
ISBN:
9780735221369 (pbk)
Dewey class:
782.42166092
LC class:
ML420.M63
Language:
English
BRN:
2447116
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